DORIAN COHEN

By means of a realistic figurative painting of classical tradition, Dorian Cohen focuses on the creation of urban imagery among landscapes, mirages and naturalistic genre scenes. Organized in a series of images, his work builds a genealogy of urban narratives by studying the pictorial and narrative mechanics at work between each of these series.

Dorian Cohen is a young French painter born in 1987. He lives and works in Paris. He has a degree in urban design and engineering and is self-taught as a painter. His paintings were revealed to the art world in 2017 during the 62nd Montrouge Salon. In 2018, he won the Colas Foundation Award and in 2019 he was nominated for the 10th edition of the Sciences PO Contemporary Art Award.

ENQUIRY

Born in Paris in 1987,
Lives in Paris, works in Aubervilliers

EDUCATION
Self-taught painter
Degree in Urban Engineering (Bac +5), specialising in Urban Planning and Architecture, 2011

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024
The promise of blue, Long Story Short Gallery, New York City, USA

2023
Dans l’Intérieur des Silences, Galerie PARIS-B, Paris, France

2021
Bien que cela soit naturel, Galerie PARIS-B, Paris, France

2020
Même le ciel sera vert, UGC Artbox, Brussels, Belgium
Nous danserons un jour ensemble, L’aparté, Iffendic, France

2019
Même le ciel sera vert, Galerie La Peau de l’Ours, Brussels, Belgium
Des villes, des spectacles, une histoire, 2Angles, Flers, France
Gardens, La Ritournelle, Chateauroux, France

2016
Itinere, L’ A.R.P.A.C., Montpellier, France

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022
Une Vie à l’Opéra, Galerie PARIS-B, Paris, France

2021
La Petite Collection, curated by Florence Lucas and Pauline Lisowski, Galerie Bertrand Grimont, Paris, France
Here, There, Somewhere, Galerie Paris-B, Paris, France
Echappée, curated by Élodie Bernard, Galerie LPD’O, Bruxelles, Belgique

2020
Jeune Création 70, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Pantin, France
Le pouvoir se charge de vous, Galerie Jeune Création, Romainville, France
L’écho du silence, curated by Valérie Delaunay and Clarisse Russel, 16K, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Art au Centre #3, Liège, Belgique
Momentum, curated by Gaya Goldcymer et Jonathan Taïeb, Galerie Episodique, Paris, France
Lauréats du Prix Master Toile, Mairie de Barbezieux, Barbezieux Saint-Hilaire, France

2019
The Nationa(a)l artist supermarket, Brussels, Belgium
10ème Edition du Prix Sciences Po, Paris, France
Twenty Five elements, Espace Commines, Paris, France

2018
Fondation Colas, Paris, France
Park, Atelier W, duo with Lucie Douriaud, Pantin, France
Repetition as originality, 6B, Saint-Denis, France

2017
L’esprit du temps, curated by l’Association Florence, Espace Commines, Paris, France
Kids Commissaires du Salon de Montrouge, Galerie Arty Family, Paris, France
62ème Salon de Montrouge, curated by Ami Barak and Marie Gautier, Montrouge, France
L’Urbain, curated by Gaya Goldcymer and Jonathan Taïeb, Galerie Episodique, Paris, France

2016
La mètis du renard et du poulpe, Cabane Georgina #03, Marseille, France
CRAC 2016, Salle Jean-Morlet, Champigny-sur-Seine, France

2015
Parcours d’Artistes, Les Passerelles, Pontault Combault, France
Rêver peut-être, Galerie La Ralentie, Paris, France

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2020
Winner of the grants Master Toile

2019
Sciences Po Prize for Contemporary Art, nominated
Le Souffle, Sion, winner of the BeeMedias gran

2018
Winner of the Fondation Colas

2017
Nominated at the 62nd Salon de Montrouge, curated by Ami Barak and Marie Gautier

RESIDENCIES

2022
Creative residency at Therapeia, Paxos, Greece

2019
Creative residency at L’Aparté, Trèmelin, France
Creative residency at 2angles, Flers, France
Residency at Le Souffle, mécénat du groupe Bee Media 2019 (postponed sine die), Sion-Vaudémont, France

COLLECTIONS

Fondation Colas
Klimatik Collection
Fond d’Art Contemporain de la Ville d’Aubervilliers
Fond d’Art Contemporain Ville d’Ivry-sur-Seine
Collection de l’Association Florence pour l’Art Contemporain

PUBLICATIONS

2020
Nous danserons un jour ensemble, published by L’ Aparté Centre d’Art

2017
Catalogue du 62ème Salon de Montrouge
L’ Art et ses Objets, Gaya Goldcymer, published by Galerie Episodique

2016
Exhibition catalogue CRAC 2016, Biennale de Champigny-sur-Marne, 2016

TV / VIDEO / PODCAST

2021
Podcast A l’atelier, a conversation with Julie Chaizemartin, Art District Radio

2020
Podcast Dorian’s studio, The Room Projects
Podcast Nous danserons un jour ensemble, Radio C-LAB, Rennes

2018
Short film, Dorian Cohen, WIPART

2017
Coulisses-Les grands de demain s’exposent, Télématin, France 2