Clemence Devienne

Generally speaking, I am interested in encounters and moments of exchange. If I chose the portrait to express myself, it is first of all for its unique temporality: because it can be spread out over dozens of hours, it creates a space for dialogue, puts two individuals face to face who must get to know each other. The choice of the portrait is also political: it is a medium that ennobles, gives a historical standing and authority to the person portrayed.

For several years, I have been painting series of portraits in collaboration with neighborhood or community associations in France and the United States. By painting the faces of people from here – residents of Aubervilliers or the 19th arrondissement, migrants from the Stalingrad camp – and elsewhere – the “Faces of NOLA” project – I strive to unite these diverse communities around a meaningful project and to bring them into the prestigious tradition of portraiture.

I also work on landscapes of Tahiti where my grand-father lived in the sixties as a captain in the marine, and japan landscapes.

Arts Decos of Paris

Solo exhibitions____________________________________________________________________

14 October
Exhibition of 14 portraits of Faces of Nola in Les Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers

3 March – 21 April 2022
Faces of NOLA (20 paintings) – Exhibition organized as part of the Festival de l’Outre-mer in Savigny-le-temple in partnership with UOMS

Collective exhibitions________________________________________________________________

October 2017
“Faces of NOLA” (4 paintings) – Exhibition organised as part of the Tricentennial of Louisiana in the Talleyrand Hotel (Paris) and in partnership with the US embassy in France

September 2017
“Faces of Football tournaments” – Exhibition organised at L’Embarcadère, Aubervilliers (France)

27 May 2017
“Faces of NOLA” – Exhibition organised at L’Embarcadère, Aubervilliers (France) in the context of the day of slavery remembrance day