Florence Penet

In the artist's words

Florence Penet is a French painter dedicated to abstraction. Born into a family where painting always held a special place—her mother was a painter herself—she studied art history at university.

Since 2011, she has exhibited in galleries and art fairs in Paris, throughout France, and in Belgium. Her works are part of private collections in France and abroad. A recipient of abstract painting awards, she is a member of the European Academy of Arts.

Artistic Approach
Florence Penet defines her work as demanding abstract painting driven by contrasts, intuitive in its execution. Her canvases, whether fluid or structured, reflect an emotion experienced or imagined.

She works with oil paints, applying successive glazes, and uses resins, notably marble dust, to create reliefs and textures. Each canvas requires several weeks to mature.

Critic François L. Speranza sees in her work a lyricism where "emotion is expressed through chromatic motifs, to such an extent that one could almost speak of musical colors."

She cites Zao Wou-Ki among her sources of inspiration.

EXHIBITIONS
• 2025: International Art Fair, European Academy of Arts – Galerie Nesle, Paris
• 2024: Winter Salon of the European Academy of Arts – Galerie Thuillier, Paris
• 2020: SIAC, International Contemporary Art Fair – Marseille
• 2020: Bam Gallery – Toulouse
• 2019: “Crossed Perspectives” – Bog-Art Gallery, Brussels
• 2019: Sonia Monti Gallery – Paris
• 2019: Beauté du Matin Calme Gallery – Paris 14th arrondissement
• 2016: Salon of the European Academy of Arts – Paris 6th arrondissement
• 2015 and 2016: Art Shopping – Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
• 2015: Espace Art Gallery – Brussels
• 2013, 2014 and 2016: Artoulous'Expo – Toulouse
• 2013: Art et Miss Gallery – Paris, Marais
• 2013: Galerie Monod – Paris
• 2011: Espace Improbable – Paris 11th arrondissement
Gallery Residencies
• 2021: Bam Gallery – Toulouse
• 2019: Galerie Sonia Monti – Paris
• 2011: Galerie Espace Improbable – Paris
Auctions
Works presented at auction at Drouot, Paris. Listed at Drouot since 2017.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
• 2024: Member of the European Academy of Arts
• 2020: 1st Jury Prize, 10th RankArt Abstract Painting Exhibition – Blue Lagoon
• 2020: Honorable Mention in Abstract Painting, International Prize for Art Professionals, Mondial Art Academia – Blue Ice
• 2019: Silver Medal in Abstract Painting, International Prize for Art Professionals, Mondial Art Academia – Beyond
• 2019: Appointed Officer, Mondial Art Academia
• 2019: I-CAC Certification
• 2017: Listed at Drouot, in collaboration with Jean-Richard Mattes, contemporary art expert at the Teissier Sarrou auction house, auctioneers at Drouot
• 2015: RankArt Special Prize, Artoulouse Competition – Osmose
• 2014 Nominee, Chelsea Fine Art Competition – New York
• 2014: Silver Palm, Artoulouse – Incandescence
• 2014: 4th Prize for Abstract Painting, Espace NLB, Limoges – Transparencies
• 2013: Gold Palm, Artoulouse – Blue Ice
• 2013: Finalist, Espace Christiane Peugeot – Galerie Z, Paris – Birth
• 2013: Semi-finalist, Abstract Art, Direct Art Magazine Competition – New York
• 2013: Knight of the Academy, Mondial Art Academia
• 2013: 3rd Prize for Abstract Painting, Espace NLB, Limoges – Bohemian
• 2012: 1st Prize for Abstract Painting, Espace NLB for “Beyond”

PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
• 2020: RankArt – Interview, 1st Prize, 10th Abstract Painting Exhibition
• 2019: C de Art, No. 12, June 2019 – Portrait and Interview
• 2017: Mondial Art Academia – Catalogue of Academicians 2017-2018
• 2015: “Tell Me About Your Painting” – Sumptuous Dance
• 2014: “Tell Me About Your Painting” – Mysticism and Birth
• 2014: Arts et Lettres (Belgium) – François L. Speranza, art critic: “Florence Penet or the Fauvist Color of Dreams”