ABOUT
Iris Arnaud (b. Paris, France) is a Franco-American visual artist whose practice bridges painting and performance. Rooted in her background in classical and modern dance, her work translates movement, rhythm, and emotion into tactile compositions that blur the line between gesture and canvas. Through a process that is as visceral as it is deliberate — pouring, pressing, and painting with her hands and body — Arnaud transforms inner states into immersive, physical landscapes. Her practice, deeply informed by fifteen years of psychoanalysis, explores the tension between vulnerability and strength, chaos and clarity, creating a raw yet elegant visual language of the human condition.
Arnaud has presented solo exhibitions internationally, including Anima Nuda at Mairie du 7e arrondissement, Paris (2025); Axis Mundi at Atelier Lardeur, Paris (2023); Synesthésie at Kollectif Gallery, Los Angeles (2022); and States of Mind at Amoroso gallery, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, 2021.
Her work has also been featured in major group exhibitions, notably the 60th Venice Biennale (Visions and Anima Mundi, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, 2024), as well as exhibitions in Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.
SOLO SHOWS
2025 – Madlab, Domaine Tarbouriech, Sète (FR)
2025 – Anima Nuda, Mairie du 7e arrondissement, Paris (FR)
2025 – À Fleur de Peau, Espace Cléry, Paris (FR)
2024 – Portes Ouvertes, Atelier rue de Grenelle, Paris (FR)
2023 – Axis Mundi, Atelier Lardeur, Paris (FR)
2022 – Synesthésie, Kollectif Gallery, Abbot Kinney, Los Angeles (US)
2021 – States of Mind, Amoroso Gallery, Venice Beach, Los Angeles (US)
GROUP SHOWS
2024 – Visions Exhibition, 60e Biennale de Venise, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venise (IT)
2024 – Anima Mundi Exhibition, 60e Biennale de Venise, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venise (IT)
2024 – Non Daté, Cinéma Gérard Philipe, Wasquehal (FR)
2024 – Non Daté, Médiathèque de Lille, Lille (FR), avec Mahvash Shafiei, la Maison des Femmes de Lille et la Mairie de Lille
2024 – Symbiose Arborea, Atelier de Guitare, Rue Dauphine, Paris 6 (FR)
2024 – Lonely Shades, ArtX Gallery, Fremont, San Francisco (US)
2012 – Ex Voto, Ô Château – Les Caves du Louvre, Paris 1 (FR)
2011 – Cosmos, Atelier Claris Garnier, Paris 4 (FR)
2011 – Gimmick, Galerie Spot, Paris 7 (FR)
2010 – Black, Galerie Spot, Paris 7 (FR)
2008 – Street, Bowery Gallery, New York (US)
2007 – Don’t Call It Street Art, Collective Gallery 173-171, New York (US) RESIDENCIES
2025 - Madlab, Etang de Thau, Domaine Tarbouriech, Sete, France.EDUCATION
Visual Arts
2004 - Académie Charpentier, Paris 6, France. Graduated with full marks and honors from the jury.
2001 - ESAG Penninghen, Paris 7, France.
2000 - Notre Dame de Sion, Baccalauréat ES, option Arts Plastiques, Paris 6, France. Dance and movement
2022–2025 – Cours de Yoga Bikram, Los Angeles, (US)
2020–2022 – Cours de Power Yoga, Los Angeles, (US)
2009 – Cours de danse Alvin Ailey, New York, (US)
1993 – Cours de danse modern jazz, Manchester, Grande-Bretagne (GB)
1986–1991 – Cours de danse classique, Conservatoire de Vaucresson, France (FR)PRESS
July-October 2025 – La revue des grands peintres et sculpteurs
May 2025 - Le magazine du 7 - Avril Mai 2025 - Les Événements
November 2024 - The Creative Process Book, Arts to Hearts Project
September 2024 - La Voix du Nord, Non Daté, l'Art et la poésie s'unissent pour les droits humains et l'Iran, Interview written by C. TW (CLP).
June 2024 - Its Liquid Group, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Interview written by Luca Curci.
September 2023 - Mens'Up, Paris, article written by Carole Lars Huyvenaar.
October 2022 - BFA, Images Matter, Los Angeles, images from River Callaway.
December 2007 - The Artistic Life, New York, written by Gretchen Worsley.
December 2007 - French Morning, New York, written by Marie Camille Descamps.-
July - October 2025
2025 – La revue des grands peintres et sculpteurs. expressionisme Abstrait, Impressionisme.
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May 2025
Le magazine du 7 - Avril Mai 2025 - Les Événements - page 27
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September 2024
Lille : avec « Non-daté », quand l’art et la poésie s’unissent pour les droits humains et l’Iran by C. TW.
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April 2024
Luca Curci talks withIris Arnaud during CONSCIOUSNESS, second appointment of ANIMA MUNDI 2024, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello.
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October 2023
Axis Mundi ou les questionnements d’une artiste, by Donatienne Partiot
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October 2023
Entre ciel et terre. Axis Mundi, une exposition de la peintre franco-américaine Iris Arnaud.
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December 2007
Le "luxe suprême" selon Thibault Sandret, by Marie Camille Descamps. -
December 2007
“ Earlier this week I wrote about Banksy, the graffiti artist from Britain. I had dinner tonight with Iris Arnaud, a French graphic designer…” by Gretchen Worsley.
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