NEWS FROM THE GALLERY

The 2026 season kicks off at the gallery with a group show in which the figure plays a key role in a selection of paintings and sculptures which call on our own histories, like windows into ourselves.

The Gallery is thrilled to welcome for the first time the tiny paintings of Swan Scalabre and Sophie Barut’s bronze sculptures.

And Jean Matrot, one of the Gallery’s permanent artists, has created a series of paintings especially for this show inspired by childhood photographs.

The works in this show feel like a dream slipping away as one awakens, or a far-gone memory coming back to the surface – leaving the imprint of an emotion that goes beyond the image itself.

From April 4 to July 5

La création contemporaine française, univers au cœur de l’identité de la galerie, est le fil conducteur de cette dernière session d’exposition de l’année 2025.

Jean Matrot’s recent works are presented, reminding us that beauty is everywhere if only we take the time to appreciate it.

François Debien will show his beautiful decorated ceramics for the first time at the gallery.

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Du 13/09 au 31/12 2025

Une exposition consacrée à la mer et à la place qu’elle occupe dans notre imaginaire. L’abîme ou l’infini, l’appel de l’horizon lointain.

Les paysages marins abstraits de Frédérique Domergue seront accompagnés de céramiques rappelant l’Atlantide de Mélanie Broglio et des méduses iconiques de Florance Lemoine et Alexandra Ferdinande.

Du 26 juin au 7 septembre 2025

Une exposition née de la passion de la galeriste pour le travail de la terre, qui explore les rôles variés de la céramique à notre époque.

Sont présentées des pièces utilitaires, des créations décoratives, des oeuvres d’art tout comme des natures mortes contemporaines où l’on retrouve la céramique en tant que sujet.

Du 29 mars au 25 juin 2025

To celebrate three years of collaboration with Jean Matrot, I am delighted to offer a major showing of his works as well as a meet-the-artist event.

November 23 and 24 : 11h à 18h : Jean will be present in Châteauneuf to present his work in person and to do a bit of live painting. We will make use of the Halle next door to the Gallery to install a large retrospective exhibition showing the evolution of his style.

November 23 to December 22 : week-ends only, 11h to 18h : Show featuring Jean’s most recent, absolutely stunning, works.

The gallery is exhibiting Charles Ducroux’s oil paintings for the first time. This Norman painter, who specialises in scenes of everyday life and urban landscapes, presents an exhibition of canvases that resemble dreamlike sequences, the wanderings of the mind as guided by the footsteps of people.

Exposition du 8 octobre au 17 novembre

A joint exhibition by two of the gallery’s resident artists: Marc Folly’s nostalgic watercolours displayed alongside Frédérique Domergue’s paintings on sheets of oxidised and patinated metal.

Here we go again!!! The artist Jean MATROT presents a new major exhibition of his paintings. Come and discover his luminous cityscapes, terraces and scenes of everyday life. His very latest works will be on display, and there will be a few surprises in store – don’t miss it!

Exhibition opens: Tuesday 18 June
Meet the artist: Sunday 23 June, 11am–6pm

Sunday May 26, Brigitte Chassang will joi, us all day at the Gallery to share her newest works. This ceramicist uses an ancestral woodfiring technique. Woodfiring implies a considerable amounty of risk regarding the works’ final appearance, but brings a unique, inimitable quality to ceramics depending on the passage of flames, the accumulation of embers, deposits of wood ash here and there.
Early May, Brigitte fired over 400 pieces in her kiln. A process which took almost 6 weeks to accmplish : enamelling and installing pieces in the kiln one by one (4 weeks), the firing itself (3 days of hard physical work without interruption), and the long wait beofre discovering the result (8 days).
Come and meet this passionate ceramic artist, chat about her process and inspiration, and discover this years’ pieces fresh out of the kiln.

Beginning May 7th, the gallery will feature a selction of paintings by Parisian artist Bertrand Girard. A contemporary impressionist painter, his paintings often reveal Parisian city scenes or more intimate, touching scenes from everyday life. Exposition on show from May 7 through June 17th.

From March 29 through May 5, Galerie Herbert-Fort will be presenting an exclusive exhibition of Armel Jullien paintings. Dealing with the relationship between man and nature, his canvases evoke poetic and often humorous modern subjects that are not always straightforward.
An exhibition of beautiful canvases not to be missed!

Let’s kick off the new season!

On the programme:

-New works by our resident artists: Jean Matrot, Marc Folly and Frédérique Domergue will be exhibiting their latest pieces. David Mansot will be bringing new huts, and Florence Lemoine has prepared a magnificent collection of blown glass lamps for us. Sophie West’s spring jewellery collection arrives with the warmer weather, and our ceramicists Cécile Lowy, Martha Stahlkopf and Brigitte Chassang have created beautiful pieces to adorn our spring tables. Et Les Gugus seront à nouveau parmi nous 🙂

This year, the Gallery will be showcasing the work of Sophie Guyot: beautiful silk scarves, pleated and hand-dyed in Lyon.

Event highlight: the season kicks off with an exceptional exhibition of paintings by Armel Jullien, alongside a magnificent selection of animal sculptures by Athena Jahantigh.

Easter weekend opening hours: 11am–6pm, even on Monday 🙂

Usual opening hours: 11am–6pm, Tuesday to Sunday. See you soon!

A big thank you to Frédéric Chevalier and the Journal du Palais for this profile. It was a real pleasure chatting with you, and it gave me the chance to reflect a little on the journey that has brought me to where I am today… sometimes, by telling others about things, you come to understand things about yourself!

For all those who have been waiting for the return of a major exhibition of Jean Matrot’s paintings, I’m delighted to announce that it’s now here! A superb selection of his
canvases, including some of his most recent work, currently hangs on the walls of the Galerie.