ÉLÉA-JEANNE SCHMITTER
Studio at POUSH, Aubervilliers, France
EDUCATION
2020: Kourtrajmé School by JR, Montfermeil, France
2018: BFA in Studio Arts, Photography Major, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2014: Bachelor's in European Law, FLD, Lille, France
AWARDS
2024: Finalist, Art Ensemble Prize, Gulbenkian Foundation, with le 104Paris, Paris, France
2024: ADAGP Institute Grant
2023: Laureate, Nuevo Grand Tour, The French Institute & BASE Milano, France/Italy
2023: Finalist, Contemporary Art Prize, Danysz Gallery, Paris, France
2022: Repaint History Art Fund Recipient
2022: Finalist, PhMuseum x PhotoVogue Prize, Milan, Italy
2021: Laureate, Prix Mentor 2021, Paris, France
2020: Laureate, Photobrussels Festival, Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023: The French Institute, Belgrade Photo Month, Belgrade, Serbia
2022: Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025: Banlieues Chéries, Palais de la Porte Dorée Museum, Paris, France
2024: Fonds d'Art Contemporain, Art Basel Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2024: Cultural Olympiad, Artistic Decathlon, le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, France
2024: I took a screenshot of the whole world, POUSH, Aubervilliers, France
2023: La Création au Féminin, Danysz Gallery, Paris, France
2022: Les Militantes, Paris + Art Basel, Maison Guerlain, Paris, France
2022: Politiquement intime, The Caring Gallery, Paris, France
2021: Faire corps, ParisB Gallery, Paris, France
2021: Rêve d'une fête, Parcours Saint-Germain, Paris, France
2021: Photography is Dead, Long Live Photography!, Candela Books + Gallery, Virginia, USA
2021: Art et Images x Château La Coste, Château La Coste, France
2021: The World Within, Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
2020: L'Archipel, InCadaqués International Photo Festival, Cadaqués, Spain
2020: Jusqu'ici tout va bien, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
2019: Tirana Photo Festival, National History Museum, Tirana, Albania
2019: Sky High Skies, Transpace Gallery, Illinois, USA
2019: Luftpost-Airmail, Kabawil E.V., Düsseldorf, Germany
2019: Introspections, POPUP Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2019: The Waste Land, Centre des Arts Actuels SKOL, Montreal, Canada
2018: Nature, Le Livart, Montreal, Canada
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024: Nord-Est, with Nantene Traoré, POUSH, Aubervilliers, France
2023: I came here to retrace my steps, with Nantene Traoré, Maison des Arts Rosa Bonheur, Paris, France
PUBLIC ART INTERVENTIONS
2025: Residence EAC Agglomération Roissy, France
2024: Chantiers Partagés, Grand Paris Express, Société du Grand Paris, France
2022: (no) borders, Saison Croisée Portugal-France, Underdogs Gallery, France/Portugal
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2024/25: Residence Mission EAC Roissy Pays de France
2023: Nuovo Gran Tour BASE Milano, Milan, Italy
2021: Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, France
2021: Saisons Zéro & Zerm, Roubaix, France
2020: Château La Coste, France
WORKSHOPS & INTERVENTIONS
2024: Workshops at Les Magasins Généraux, Pantin, France – Supporting visual creation for groups of children aged 5-17 on image narration through the study of the Photo Novel
2023: Workshops for young audiences, Supporting artistic creation for groups of children aged 10-15, with Nantene Traoré & Fabienne Leloup, Maison des Arts Rosa Bonheur, Paris, France
PUBLICATIONS
2025: Fisheye Magazine
2024: British Journal of Photography
2023: CactiMag
2022: Dazed Magazine
2022: Wallpaper Magazine
2022: FishEye Magazine
2022: Numero Magazine
2021: Acumen Magazine
2021: Monochrom, Issue 8, Argentik Mag
2020: The World Within, Hangar Photo Art Center
2020: École Kourtrajmé, Maison CF
2020: Mexstiz, RevistaBalam
2019: On Death, Kris Graves Projects, Humble Arts Foundation
PROJECTIONS
2021: The World Within, Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
2020: 53e, France TV
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS & ACQUISITIONS
2024: Collection Départementale de la Seine-Saint-Denis, France
2024: Contemporary Art Fund – Paris Collections, France
