b. 1986, Clermont Ferrand, France / Lives and Works in Paris, France
Working predominantly in painting, Yann Lacroix constantly questions the systems involved in his chosen medium. By refusing to adopt a certain approach, each painting becomes an inquiry into the manifestation of impressions and gestures that compose a painting. The canvas becomes a surface in which discoveries are made. The layering of technique and colour result in superimposed landscapes that obliterate reality. There is a theatrical quality that emerges through the luminosity of colour and the notion of time in suspense.
Yann Lacroix graduated with a degree from ESACM / Ecole Supérieure d’Art de Clermont Métropole in Clermont-Ferrand and Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto in Portugal.
He has recently held solo exhibitions at Parc Saint Léger – Centre d'art contemporain, in partnership with Musée de la faïence et des beaux-arts de Nevers, France (2024) / Fondation Bullukian, Lyon, and Abbaye de Fontevraud, France (2024) / Selma Feriani Gallery, London, United Kingdom (2023).
He has widely exhibited at several institutions, including Les Eglises - Centre d'art de la Ville de Chelles, Chelles, France / TARS Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand / Pracownia Portraitu gallery, Lodz, Poland / Cartel Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand / Collection Lambert, Avignon, France / Au Shed, Centre D’art Contemporain De Normandie, France / Casa de Velázquez, Madrid, Spain. He has participated in international residencies, including Casa de Velázquez, Madrid, Spain / Domaine M, Cérilly, France / Dufraine fondation, Academy of fine arts, Chars. Lacroix’s work forms part of many prestigious collections of art such as Académie française des Beaux-arts, Casa de Velázquez, Madrid / Cabinet des Arts Graphiques, Genève, Switzerland and Musée des beaux-arts de Clermont-Ferrand, France.