The artist

Dinelli

Painting, folding, crumpling and setting architecture

After studying photography and the arts, I worked in Paris as a graphic designer in advertising, before turning to sculpture, my first passion, and even teaching modelling in Bali during a two-year stay.

Back in Paris in 2000, I worked in pastel on the theme of architecture in motion. My “Paris Rooftops” and “Rooftops of the World” series earned me numerous awards.

Since 2010 I have been working in oil on the theme of contemporary Habitats. I paint, fold, crumple and set architecture, façades and rooftops.

These paintings, deconstructed on a three-dimensional canvas, question the permanence and durability of the architecture of these habitats, between the temptation of the disposable and a fascination with forms and materials.

Since 2023 I have extended my exploration of contemporary Habitats through the apartments of illuminated buildings, true windows onto the lives they shelter.

Gallery exhibitions

  • National Arts Club, Grand GalleryNew York
  • Galerie Morikawa-Higuchi, AoyamaTokyo
  • Design Fiesta Gallery, ShibuyaTokyo
  • Galleria Bellori ContemporaneaMilan
  • Galerie Tan & Vermeer, CentralHong Kong
  • Weisshaupt & Keller GalleryZürich
  • Park Kul'turiMoscow
  • Galerie LufcikWarsaw
  • Galerie ArtjingleParis
  • Galerie O SamadiMontfort-l'Amaury
  • Galerie IsartPont-Aven

Fairs & press

  • Art3f, 16e éditionParis
  • Figuration CritiqueLyon · Paris
  • Japan International Artists SocietyJapan
  • International Painting Exhibition, Tianjin
  • Touring exhibitions, Japan (2 years), Eastern Europe (3 years)
  • Pratique des Arts, « Grands maîtres du pastel »Feature
  • Magazin'ArtCanada
  • ArtcouncilRussia

Awards

Dinelli has received numerous awards for her pastels, in France and abroad.

Habitats · Paris Rooftops · Luminous Habitats

Contact

Studio in Paris, visits by appointment.

dinelli@wanadoo.fr · @dinelli.art