Gilles Marrey
Parisian artist Gilles Marrey is known for his deeply observed scenes of contemporary life, ranging from domestic interiors to urban and suburban landscapes—the kinds of quotidian places that are often seen but rarely examined. In his most recent exhibition, “Sunset Road,” Marrey uses his atmospheric palette, full of moody violets, oranges, blues and pinks, to dazzling effect, infusing residential streets, beaches, skylines, alleyways, even utility lines crossing the sky, with quiet but potent drama.
Biography
Parisian artist Gilles Marrey is known for his deeply observed scenes of contemporary life, ranging from domestic interiors to urban and suburban landscapes—the kinds of quotidian places that are often seen but rarely examined. In his new exhibition, “Sunset Road,” Marrey uses his atmospheric palette, full of moody violets, oranges, blues and pinks, to dazzling effect, infusing residential streets, beaches, skylines, alleyways, even utility lines crossing the sky, with quiet but potent drama.
Marrey’s interest in American landscapes traces back to the early 1990s, when he lived in New York as a young artist. Later, during a visit to San Francisco, he encountered the work of Richard Diebenkorn, whose innovative use of perspective and geometry in capturing the Bay Area’s rugged topography became an important influence. Marrey has since made a number trips to the U.S. to travel and paint, visiting Virginia, Oregon, Illinois, and points between, always on the lookout for strange and beautiful intersections between the built environment and natural world.
Studying art in France during the 1980s, when postmodernism and minimalism reigned supreme, Marrey forged his own path, embracing his love of earlier figurative artists like Gaugin, Vuillard, and Manet along with contemporaries who were exploring a grittier form of realism, such as Eric Fischl. Throughout his development, a commitment to realism has been a through-line—not merely recording what things look like on the surface, but scooping up the full character of a place. As French philosopher and critic Yves Michaud has written, Marrey’s paintings represent an “engulfment in the real.”
Marrey has exhibited his work throughout France, including recent solo exhibitions at the Mamut Art Center and Museum of Beaux Arts, Rouen, as well as internationally. For many years, he has been a professor at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the National School of Architecture in Paris-Belleville.
Born
1963 Vendôme, France.
Education
1982-88 Beaux Arts de Rouen, France.
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2023 Art Market San Francisco, Caldwell Snyder Gallery
2023 Sunset Road, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.2016 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2022 Art Market San Francisco, Caldwell Snyder Gallery
2020 Japon, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris.
2019 Twenty Five Elements, Espace Commines, Paris
2018 Nocturne, Black Box Galerie Alice Mogabgab, Beyrouth, Liban
2018 l’art au bout de la nuit, Faqra Club, Liban
2017 Tournée, Galerie Itinérante, Paris
2015 Est-Ouest, Villa Tamaris, Toulon
2015 Le Grand Salon Noir, Matmut centre d’Art, Saint Pierre de Varengeville
2015 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2013 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2010 SF Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2009 Art Miami, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
Perspectives, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Musées de Sens, Burgundy, France.
2006 Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
2004 Europe Art, International Art Fair, Geneva, Switzerland.
Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
SFIAE, San Francisco, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
2003 Art Cologne, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Art Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Aller-Retour, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
ART PARIS, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
2002 Interphone, Special Exhibition of Paintings with Sound Design
Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
2001 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Opening 3, Gallery Ollier, Friboung, Switzerland.
2000 MONO-STEREO: Works on Paper, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
Trajan Gallery, Carmel, CA.
1999 Sans Limites, Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Manhattan Athletic Club, New York, NY.
1998 Works on Paper, Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Hanlim Museum, Seoul, South Korea.
FIAC, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
1997 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
La Lente Presence, Galerie Art et Patrimoine, Paris, France.
1996 Collection of Contemporary Art, France.
1995 The March Salon, Galerie Art et Patrimoine, Paris, France.
L’Institut Francais de Florence, Italy,trimoine, Paris, France.
L’Institut Francais de Florence, Italy,
Created porcelain sculpture for the series Tables d’Art,
Commissioned for the meeting of the National Museums of France and the Society of the Friends of the Museum Georges Pompidou, France.
1994 Eclipse, Galerie Le Monde de l’Art, Paris, France.
Les Ecorchures, Galerie Aréa, Paris, France.
1993 The Montrouge Salon, France.
Galerie Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1992 FIAC, Galerie Faurschou, Paris, France.
Les Ravissements, Galerie Pierre Kamouh, Paris, France.
Decouvertes Salon, Galerie Pierre Kamouh, Paris, France.
The Montrouge Salon, France.
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Selected Artworks
Born
1963 Vendôme, France.
Education
1982-88 Beaux Arts de Rouen, France.
