For the brave souls of pulsating vitality,
those who carry an indomitable summer inside them, even when winter arrives.
Known from
"In the middle of winter, I found an invincible summer in myself"
- Albert Camus
I also experienced the coldness of difficult times, especially in my family.
At that time, I was looking for a way to get out of the cold and into the blooming liveliness. I found this way in art. The best decision of my life was to study painting at art school in Paris.
Art taught me that we all carry an enormous power within us - an invincible summer, untouched by any cold.
My art is the blossoming memory of the invincible summer within you. A thriving ground for inner strength and vibrant joie de vivre.
For those who carry the invincible summer within them
"...His colors and his energy immediately appealed to me."
I immediately fell in love with Anja's work "Dragons from India" when I saw it. Its colors and energy immediately appealed to me. Today it is a central element in my living room, above the fireplace. All my guests are enchanted by it.
Solène M. from Clichy-la-Garenne
"The result exceeded my expectations..."
"We worked together for over two months. Anja brought Saint-Exupéry's quote "You can only see well with your heart" to life. The result exceeded my expectations. The paintings express the kindness, openness and freedom that were so important to Saint-Exupéry. I congratulate Anja for being able to materialize something I had in my head. It was the first time and it was wonderful!"
Manuel de Clichy-la-Garenne
I need his energy, his strength...
My encounter with this "flamingo" marks an important step on my inner journey. I need its energy, its power... an explosion of colors bursts forth, boldly breaking the frame. A window onto the hill of my emotions. From now on, quoting Stendhal: "From now on, I only want to collect the moments of happiness".
Damien de Clichy-la-GarenneSolo exhibitions
2025 April-May 2025: Say Yes, Médiathèque Gustave Eiffel in Levallois-Perret
2024 April - May 2024: Invincible été (Invincible Summer), Galerie du Luxembourg, 75006 Paris.
2024 Dec - April 2024: Foulards en fête, Galerie Optic, 95210 Enghien
2024 March: From Darkness to Light, Center Marc Chagall, 92110 Clichy.
2022 March-April: Plant meditation, Marc Chagall Center, 92110 Clichy.
2018 February-April: Couleurs en Acte, Pavillon Vendôme, 92110 Clichy
2014-2016: Exhibitions of paintings and collages in various law firms, such as Ernst & Young, 75008 Paris and Delsol, 69001 Lyon
2012 February-April: The Song of the Earth, Galerie Evelyne Heno, 75007 Paris
2011 March-May: Collages and paintings, Barclays Bank, Agence Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris
2009 May-June: Tribal Art / Contemporary Art, Galerie Goinard, 75006 Paris
2007 May: Paris mon Amour, Galerie Ginger Lily, 75010 Paris
2008 April: Longing for light, Loft Gallery, 1000 Brussels
2006 November-December: The Greek islands as collages, Galerie Etienne de Causans, 75006 Paris
Exhibitions
2025 June and October: Open day at the studio, Centre Marc Chagall, 92110 Clichy
2025 December: Art Salon at the Château de Asnières sur Seine
2024 November: Biennial of the artists of the 6th arr. of Paris, City Hall Paris 6
2023 September-December: Mezzanine of the artists, exhibition at the Marché d'Asnières, 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine
2023 June-July: Nature/Composition, exhibition at the Château d'Asnières, 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine
2023 April-June: Valeurs en Couleur, sales exhibition in support of the association Sur le chemin de l'école, Restaurant du Lycée René Auffray, 92100 Clichy
2022 October: PODADA, Centre Marc Chagall, 92100 Clichy
2022 May: Tableaux d'espoir, sales exhibition in support of the victims of the war in Ukraine, in collaboration with the OEEI, CDI du Lycée René Auffray, 92110 Clichy
2022 May-June, Clichy a du talent, Pavillon Vendôme, 92110 Clichy
2021 January-February: Envie de lumière (Desire for light), in collaboration with DRAC, project to support pupils to better deal with containment
2021 May-June: Clichy a du talent, Pavillon Vendôme, 92110 Clichy
2020 March-April: Hydro, Galerie Bateau libre, 92110 Clichy
2020 October: Open day, Galerie Bateau libre, 92110 Clichy
2006 March: Hommage à la femme, Salon au Louvre, 75001 Paris
2001-2003: Contemporary painting, Toast-Gallery, 75005 Paris
2001 April: Incontri, exhibition at the Accademia di Brera, Milan
Scholarships and prizes
2013 February: Scholarship for the publication of the doctoral thesis, DFG (German Research Foundation)
2011 February: Prize for the best doctoral thesis in the humanities, University of Hamburg
2006-2008: Doctoral scholarship, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Bonn
2002-2003: DEA scholarship, University of Paris IV-Sorbonne
2001 January-March: Erasmus scholarship, studies at the Accademia di Brera, studio of the artist Luciano Fabro, Milan