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Christelle TÉA

She devotes herself mainly to drawing portraits from life, in which she focuses on the environment, symbolizing for her the expression of the models' personality. Her drawings are made directly on the spot, in Indian ink, without sketching or reworking. Christelle Téa seeks resemblance, but not realism, because for her, drawing means selecting the most significant elements from the complexity of the visible.

Christelle Téa also represents interior viewsdrawn as portraits without a model, as well as landscapes. In her works, she decants a materiality to reveal the essence the essence of her perception.

More recently, she has produced several series of drawings on food, including pastries, animals and natural history, as well as numerous drawings made during her travels.

For the Private Choice 2025edition, Christelle Téa unveils a view of one of the ground-floor rooms of the private mansion at 117 rue de la Tour. The scene pays particular attention to the carved woodwork, the stained-glass playlets and the earthy ornamentation of the fireplace. Through this abundance of detail the room comes to life on paper and reveals elements we wouldn't have spotted with the naked eye.

Biography

Christelle Téa is a French artist born in 1988 in Paris. She lives and works in Paris.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • 2010-2016 / École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris
  • 2015 / National Higher Diploma in Fine Arts with honors from the jury.
  • 2010 / Diploma in Visual Communication, ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres.

EXHIBITIONS – SELECTION

  • 2022 / Christelle Téa at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris
  • 2022 / The drawings of Christelle Téa to rediscover the collections of the Musée de Cluny, Paris
  • 2021 / Personal exhibition Christelle Téa, Musées dessinés, at the Musée Cognacq-Jay, from September 9, 2021, to January 3, 2022.
  • 2020 / Personal exhibition Christelle Téa at the Propriété Caillebotte, at the Orangerie de la Propriété Caillebotte, Yerres. Extended exhibition, from September 19, 2020, to May 9, 2021.
  • 2019 / Le Goût Français le trait … de Christelle Téa, an exhibition of 13 drawings at Christie’s Paris from April 13 to 17, 2019.
  • 2018 / Solo exhibition Le Meurice seen by Christelle Téa, at the Hôtel Le Meurice, Paris. Curator: Blandine Chambost.
  • 2017 / Solo exhibition Christelle Téa, artist in residence at the Musée national J.-J. Henner, at the Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner, Paris.
  • 2015 / 49 Portraits, Galerie gauche, Beaux-Arts de Paris – DNSAP with unanimous Jury congratulations.
  • 2014 / Winner of Nespresso as seen by the Beaux-Arts de Paris – exhibition in all Nespresso boutiques in France.
  • 2013 / Solo exhibition at the Ralph Lauren Boutique – Parcours Saint-Germain, Paris.

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

  • 2018 / Artist residency Le Souffle, in Sion-Vaudémont, in partnership with Bee Medias.
  • 2017 / Artist residency at the Jean-Jacques Henner Museum in Paris, 2016-2017.
  • 2017 / David-Weill Prize 2017: Special mention from the jury. Exhibition at the Institut de France, Paris.
  • 2017 / Artist residency in Saratha Vilas, Tamil Nadu, India, in partnership with the French Institute and the French Embassy in New Delhi.
  • 2017 / Artist residency in Budapest, with the support of the City of Paris, the French Institute of Budapest and Budapest Galéria.
  • 2016 / Winner of the Soon 2017 Prize and Atelier R.L.D.
  • 2015 / Winner of the Special Coup de Coeur Prize from Art est vivant, Salon du D-DESSIN, Paris. Winner of the Bertrand de Demandolx-Dedons Portrait Prize 2015.
  • 2013 / Winner of the 2nd Art School Canson Prize in drawing.
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