Pascale
Elie Paints
Memory
I am Pascale Elie — French contemporary painter. I transform intimate memories, Caribbean roots and Parisian light into large-scale canvases, drawings and immersive installations.
Art that
remembers for you
Every canvas is an archive. I paint what photography cannot hold: the smell of rain in Port-au-Prince, the blue hour over Montmartre, a grandmother's hands. My work sits between abstraction and figuration — textured, layered, deeply human.
Bonjour, I'm Pascale
Painter, drawer, mother, wanderer. Born with Haitian roots, raised between cultures, based in Paris 11e. My atelier is open, messy, alive.
Atelier, Rue Keller, ParisEST. 2008
For almost two decades I have explored one question: how do we carry home inside us when we leave? Using oil, acrylic, charcoal, natural pigments and collage, I build surfaces that feel like skin and walls at once.
My collectors say my paintings “hold silence”. Gallerists say they “hold light”. I simply paint every day, from 7am with coffee, until the Paris light fades.
Oil & cold wax, large format, charcoal drawing, mixed media, fresco
Memory, motherhood, exile, sea, interior spaces, feminine gaze
42 works, 3 sold out rooms, 4000 visitors
Research on indigo pigments and oral histories
Jury prize for large triptych “Traversée”
Started full-time painting after design studies
Canvases that breathe
A selection of recent series: “Traversées”, “Chambres Bleues” and “Peaux de Lumière”. All works available as originals or limited prints. Visit the atelier or commission a variation.
Traversée No.14, 180×160cm
Oil & pigments on linen — Available
Interior with Sea, 130×162cm
Acrylic & collage — Private collection
Process — Layers & glazes
Documented for collectors
Mémoire Vive, Paris 2024
Installation view
Pigments & matter
Natural indigo, ochre, ash
Skin of Light No.7, 200×180cm
Oil & cold wax — AvailableFrom chaos to calm
Where to see me
“Pascale Elie paints absence like no one else. Her blues stay with you for days.” — Critic note, 2024 • “A master of matter and tenderness.” — Studio visit review
Studio notes & news
Exhibitions, new paintings, thoughts on color, open studio dates. Click any story to read the full article.
