EVELYNE CHEVALLIER

EVELYNE CHEVALLIER



About The Artist


Evelyne Chevallier worked for 20 years in the world of photography as journalist and picture editor.
In 2010 during a trip to northern Argentina, she decided to settle there for a few years. Facing the Andes, it is the fascination for such powerful nature, the recurring solitude of this life in the desert, and the discovery of these “graffiti” words that encourage him to find an escape: digital photocollage.
A work – passion that has become permanent which began in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Bolivia has followed its path in France, New York, Montreal and Madrid to this day.

To create my photocollages, I photograph landscapes and flowers, as well as architecture and, at the same time, all the graffiti I encounter. When I say “graffiti”, I mean solitary phrases scrawled on city or village walls, not the work of street artists.

During the pandemic and lockdown, I returned to Argentina for almost a year. As a result, my work has
evolved. From very wordy collages, I moved on to work that is stripped down, almost desert-like, both literally and figuratively. On the one hand, I minimize the graffiti in my collages, and, on the other, I’m photographing more of the exceptional landscapes that I’m lucky enough to be around. But collage is definitely an integral part of my work.

Traveller photographer mostly between France & Argentina. Any kind of picture to be manipulated to create new atmosphere, moods, ambiance...

EXHIBITIONS & RESIDENCE:
2019 : Phemina Photo Festival Nemours, France
2018 : CorridorElephant.com Show on line
2015: Centro Cultural Hector Tizón, Jujuy, Argentina 

2014: Artist Residence at Le Cabinet, Montreal, Canada 

2014: Group Exhibition Château du Rivau, Lémeré, France 

2014: Gallery Be.A, Deauville, France 

2014: Jose Antonio Terry Museum, Tilcara, Argentina 

2013: Cultural Center Borelli, Salta, Argentina 

2012: Kitai Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 
2012: Gallery Mitra, Buenos Aires, Argentina