- 14 winners in 4 categories : Painting, Graphic-Drawing-Arts, Photography, Sculpture-Installation
- A financial endowment for the acquisition of works for the Société Générale Collection and an exhibition in the fall.
Societe Generale has been a leading patron of contemporary art in France for over 25 years, notably through its collection, which acquires, exhibits and shares the works of artists from the emerging French and international scene.
In a particularly difficult context for the cultural sector, Societe Generale's artistic patronage reaffirms its strong commitment to the young contemporary art scene and announces the winners of the call for projects launched in November 2020 among the graduates of the last five years (2015-2020) of the Beaux-Arts de Paris.
152 applications were received in December, 28 of which were shortlisted by a jury chaired by Frédéric Oudéa, Chief Executive Officer of the Societe Generale Group, and composed of external experts, representatives of the Beaux-Arts de Paris (including its Director Jean de Loisy) and Societe Generale.
The Acquisition Committee of the Société Générale Collection then met on January 5 and selected 14 winning artists who will receive an endowment of €5,000 per work acquired. These works will join the 1,200 works in the Societe Generale Collection and will be exhibited at Societe Generale's headquarters in La Défense during the second half of 2021.
4 artists in the Painting category
Ymane CHABI-GARA, graduate 2020
Sophia FASSI, 2020 graduate
Bilal HAMDAD, graduate 2018
Guillaume VALENTI, graduate 2015
4 artists in the Graphic Arts category
Chelsea MORTENSON, graduate 2016
Laura TOLEN, 2020 graduate
Justin WEILER, graduate 2017
Katarzyna WIESIOLEK, graduate 2018
3 artists in the category Sculpture and Installation
Bady DALLOUL, graduate 2015
Prosper LEGAULT, graduate 2020
Léonard MARTIN, graduate 2015
3 artists in the category Photography
ELSA&JOHANNA, 2015 graduates (two photographs)
Lucas LEGLISE, 2019 graduate (two photographs)
Winnifred RIELLY, graduate 2020
Ymane CHABI-GARA Hikikomori 1, 2020 acrylic on plywood 122 x 122 cm
Sophia FASSI Portrait of a young musician playing the guitar, 2020 oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm
Guillaume VALENTI Untitled, 2020 oil on canvas 220 x 150 cm
Bilal HAMDAD The Waiting, 2020 oil on canvas 162 x 130 cm
Chelsea MORTENSON Tempête dans Les Landes (matinee), 2019 woodcut and lino, spoon print on China paper 97 x 200 cm
Laura TOLEN L'éveil, 2020 ink and colour pencils on paper 76 x 140 cm
Justin WEILER Screen, 2019 India ink on glass, stained raw oak frame 120 x 80 cm
Katarzyna WIESIOLEK VERONIC, 2018 100 x 70 cm
ELSA&JOHANNA Breakfast in America, Beyon the shadows, Calgary, 2018-19 60 x 90 cm
ELSA&JOHANNA Chinook street, Beyon the shadows, Calgary 2018-19 60 x 90 cm
Lucas LEGLISE L'école de plein-air, Cibachrome print 40 x 50 cm
Lucas LEGLISE C7497, lambda print 40 x 80 cm
Winnifred RIELLY We could be friends, 2020 photographic dyptych 50 x 70 cm
Bady DALLOUL Les voyageurs, 2019 ink on bone and resin chip, wooden box 44 x 38 x 5 cm
Léonard MARTIN Picrochole - Paul's Dream, 2019 Giant articulated puppet figure - various materials
Prosper LEGAULT JE TE FAIS MARCHER, neon and mixed techniques
