Bio & Statement
I paint from my own imagination and follow a feeling, an instinct.
Underlying my work, patterns of thoughts, emotions, and stories might be seen.
However my art is pure abstraction inspired by infinity.
Biography
Annie Clavel is a mixed media artist whose work has been exhibited in France and in the US.
She grew up in Paris, France, where she studied mathematics and computer science. She gained a master’s degree in both subjects and taught them at schools throughout France and Tunisia.
She moved from France to Long Beach, California, in 2006. Once in the US, she created Les Jolis Trésors Art Gallery in Long Beach and managed it from 2009 to 2014, curating exhibitions, moderating art talks, and teaching art.
She has had several solo exhibitions at Gallery 825, in Los Angeles, C Gallery on Broadway in Long Beach, OCCCA, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, LA Artcore in Los Angeles, and at The Loft in Paris, France. She has organized an Artists Exchange between Paris and Los Angeles, with LA Artcore.
Annie is a board member of Women Painters West as chair of the Speakers program.
Statement
Annie imagines mathematical theories through color, shapes, light, and movement. To her, these theories are entire worlds where she loves to wander, inventing moments, emotions, and stories. Her vibrant surfaces depict universes shaped by mathematical concepts. At the same time, they reflect her present emotions, influenced by her observations, readings, and life experiences.
Her artistic vision is deeply inspired by cosmology. She contemplates the immense growth and evolution of the Universe, from the Big Bang to the present day. The early universe, dark matter, exoplanets, black holes, and vast galaxy clusters—stretching across space and back through time—serve as a constant source of inspiration.
Working with mixed media or watercolor on YUPO, she layers nuanced colors, varied brushstrokes, and shifting textures.