Valérie Belin Becomes a Member of the Académie des beaux-arts
Valérie Belin was officially inducted as a member of the photography section of the Académie des beaux-arts by her colleague Nina Childress, a member of the painting department. This chic and moving ceremony was the culmination of an exceptional career.
A graduate of the fine arts schools of Versailles and Bourges, she also holds a master’s degree in art philosophy. Initially influenced by minimalist and conceptual trends, she later devoted herself to photography, exploring light, matter, and the “body” of things and beings, as well as their representations, through photographic series. Her works are exhibited and collected worldwide. Winner of the Pictet Prize in 2015, she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2017. She has had solo exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu in 2017, and presented a series at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2019.
At the ceremony, we met Jean-Michel Othoniel, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nina Childress, Catherine Meurisse, and Anne Demians, among others.
Photos: Michael Huard
