Gallery History
For more than 30 years, Galerie Papillon, located in Paris, near the Centre Pompidou in Le Marais area, is esteemed for its cutting-edge program that brings together French and foreign artists - both emerging, established and mid-career - sharing a common sense of poetry and irony. The gallery offers them a vast playground in its 250 m2 main space sur cour, while its second space
on the first floor is dedicated to spotlight presentations or more exclusive invitations. Founded in 1989 by Claudine Papillon, the gallery benefits from historic work with artists who later became iconic such as Sigmar Polke, Dieter Roth, Michael Craig-Martin, Hreinn Fridfinnsson and Erik Dietman. Managed by Marion Papillon since 2007, the gallery remains committed to supporting the French art scene but also relies on foreign artists. The commitment towards artists and the role of a gallery extend beyond the walls of the space itself. Marion Papillon is President of the French Professional Committee of Art Galleries. She is also the founder of Paris Gallery Weekend launched in 2014 and taking place every year. By joining forces, Marion and Claudine Papillon give Galerie Papillon its identity: two generations who collaborate together while complementing each other and sharing the same unchanging values and vision: to offer artists an environment of freedom so that they can give free rein to their creativity.
