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Christelle Téa

She devotes most of her time to drawing live portraitsin which she depicts the model's interior, paying particular attention to this environment, which for her symbolizes the expression of the model's personality. These drawings are made directly in front of the model, in Indian ink, without sketches or repentance. Christelle Téa strives for resemblance, but not realism, because for her, drawing means selecting the most significant elements from the complexity of the visible. Christelle Téa also devotes herself to interior views, drawn as portraits without models, and to landscapes.

In her works, she decants a materiality to reveal the essence of her perception. In contrast, her conference drawings, made in real time, represent her visual and auditory impression of the speaker's performance.

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Biography

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

TRAINING

  • 2010-2016 / École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris
  • 2015 / Diplôme National Supérieur d'Arts Plastiques with congratulations from the jury.
  • 2010 / BTS Visual Communication diploma, ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres.

EXHIBITIONS - SELECTION

  • 2022 / Christelle Téa at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris
  • 2022 /Christelle Téa's drawings to rediscover the collections of the Musée de Cluny, Paris
  • 2021 / Solo exhibition Christelle Téa, Musées dessinés, at Musée Cognacq-Jay, from September 9, 2021 to January 3, 2022.
  • 2020 / Christelle Téa solo exhibition at La Propriété Caillebotte, Orangerie de la Propriété Caillebotte, Yerres. Extended exhibition, from September 19, 2020 to May 9, 2021.
  • 2019 / Le goût Français le trait ... by Christelle Téa, exhibition of 13 drawings at Christie's Paris from April 13 to 17, 2019.
  • 2018 / Solo exhibition Le Meurice vu par Christelle Téa, at 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 congratulations from the Jury.
  • 2014 / Nespresso laureate 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 & RESIDENCES

  • 2018 / Le Souffle artist residency, in Sion-Vaudémont, in partnership with Bee Medias.
  • 2017 / Artist residency at the Musée Jean-Jacques Henner in Paris, 2016-2017.
  • 2017 / Prix David-Weill 2017: Special Jury Mention. Exhibition at the Institut de France, Paris.
  • 2017 / Artist residency in Saratha Vilas, Tamil Nadu, India, in partnership with the Institut Français and the French Embassy in New Delhi.
  • 2017 / Artist residency in Budapest, with the support of Mairie de Paris, Institut Français de Budapest and Budapest Galéria.
  • 2016 / Winner of the 2017 Soon Prize and Atelier R.L.D.
  • 2015 / Winner of the Prix Spécial Coup de coeur de l'Art est vivant, Salon du D-DESSIN, Paris. Winner of the Prix du Portrait Bertrand de Demandolx-Dedons 2015.
  • 2013 / Winner of the 2nd Art School Canson drawing prize.
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