About the Artist
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Born and raised in France, Mathieu Nozieres has always been driven by a relentless pursuit of artistic knowledge. His journey has taken him across the world, from Romania to Belgium, India, Morocco, China, and Russia, seeking to deepen his understanding of painting, composition, and storytelling. With a background in comic books, illustration, and classical oil painting, he has explored many artistic paths, but it was discovering Western art that gave him a true sense of direction.
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As Mark Sublette of Medicine Man Gallery put it, "Mathieu has this unique story—being a comic book artist going into fine art, traveling the world, searching for knowledge, and then finding Western art and saying, ‘Oh... that’s it. This is where I’m supposed to be.’”
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Now based in Southern California, Nozieres was introduced to the Western art world through Medicine Man Gallery’s Masters of Drawing exhibition, a defining moment that opened the door to a new chapter in his career. While still early in this journey, he has already developed a distinct voice, blending cinematic compositions, dramatic angles, and unexpected viewpoints. Drawing inspiration from both the vast landscapes of the American West and the visual storytelling of film, he bridges classical technique with a modern, narrative-driven approach. His paintings invite the viewer into carefully orchestrated scenes, designed to pull the viewer beyond simple observation—into the very moment itself.
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MATHIEU NOZIERES
°1988, France
Lives and works in Southern California, USA
Education :
2012 - China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China
2011-2012 - Graduated Master in Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Arts, Painting department, Liege, Belgium
2010-2011 - Graduated Bachelor in Fine Arts, St-Lucas School of Arts, Painting department, Liege, Belgium
2009-2010 - University of Art and Design, Erasmus grant, Painting department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2007-2009 - St-Lucas School of Arts, Comic strip department, Liege, Belgium
Medias & Publications :
Western Art Collector, Issue 209, January 2025
Interview for Shoutout LA, (August 2022) USA
Interview on Idobi Radio, Wesam's World #185 (January 2022)
Interview in the magazine Shoutout LA, 2022
Metal Hammer (October 2021) Germany
Mag Ville Grenoble / Le Dauphine (March 2021) France
Interview for the radio show "Passeur d'Art" on 1RCF (Belgium, March 19th 2020) Belgium
Interview for Circle Foundation of the Arts (2020) USA
Interview for The Flying Fruit Bowl (2020) USA
Interview for Era Contemporary (2020) USA
Pratique des Arts No. 150, (February 2020) France
Fine Art Connoisseur (August 14th 2019) USA
La Libre ART (april 4th 2014) Belgium
Art (2012) Belgium
La Libre (March 30th 2012) Belgium
Victoire (March 2012) Belgium
AICA Belgium (november 25th) Belgium
La Libre n°123 (november 18th 2011) Belgium
Art press n° 374 (january 2011) France
El Rios n° 3 (november 2010) Belgium
Catalogues :
Figurativas 2021, MEAM Barcelona (Spain)
UNICEF Charity Auction '' Contemporary Art in Belgium''. Cornette de Saint-Cyr Auction house, Brussels (Belgium)
Espace Jeunes Artistes Rétrospective 2009/2014. Fine-Art Museum, Liege (Belgium)
''Kronstadt Stories-2''. National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), St-Petersburg (Russia)
Solo Exhibitions :
2022 - Tales of a Nomad, Haven Gallery, New York, USA
2016 - Peintures, La Louve Gallery, Arlon, Belgium
2015 - D'Est en Ouest, Dubois-Friedland Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2014 - Quand le vent se lève, Dubois-Friedland Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2012 - Still (some) Life, Mie Lefever Gallery, Gent, Belgium
2012 - Cream Slice, BAL - Museum of Fine Arts, Liege, Belgium
Selected Group Exhibitions :
2025 - Masters Of Drawing, Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, USA
2024 - Catharsis, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, USA
2023 - Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition 'Serendipity', Haven Gallery, New York, USA
2023 - Duality, Haven Gallery, New York, USA
2021 - Scope Art Show, Haven Gallery's booth, Miami, USA
2021 - Animalia International Group Exhibition, curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Haven Gallery, New York, USA
2021 - Figurativas 2021, European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain
2021 - In The Court Of The Dragon, Exhibition for the launch of Trivium's new album, Dig Brew, Birmingham, UK
2021 - In The Court Of The Dragon, Rock and Metal Museum, Bloodstock festival, Catton Hall & Park, UK
2021 - The Moleskine Project X, Spoke Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2020 - The New Pre-Raphaelites, Era Contemporary Gallery, USA
2020 - 5 Years of Haven, Haven Gallery, New York, USA
2020 - Allegory, Haven Gallery, New York, USA
2020 - LA Art Show with Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, USA
2019 - YIA Art Fair with Charron Gallery, Paris, France
2019 - Five and Under, Arcadia Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2019 - Hong de Art Center, Changzhou, China
