The artist
Eva NIELSEN
Crédit photo : DR
Born in 1983 in Les Lilas (France)
Eva Nielsen, born in 1983 in Les Lilas, lives and works in Paris. She graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2009, and also studied at Central Saint Martins (London) and the Sorbonne (Paris). Eva Nielsen is currently represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann (Paris / Zurich) and The Pill gallery (Paris / Istanbul).
Renowned for her hybrid paintings, Eva Nielsen draws on materials such as latex, leather, silk, and silkscreen to introduce a complex and unexpected dimension to her singular pictorial compositions. Her work invites viewers to delve into the landscapes she navigates, unfolding through successive and immersive layers. As a painter, photographer, and visual artist, she superimposes these stages to cast doubt on the very process of the making of the artwork.
Her work has been exhibited in major institutions: Kunsthaus Baselland, Switzerland; Mac/Val, France; LACE, Los Angeles; Plataforma Revolver, Portugal; BNKR, Munich; Perm Museum, Russia; Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Denmark and Palais Pisztory, Bratislava, among others.
In 2022, she took part in the 16th Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art. In 2023, along with Marianne Derrien, she won the BMW Art Makers Prize, and her work was exhibited at the Rencontres d’Arles. In 2009 she was awarded the Prix des Amis des Beaux-Arts and in 2014 the Prix Art Collector. Her pieces are part of numerous public and private collection, including the Mac/Val, the Musée de Rochechouart, the Musée des Beaux-arts de Paris, the Fondation Fiminco, the Collection Société Générale, the FMAC, the FRAC Auvergne, the Fondation Schneider, the Collection Emerige (all in France), as well as the MOCA in Los Angeles and the Fondation Thalie in Belgium. In 2021, Eva Nielsen has received the LVMH Métiers d’Arts prize. A work by Eva Nielsen is currently on show at the Louvre Lens and 2025 will see her work on display at the Fondation Bullukian, Château de Fontevraud as well as taking part in group exhibitions at the Musée de l’Orangerie and Les Verrières Hermès. The Galerie Peter Kilchmann Paris / Zurich will exhibit her work in Paris in 2026
Learn more :
https://www.eva-nielsen.com/
