Manon Harrois

Manon Harrois (Reims, 1988), after studying art at ENSAAMA in Paris and an artistic residency in Niger where she was influenced by ancestral rituals, continued her journey in Chile and Portugal, followed by the Czech Republic and Germany. She is now based in Troyes. For Manon Harrois, sculpting, drawing, or performing are simply ways to reveal spaces.

The artist has participated in several artist residencies: Residency Unlimited, NYC (2014); MAC Valdivia, CHILE (2015); Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates (2016); CNCM Césaré, Reims (2015-2018); CAMAC, Marnay sur Seine (2016); Artist in Residence, Clermont-Ferrand (2017); CAC/Passages, Troyes (2014-2019); PORTA 33, Madeira, Portugal (2019); FRAC Champagne Ardenne (2020). She is scheduled for a residency at AIR 351 in 2024, Portugal.

Her work has been exhibited in France and internationally at venues such as: CCFN Jean Rouch, NIAMEY, NIGER (2011); Abron Art Center, NYC, USA (2014); Galerie Artopia, Milan, Italy (2014); CAC/Passages, Troyes (2014 and 2019); MAC Valdivia, CHILE (2014); Galerie Premier Regard, Paris (2014); CNCM Césaré, Reims (2016-2017); CAMAC (2016); Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações and Galerie CBP, Lisbon (2018); ANO ZERO Biennale, Coimbra (2017); CIAJG, Guimarães (2018); ARQUIPELAGO, Azores (2018); PORTA 33, Madeira (2020); Julio Artist Run Space, Paris (2021); FRAC Champagne Ardenne, Reims (2018 and 2021); Studio Ganek, Mlis, Villeurbanne (2021); Galerie Kai Erdmann, BERLIN (2022); RL52, Berlin (2022); Fundação Dom Luís, Cascais, Portugal (2022); Zuostant, Berlin (2022); UMPRUM, Prague (2022); SixtyEight Art Institute, Copenhagen (2022); Galeria Foco, Lisbon (2023); Spoiler Zone, Berlin (2023).

Upcoming solo exhibitions include one in October 2023 at Secondroom, Antwerp, Belgium, and in November 2024 at Galeria Foco, Lisbon, Portugal.

Her work is part of the collection at FRAC Champagne-Ardenne.