Yann Lacroix France, b. 1986

Born in 1986, Clermont Ferrand, France

Lives and works 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.