ÉLÉA-JEANNE SCHMITTER
Studio at POUSH, Aubervilliers, France
EDUCATION
2020: Kourtrajmé School by JR, Montfermeil, France
2018: BFA in Studio Arts, Photography Major, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2014: Bachelor's in European Law, FLD, Lille, France
AWARDS
2024: Finalist, Art Ensemble Prize, Gulbenkian Foundation, with le 104Paris, Paris, France
2024: ADAGP Institute Grant
2023: Laureate, Nuevo Grand Tour, The French Institute & BASE Milano, France/Italy
2023: Finalist, Contemporary Art Prize, Danysz Gallery, Paris, France
2022: Repaint History Art Fund Recipient
2022: Finalist, PhMuseum x PhotoVogue Prize, Milan, Italy
2021: Laureate, Prix Mentor 2021, Paris, France
2020: Laureate, Photobrussels Festival, Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023: The French Institute, Belgrade Photo Month, Belgrade, Serbia
2022: Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025: Banlieues Chéries, Palais de la Porte Dorée Museum, Paris, France
2024: Fonds d'Art Contemporain, Art Basel Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2024: Cultural Olympiad, Artistic Decathlon, le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, France
2024: I took a screenshot of the whole world, POUSH, Aubervilliers, France
2023: La Création au Féminin, Danysz Gallery, Paris, France
2022: Les Militantes, Paris + Art Basel, Maison Guerlain, Paris, France
2022: Politiquement intime, The Caring Gallery, Paris, France
2021: Faire corps, ParisB Gallery, Paris, France
2021: Rêve d'une fête, Parcours Saint-Germain, Paris, France
2021: Photography is Dead, Long Live Photography!, Candela Books + Gallery, Virginia, USA
2021: Art et Images x Château La Coste, Château La Coste, France
2021: The World Within, Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
2020: L'Archipel, InCadaqués International Photo Festival, Cadaqués, Spain
2020: Jusqu'ici tout va bien, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
2019: Tirana Photo Festival, National History Museum, Tirana, Albania
2019: Sky High Skies, Transpace Gallery, Illinois, USA
2019: Luftpost-Airmail, Kabawil E.V., Düsseldorf, Germany
2019: Introspections, POPUP Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2019: The Waste Land, Centre des Arts Actuels SKOL, Montreal, Canada
2018: Nature, Le Livart, Montreal, Canada
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024: Nord-Est, with Nantene Traoré, POUSH, Aubervilliers, France
2023: I came here to retrace my steps, with Nantene Traoré, Maison des Arts Rosa Bonheur, Paris, France
PUBLIC ART INTERVENTIONS
2025: Residence EAC Agglomération Roissy, France
2024: Chantiers Partagés, Grand Paris Express, Société du Grand Paris, France
2022: (no) borders, Saison Croisée Portugal-France, Underdogs Gallery, France/Portugal
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2024/25: Residence Mission EAC Roissy Pays de France
2023: Nuovo Gran Tour BASE Milano, Milan, Italy
2021: Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, France
2021: Saisons Zéro & Zerm, Roubaix, France
2020: Château La Coste, France
WORKSHOPS & INTERVENTIONS
2024: Workshops at Les Magasins Généraux, Pantin, France – Supporting visual creation for groups of children aged 5-17 on image narration through the study of the Photo Novel
2023: Workshops for young audiences, Supporting artistic creation for groups of children aged 10-15, with Nantene Traoré & Fabienne Leloup, Maison des Arts Rosa Bonheur, Paris, France
PUBLICATIONS
2025: Fisheye Magazine
2024: British Journal of Photography
2023: CactiMag
2022: Dazed Magazine
2022: Wallpaper Magazine
2022: FishEye Magazine
2022: Numero Magazine
2021: Acumen Magazine
2021: Monochrom, Issue 8, Argentik Mag
2020: The World Within, Hangar Photo Art Center
2020: École Kourtrajmé, Maison CF
2020: Mexstiz, RevistaBalam
2019: On Death, Kris Graves Projects, Humble Arts Foundation
PROJECTIONS
2021: The World Within, Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
2020: 53e, France TV
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS & ACQUISITIONS
2024: Collection Départementale de la Seine-Saint-Denis, France
2024: Contemporary Art Fund – Paris Collections, France