Pauline Guerrier, a contemporary artist, divides her time between Paris and Lisbon.
Born in 1990 in Clamart, France, into a family of passionate artists, her artistic path was shaped from an early age by the influence of her father, a sculptor, her mother, a choreographer, as well as her grandmother, a ceramicist, and her grandfather, a painter.
In 2009, she entered the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, beginning in the studio of Giuseppe Penone for her first three years before joining Ann Veronica Janssens’ studio, where she completed her degree in June 2014. Pauline Guerrier embodies a nomadic spirit, establishing her studio in response to her travels across Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Chile, Benin, Senegal, Japan, and India. She draws inspiration and knowledge from collaborations with artisans including weavers, glassblowers, engravers, glassmakers, and mosaicists.
In her ongoing pursuit of mastering artisanal techniques from around the world, Pauline Guerrier confronts ancestral knowledge with contemporary concerns, exploring themes such as ecology, science, faith, and superstition. She works across a range of artistic forms, from drawing to sculpture and performance. For her, the artistic medium is merely a vehicle for meaning — a language composed of an alphabet of symbols intended to convey deeper ideas.
Today, Pauline Guerrier exhibits at prestigious international art fairs including Art Paris, Art Genève, ARCOlisboa, ARCOmadrid, Art Brussels, Contemporary Istanbul, Artissima, SP-Arte São Paulo, PAD, Art Basel Miami Beach, Zona Maco, and Parcours Saint-Germain.
Her work is presented in various institutions and collections, from Villa Datris and the Fondation Zinsou in Benin to Domaine des Étangs, MO.CO. in Montpellier, Château La Coste, the Cobra Museum in Amsterdam, Fondation Sisley, the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the Mobilier National in France, and several other institutions.
Her artistic career is firmly established with representation by Foco Gallery in Lisbon, Romero Paprocki in Paris, IRL Gallery in New York, and Stems Gallery in Brussels, as well as collaborations with Galerie RX and Clavé Fine Art in Paris.