BIOGRAPHY
Emna DAOUD was born in Tunis in 1998. She lives and works in Paris.
From 2002 to 2007, she grew up in Strasbourg, in the culturally rich Alsace region, with its exceptional architectural heritage and the many studios of artists such as Solange Chouchana and Myriam Kotrys, whom she frequented assiduously.
This experience awakened her artistic curiosity, and she began painting.
Between 2008 and 2016, she returned to Tunisia, where she painted in two renowned studios, those of Mustapha Raïth in “Sidi Bou Saïd” and Mhamed Ressaissi in “Carthage”. In August 2013, Emna was selected to co-exhibit with the painter Mhamed Ressaissi at “Galerie Hédi Turki”, “Sidi Bou Saïd”, Tunisia.
In 2016, she returned to France and settled in Paris.
After a preparatory year at the “Atelier de Sèvres”, Emna Daoud entered the “École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts de Paris-Cergy” in 2017, from which she graduated with a DNSEP in 2022.
The artist is originating from “Sidi Bou Saïd”, an emblematic village of the richness and diversity of Tunisian culture, where Andalusian, Arab and Berber influences blend harmoniously and continually nourish her painting.
The decorative motifs of arabesques, local crafts and ceramics reveal an exceptional cultural heritage and have profoundly shaped and nourished her artistic identity.
The vivid and velvety texture of the fruits present in her daily environment in Tunisia is an invitation to an unforgettable sensory experience.
Emna would later rediscover these same sensations through the works of Louyse Moillon, a 17th-century still-life painter.
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DIPLOMAS
2020-2022 Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique (DNSEP),
École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts de Paris-Cergy.
2017-2020 Diplôme National d’Art (DNA),
École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts de Paris-Cergy.
2016-2017 Artistic Preparatory Year, Atelier de Sèvres, Paris.
2016 Baccalaureate Diploma, Lycée Gustave Flaubert, Tunisia.
UPCOMING SOLO SHOW
DECEMBER 2023 End of Residency exhibition, Les Ateliers du Plessix-Madeuc, Brittany, France.
UPCOMING GROUP SHOWS
NOVEMBER 2023 Cercle Municipal des Gobelins et des Beaux-Arts, Mairie du 13e arrondissement, Paris.
OCTOBER 2023 “Art Shopping” Artio Gallery stand, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.
SEPTEMBER 2023″Interconnecting Lines”, Artio Gallery, New York City.
SEPTEMBER 2023 Artio Gallery, Canada.
SEPTEMBER 2023″Tra realta e finzione(…)”, Medina Art Gallery, Rome.
SEPTEMBER 2023 Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid.
SEPTEMBER 2023″Contemporary art fair Paris 2023″,Van Gogh Art Gallery,
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
SEPTEMBER 2023″Night of Contemporary 2023″,World of Crete Gallery, Greece.
AUGUST 2023″Canvas International Art Fair London 2023″ , The Line Contemporary Art Space, London.
PAST GROUP SHOWS
JULY 2023 “BORDERS International Art and Architecture Fair 2023”, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice.
JUNE 2023 “Censored”, M.A.D.S Art Gallery, New Jersey.
APRIL 2023 “Decoro”, Galerie Guillaume, Paris.
JANUARY 2021 “Disons nous au revoir”, Galerie Bertrand Grimont, Paris.
DECEMBER 2020 “ADN”, Subaru – Espace d’Expositions, Montreuil.
AUGUST 2013 Co-Exhibition with the painter Mhamed Ressaissi, Galerie Hédi Turki, Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia.
AUGUST 2010 Atelier Raïth, Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia.
RESIDENCY
SEPTEMBER 2023 -DECEMBER 2023 Les Ateliers du Plessix-Madeuc, Brittany, France.
STATEMENT
Things depicted well are incredibly vivid and alive. Every brushstroke and touch of color carefully captures the vitality and energy of the subject. Shadows, lights, contrasts and nuances add striking depth and realism.
A well-executed representation has the power to awaken our senses, immerse us in a rich visual world and evoke deep emotional resonance.
Painting has this unique ability to bring things to life, making it captivating and powerful.
