“It’s the story of a crazy dream [Tic] Paris. Street. Graffiti. Run. Hide. Cops. Cuffs. Judge. [Tic Tac] San Francisco. Fast. Art Institute. Politics. Bullshit. Mentors. Alchemy. [Tic Tac Tic] London. Central Saint Martins. Photography. Black & White. Dark room. Chemicals. Die. Again. [Tic] Tokyo. Absorb. Gai Jin. Love. Learn. Numerology. Live. Submit. Fold. Bow. [Tic Tac] Trans-Siberian. Flat. Spell. Melancholy. Repeat. [Tic Tac Tic] New York. SVA. Print. Print more. Late. Street. Stick. Run. Grit. Run. [Tic] Amsterdam. Performance. Meet. Paint. Push. Nude. Punch. Drunk. Grow. [Tic Tac] Paris. Cité des Arts. Repeat. Politics. Blow. Beauty. Up. Learn. [Tic Tac Tic] Lisbon. Outsider. The Switch. Most defiant move. [Tic]”
Biography
Born in Paris (France) and based in various locations, SKOYA (b. 1986) is known for an immersive and itinerant practice that encompasses paintings, works on paper, sculptures, videos, live performances, built-in-scenarios and installations.
Taken as a whole, his body of work demonstrates a sustained emphasis on the notion of ethereal space and time, as the indefinite continued progress of existence and how both, increasingly intermingle, from events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
SKOYA’s work conveys a nuanced understanding of alchemy and mysticism, the conditions of globalisation, its attendant state of time, while maintaining the universality of human experience.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020 - The Ghosts are calling, The Switch, Lisbon, PT
2019 - No Hope for us Dreamers, Online Exclusive Show, Artsy
2018 - Le petit Jardin des Songes, The Switch | Cabinet de l'Art, Lisbon, PT
2017 - Le Jardin des songes, The Switch, Lisbon, PT + Côte Basque, FR
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 - Curiosities, The Switch | Cabinet de l'Art, Lisbon, PT
2018 - Splash, The Switch, Lisbon, PT
2016 - BLUE, The Switch, Lisbon, PT
2015 - Takeover, Pestana Cidadela Art District, Cascais, PT
2014 - A Collector’s preview, Elliott Levenglick gallery, New York, USA
2011 - APADAN’ART, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, FR
2011 - Open Studios, SVA, New York, USA
Selected Live Performances
2012/2014 - La Bellevilloise, Favela Chic, Bus Palladium, Bateau Concorde Atlantique. Paris, FR
2009/2012 - Canvas Club, Amsterdam, NL
2008/2009 - Colorz Studio Club, Fai-Aoyama, Club Ever, Module Club. Tokyo, JP
2005/ 2006 - SFAI Zellerbach Quadrangle, San Francisco, USA
Selected Art residences
2012/2014 - Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris, Paris, FR
2011 - Summer Residency, SVA, New York, USA
Art Fairs
2019 - SWAB Contemporary Art Fair, The Switch, Barcelona, SP
2018 - SWAB Contemporary Art Fair, The Switch, Barcelona, SP
Honors & Awards
2014 - Un artiste et son oeuvre, Prix Jean Pierre-Bloch, Licra
2011 - Best Artist of the year for 2011, SURL Magazine
Collections
Private Collections - Europe, USA and Asia
Studies
2007 - Printmaking, Etching, Lithography & Book Making, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA
2007 - Black & White Photography, Parsons School of Design, New York, USA
2006/2007 - Figure drawing & still life, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, FR
2006 - Black & White Photography, Cameraless Photography, Central Saint-Martin, London, UK
2006 - Figure drawing, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, FR
2005/2006 - Painting, Drawing, Filmmaking, Photography, Printmaking & Lithography, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, USA
2004 - Oil Painting and Drawing, Parsons School of Design, New York, USA
2000/2002 - Figure drawing & still life, Penninghen, Paris, FR
Selected Press, Publications & Catalogue
2019 - Press: Culture Trip
2019 - Catalogue: SWAB Contemporary Art Fair
2018 - Press: Wall Street International
2017 - Press: Dontpostme Magazine
2017 - Publication: Visāo
2017 - Press: LISBOA COOL
2013 - Press: TafMag
2013 - Publication: À Nous Paris
2011 - Press: Surl Magazine