2019 - Amuse Yeux, Foothills Art Center, Colorado, USA
2019 - Mobil'Art, 9th Biennale of Contemporary Arts, Espace Premontres, Liege, Belgium
2018 - Art Karlsruhe with Galerie Charron, Karlsruhe, Germany
2018 - Louis Schmidt painting prize 2018, ULB Culture, Brussels, Belgium
2017 - A single grain of rice, Galerie Metanoia, Paris, France
2017 - Anonymat, ESA St-Luc, Liege, Belgium
2017 - Bonjour Monsieur Magritte, Mazel Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2017 - Art Elysées with Galerie Charron, Paris, France
2017 - Symbiose, Galerie Charron, Paris, France
2017 - Art Bodensee with Galerie Charron, Dornbirn, Austria
2017 - Galeries Bartoux, London, UK
2017 - Galeries Bartoux Elysées, Paris, France
2017- Art Karlsruhe with Galerie Charron, Karlsruhe, Germany
2015 - Dépendances, Salon du petit format, Crash Gallery, Lille, France
2015 - Local Municipalities, Visual Kontakt Gallery, Oradea, Romania
2015 - Espace Jeunes Artistes Rétrospective 2009/2014, Museum of Fine Arts (BAL), Liege, Belgium
2014 - UNICEF CHARITY AUCTION- ''Contemporary Art in Belgium'', Cornette de Saint Cyr Auction House, Bruxelles, Belgium
2014 - Qui-vive, Art space in Saulieu, France
2013 - Savoir Faire, International Tact of Art in Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China
2013 - A.gif for you ! TMLC space, Hangzhou, China
2012 Prix Jeune Artiste - Arts Libre, La Mediatine, Brussels, Belgium
2012 Canvas Collectie / Collection Rtbf, Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR Museum), Brussels, Belgium
2012 Subject Matters / Black and White, Collection Frederic De Goldschmidt, Brussels, Belgium
2012 European Forum of History and Arts, Liege, Belgium
2012 Paintball, Dubois-Friedland gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2011 We Love Art, Dubois-Friedland gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2011 From this side of time, Flux gallery, Liege, Belgium
2011 Klanken Festival, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2010 Sex & Space, Ex-Kenvelo, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Artist residencies :
November 2015 - Space 118, Mumbai, India
Summer 2014 - National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) , St-Petersburg, Russia
Spring 2014 - LaCourDieu, La Roche en Brenil, France
Summer 2011 - Laika Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Awards :
Winner Best Album Artwork, Heavy Music Awards 2022, London, UK
Finalist of the 2020 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
Runner up of the 2020 Era Contemporary Artist Prize
Best in Show at Camelback Gallery's Artist Choice IV International Juried All Visual Arts Competition, 2020
Circle Foundation for the Arts, Artist of the Year Competition - Finalist Award, 2020
MyRankArt 14th Painting Salon, Top 10 Finalist, 2019
Light Space & Time "Solo Art Series" Competition Winner - Artist Showcase Feature, September 2019
The Gateway International Painting Competition, Best in show Award, May 2019
International HorseArt Contest, Acrylic Medium Winner, 2019
Winner of The BoldBrush Award, April 2019
9th Annual "Animals" Art competition - Special Merit Award (Painting) 2019
9th annual "Animals" Art Competition - Special Recognition Award (Painting) 2019
Nominee of the Louis Schmidt painting prize (Brussels, Belgium), 2018
Nominee of the Montaigne Prize, Culture category (Brussels, Belgium), 2017
1st Artslant prize 2017 Showcase Winner - Painting
8th Artslant prize 2013 Showcase Winner - Painting
3rd Artslant prize 2011 Showcase Winner - Painting
2nd Artslant prize 2011 Showcase Winner - Painting
1st Artslant 2011 Showcase Juried Winner - Painting
Nominee of the Young Artist prize, La Libre (Brussels, Belgium), 2012
Teaching, Workshops & Lectures :
2024 - Workshop with the West Lake Village Art Guild at the Raminfard School of Arts, "Color, Light and Composition", Agoura Hills, USA
2024 - Online workshop - "Master values in painting"
2021 - "Life as an Artist", Online lecture for Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
2021 - Teaching painting at L'Atelier de Peinture de Grenoble, France
2020 - Online workshop - "Understanding Light"
2020 - Online workshop - "Values in Painting"
2020 - Teaching painting at L'Atelier de Peinture de Grenoble, France
2019 - "About European Art", lecture at Changzhou's City Hall, China
2019 - Teaching drawing at Hong de Tang Fine Art Studio, Changzhou, China
2018 - Director and teacher at Oujda Beaux-Arts, Oujda, Morocco
2017 - Painting teacher at Woluwart studio, Brussels, Belgium
2016 - Drawing teacher at AEP, Le Sappey en Chartreuse, France
2012 - Teaching European Arts at Hangzhou N2 Highschool, Hangzhou, China
2012 - Teaching drawing and painting at Haida Company, Hangzhou, China
2012 - European Forum of History and Arts, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Liege, Belgium
Collaborations :
Ambassador for Michael Harding Oil Colours
Collaboration Artist for Artefex Art Panels
Collaboration Artist for Anatomy 4 Sculptors
Partnered with XPPEN for product testing and reviews.
Collaboration with Trivium: Designed their album cover, which won Best Album Artwork at the Heavy Music Awards 2022.
Collaboration with Ryujin: Designed the cover for their new album, 2024.