"When I start a canvas, I never know in advance what it will look like. I'm not pursuing an idea.
I fumble around in search of a truth. My approach is akin to introspection."
Iris Arnaud is a Franco-American artist renowned for her profoundly intimate and emotional approach to painting. Highly sensitive, she draws from her inner feelings to create vibrant works where emotions, the body, and material intertwine with intensity.
A former dancer in classical and modern styles, her artistic practice is inspired by the fluidity and energy of movement, which she transposes onto her canvases in a unique pictorial choreography. Her 15 years of psychoanalysis have deepened her understanding of human emotions, enabling her to transform her inner turmoil into a universal expression.
Influenced by masters such as Zao Wou-Ki, Mitchell and Matisse, Iris combines various techniques like pouring and body painting to bring her emotional landscapes to life. Painting with her hands and body becomes, for her, a quest for authenticity, where each gesture is a direct connection between her soul and the canvas.
Through her creations, Iris Arnaud invites viewers to a sensory and introspective journey, exploring the balance between chaos and harmony, light and depth. Her art is a universal dialogue, where the body becomes the messenger of the soul.
Photography by: Aude Guerucci @AudeGuerucciSOLO SHOWS
2025 - Madlab, Domaine Tarbouriech, Sete, France.2025 - Anima Nuda, Mairie du 7e arrondissement de Paris, France.2025 - A Fleur de Peau, Espace Clery, Paris, France.2024 - Portes Ouvertes, Atelier Rue de Grenelle, Paris 7, France.2023 - Axis Mundi, Atelier Lardeur, Rue du Cherche Midi, Paris 6, France.2022 - Synesthesia, Kollectif Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.2021 - States Of Mind, Amoroso Gallery, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, USA. GROUP SHOWS
2024 - Visions Exhibition, 60th Venice Biennale of Art, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice, Italy.
2024 - Non Daté, Cinéma Gérard Philipe, 22 Rue Louis Lejeune, 59290 Wasquehal.
2024 - Non Daté, Médiathèque de Lille, Lille, avec Mahvash Shafiei, la Maison des Femmes de Lille, la Mairie de Lille.2024 - Anima Mundi Exhibition, 60th Venice Biennale of Art, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice, Italy.2024 - Symbiose Arborea, Atelier de Guitarre, Rue Dauphine, Paris 6, France.2024 - Lonely Shades, ArtX Gallery, Fremont, San Francisco, USA.2012 - Ex Voto, Ô Château - Les Caves du Louvre, Paris 1, France. 2011 - Cosmos, Claris Garnier Atelier, Paris 4, France.2011 - Gimmick, Spot Gallery, Paris 7, France.2010 - Black, Spot Gallery, Paris 7, France. 2008 - Street, Bowery Gallery, New York, USA.2007 - Don’t Call It Street Art, Collective Gallery 173-171, New York, USA. EDUCATION
2004 - Académie Charpentier, Paris 6, France.
Graduated with full marks and honors from the jury.
2001 - ESAG Penninghen, Paris 7, France.
2000 - Notre Dame de Sion, Baccalauréat ES, option Arts Plastiques, Paris 6, France. PRESS
September 2024 - La Voix du Nord, Non Daté, l'Art et la poésie s'unissent pour les droits humains et l'Iran, Interview written by C. TW (CLP).
June 2024 - Its Liquid Group, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Interview written by Luca Curci.
September 2023 - Mens'Up, Paris, article written by Carole Lars Huyvenaar.
October 2022 - BFA, Images Matter, Los Angeles, images from River Callaway.
December 2007 - The Artistic Life, New York, written by Gretchen Worsley.
December 2007 - French Morning, New York, written by Marie Camille Descamps. Contact us.
studio@irisarnaudarte.com