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2023 Art Market San Francisco, Caldwell Snyder Gallery
2023 Sunset Road, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.2016 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2022 Art Market San Francisco, Caldwell Snyder Gallery
2020 Japon, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris.
2019 Twenty Five Elements, Espace Commines, Paris
2018 Nocturne, Black Box Galerie Alice Mogabgab, Beyrouth, Liban
2018 l’art au bout de la nuit, Faqra Club, Liban
2017 Tournée, Galerie Itinérante, Paris
2015 Est-Ouest, Villa Tamaris, Toulon
2015 Le Grand Salon Noir, Matmut centre d’Art, Saint Pierre de Varengeville
2015 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2013 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2010 SF Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2009 Art Miami, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
Perspectives, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Musées de Sens, Burgundy, France.
2006 Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
2004 Europe Art, International Art Fair, Geneva, Switzerland.
Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
SFIAE, San Francisco, CA.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
2003 Art Cologne, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Art Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Aller-Retour, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
ART PARIS, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
2002 Interphone, Special Exhibition of Paintings with Sound Design
Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
2001 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Opening 3, Gallery Ollier, Friboung, Switzerland.
2000 MONO-STEREO: Works on Paper, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
Trajan Gallery, Carmel, CA.
1999 Sans Limites, Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Manhattan Athletic Club, New York, NY.
1998 Works on Paper, Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Hanlim Museum, Seoul, South Korea.
FIAC, Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris, France.
1997 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
La Lente Presence, Galerie Art et Patrimoine, Paris, France.
1996 Collection of Contemporary Art, France.
1995 The March Salon, Galerie Art et Patrimoine, Paris, France.
L’Institut Francais de Florence, Italy,trimoine, Paris, France.
L’Institut Francais de Florence, Italy,
Created porcelain sculpture for the series Tables d’Art,
Commissioned for the meeting of the National Museums of France and the Society of the Friends of the Museum Georges Pompidou, France.
1994 Eclipse, Galerie Le Monde de l’Art, Paris, France.
Les Ecorchures, Galerie Aréa, Paris, France.
1993 The Montrouge Salon, France.
Galerie Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1992 FIAC, Galerie Faurschou, Paris, France.
Les Ravissements, Galerie Pierre Kamouh, Paris, France.
Decouvertes Salon, Galerie Pierre Kamouh, Paris, France.
The Montrouge Salon, France.
Parisian artist Gilles Marrey is known for his deeply observed scenes of contemporary life, ranging from domestic interiors to urban and suburban landscapes—the kinds of quotidian places that are often seen but rarely examined. In his new exhibition, “Sunset Road,” Marrey uses his atmospheric palette, full of moody violets, oranges, blues and pinks, to dazzling effect, infusing residential streets, beaches, skylines, alleyways, even utility lines crossing the sky, with quiet but potent drama.
Marrey’s interest in American landscapes traces back to the early 1990s, when he lived in New York as a young artist. Later, during a visit to San Francisco, he encountered the work of Richard Diebenkorn, whose innovative use of perspective and geometry in capturing the Bay Area’s rugged topography became an important influence. Marrey has since made a number trips to the U.S. to travel and paint, visiting Virginia, Oregon, Illinois, and points between, always on the lookout for strange and beautiful intersections between the built environment and natural world.
Studying art in France during the 1980s, when postmodernism and minimalism reigned supreme, Marrey forged his own path, embracing his love of earlier figurative artists like Gaugin, Vuillard, and Manet along with contemporaries who were exploring a grittier form of realism, such as Eric Fischl. Throughout his development, a commitment to realism has been a through-line—not merely recording what things look like on the surface, but scooping up the full character of a place. As French philosopher and critic Yves Michaud has written, Marrey’s paintings represent an “engulfment in the real.”
Marrey has exhibited his work throughout France, including recent solo exhibitions at the Mamut Art Center and Museum of Beaux Arts, Rouen, as well as internationally. For many years, he has been a professor at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the National School of Architecture in Paris-Belleville.
Biography
Press
Parisian artist Gilles Marrey is known for his deeply observed scenes of contemporary life, ranging from domestic interiors to urban and suburban landscapes—the kinds of quotidian places that are often seen but rarely examined. In his most recent exhibition, “Sunset Road,” Marrey uses his atmospheric palette, full of moody violets, oranges, blues and pinks, to dazzling effect, infusing residential streets, beaches, skylines, alleyways, even utility lines crossing the sky, with quiet but potent drama.
Gilles Marrey
Parisian artist Gilles Marrey is known for his deeply observed scenes of contemporary life, ranging from domestic interiors to urban and suburban landscapes—the kinds of quotidian places that are often seen but rarely examined. In his new exhibition, “Sunset Road,” Marrey uses his atmospheric palette, full of moody violets, oranges, blues and pinks, to dazzling effect, infusing residential streets, beaches, skylines, alleyways, even utility lines crossing the sky, with quiet but potent drama.
Parisian artist Gilles Marrey is known for his deeply observed scenes of contemporary life, ranging from domestic interiors to urban and suburban landscapes—the kinds of quotidian places that are often seen but rarely examined. In his most recent exhibition, “Sunset Road,” Marrey uses his atmospheric palette, full of moody violets, oranges, blues and pinks, to dazzling effect, infusing residential streets, beaches, skylines, alleyways, even utility lines crossing the sky, with quiet but potent drama.