Marguerite Piard

Marguerite Piard (born in 1996 in Rueil-Malmaison, France) lives and works in Paris.

A graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, she explores representations of the female body through oil painting. Playing with colour temperatures—flesh, sun, night, water—she creates effects of texture and sheen that lend the painted surface a vibrant presence. In her compositions, sensuous bodies seem to inhabit moments of tranquillity and communion. Recurring motifs of hands, hair and water heighten the symbolism of emotional bonds and the flow of feeling. Framing, close juxtapositions and explorations of painting supports further extend the paintings’ sensual dimension, turning them into territories of intimacy.

Marguerite Piard has collaborated with several international galleries, including Stems (Paris), Paris B. (Paris), Mint Gallery (Munich), Pablo Gallery (New York) and Edji Gallery (Brussels). In 2023, her work was the subject of a solo exhibition at Château Lacoste (Aix-en-Provence), and in 2025, she was invited to participate in “She Sells Seashells” at the Alice Austen House Museum (New York).

Anne Bourrassé et Elisa Rigoulet

Photo @ Clara Belleville