Juliette Dumas’ art is a powerful ode to Earth, to its mysteries, and to its fragility. Born in Paris in 1987, she grew up with a profound awareness of the natural forces that shape our planet. After graduating from Villa Arson in Nice and the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she quickly directed her work towards exploring the relationship between humanity and nature. Her artistic approach is a meditation on the current state of the world, a response to the environmental crisis through works that embody hope and resilience.
Dumas is particularly known for her monumental paintings of whale flukes, depicting scars left by fishing nets and human-induced dangers. For her, these "fingerprints" of whales tell the story of each individual, their strength, their trials, and their crucial role in our ecosystem. Through her use of clay and natural pigments, she shapes these works as metaphors for our own connection to the Earth, while paying homage to the majestic creatures that guard it.
Inspired by the "Rio Negro Manifesto," a pivotal text that advocates for art in service of nature, Juliette Dumas transcends pure aesthetics to invite us into a deep reflection on the future of our planet. Drawing from ancient traditions and finding beauty in pain, she paints a universe where nature and humanity can still coexist in harmony. Her works, exhibited in New York, Paris, and beyond, reveal an artist deeply committed to translating ecological urgency into hope and love.
JULIETTE DUMAS
(b. 1987 in Paris) Lives and works in the Fontainebleau region, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 DELPHES TALE, Silas Von Morisse gallery, Thomery, France
2018 ANGELS, Silas Von Morisse gallery, New York, NY
2016 NO SAFE HARBOR, Silas Von Morisse gallery, New York, NY
2015 WINTER STUDIES, Kunstverein Gaestezimmer E.V, Stuttgart, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2024 STRATEGIES DE RESISTANCE, Poush Centre d’Art, Paris, France
2024 THE GATEWAY, La Crypte de Grez, Grez-sur-Loing, France
2024 CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ARTS, Cody, Wyoming, USA
2020 HOLLY HUNT, Los Angeles, CA
2019 NEUEHOUSE, permanent painting exhibition, New York, NY
2018 MORCEAUX CHOISIS, galerie Bubenberg x The Chimney, Paris
2018 ENDNOTES, The Chimney, New York, NY
2017 LES SILENCES DE LA FUMÉE, Hjalteyri, Iceland
2017 UNSEEN HAND, Knockdown Center, New York, NY
2017 ‘2020’, The Chimney, New York, NY
2016 INCANTATIONS, The Chimney, New York, NY
2016 REFLEXIONS ON FAILURE, Radiator Gallery, New York, NY
2015 AD HOC, La Station, Nice, France
PUBLIC COLLECTION
Since 2019 : PERMANENT COLLECTION OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, New Charles Library, gift of Dennis Alter, Philadelphie, PA
PRESS
2022 PLANET TIMES KOREA, Juliette Dumas interview by Jiyoung Kim
2021 MY MODERN MET Juliette Dumas’ Evocative Mixed Media Paintings of Whale Flukes, par Jessica Stewart
2019 ART SPIEL Juliette Dumas Whale Flukes paintings at The Neue House New York, par Etty Yaniv
2018 ARTCRITICAL Featured item from THE LIST: Juliette Dumas at Silas von Morisse, par David Cohen
2018 HYPERALLERGIC, Whale paintings evoke the Giant mammals’ suffering and scarring, par Peter Malone
2018 DELICIOUS LINE, Juliette Dumas “ANGELS” reviewed by William Corwin
2018 WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL, Juliette Dumas. Angels
2018 ARTCRITICAL Featured item from THE LIST: Juliette Dumas at Silas von Morisse
2015 REVUE ZERODEUX, “Ad Hoc” par Elsa Guigo
2015 ART IN AMERICA, March Issue, “Notes From Inside the Black Box” par Vera Dika
2015 Vaihingen & Möhringen, “Wasser und Folie in verschiedenen Zuständen” par Sabine Schwieder
NOMINATIONS
2024 Nominated for Art in the Sea prize of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation
2019 HYPERALLERGIC : ANGELS in the top 15 best shows of the year in Brooklyn
2015 Artist residency Ad Hoc, La Station, Nice, France
2013 Nominated for the Clare Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists by the Painting and Drawing department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009 Artist residency, Festival Grandeur Nature, Ristolas, France
EDUCATION
MASTER OF FINE ARTS, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) 2010-2013
DIPLÔME NATIONAL D’ART PLASTIQUE, Villa Arson, Nice, France 2007-2010