Guillaume Grando, aka SupaKitch, a French multidisciplinary artist with international influence, began his artistic journey at a young age, exploring the streets of the Parisian suburbs with graffiti. This graphic approach has left an indelible mark on his work, evolving over time.
Guillaume Grando (born 1978 in Bagnolet, France) lives and works in Biarritz.
A multidisciplinary artist, he was interested in the hip-hop movement, architecture, design, and art from a young age. At the age of 12, he began painting on various media, then founded the HV collective in 1995, exploring calligraphy, typography, graffiti, graphic design, and music production.
After graduating from the École supérieure des métiers artistiques de Montpellier in 1997, he developed an independent career marked by international collaborations.
In 2000, Guillaume Grando, under the pseudonym SupaKitch, began working in a studio and explored painting on canvas as well as resin and wood sculpture. His style evolved towards abstraction, blending organic forms, architecture, music, and calligraphy. His work evolved after a visit to the Musée Fabre in 2007, where he discovered Pierre Soulages’ outrenoir, influencing his transition to abstraction. In 2008, he moved to New York, where his work incorporated a variety of influences, particularly Japanese. He received a lot of attention and exhibited in New York, Miami, Denver, Mexico City, Paris, Taipei, Beijing, and Shenzhen. It was also during this period that he began to frequent Biarritz, drawn to the ocean and surfing. In 2011, his encounter with Paul Lefèvre (Son of Cobra) introduced him to the use of resin, a material that would become central to his work. Returning to Paris in 2012, he briefly explored tattooing, marking a return to drawing and figuration, while continuing to be invited to the United States and Mexico. In 2016, he settled permanently in Biarritz and focused his research on resin and pigments, exploring randomness, brilliance, reflection, and depth.
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SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
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2024 (A VENIR : SEPTEMBRE)
« AVANT LA TEMPÊTE » CENTRE D’ART HANGAR 107 ROUEN, FRANCE
2023
« OMBRES ET LUMIÈRES » GALERIE ARTCAN MARSEILLE, FRANCE
2021
« ONDES » GALERIE ARTCAN MARSEILLE, FRANCE
2021
« DARK & STORMY » GALERIE LEFEUVRE & ROZE » PARIS, FRANCE
2021
« NOIR » KOLLY GALLERY ZURICH, SUISSE
2019
« FLOODED » POW WOW ! RÉALISATION D’UNE ŒUVRE ÉPHÉMÈRE VENISE, ITALIE
2018
« THE SHAPE OF MATTER » KOLLY GALLERY PARIS, FRANCE
2014
« WALL RIDE » KOLLY GALLERY ZURICH, SUISSE
2011
« I WAS BORN TO BE DIFFERENT » GALERIE ELEGANCE TAIPEI, TAIWAN
2011
« CLÉ DE SOUL » MURIEL GUÉPIN GALLERY NEW YORK, USA
2008
ROCKY MOUTAINS COLLEGE OF ARTS RÉALISATION D’UNE ŒUVRE PERMANENTE DENVER, USA
2007
« UBIQUITY » GALERIE BERTIN-TOUBLANC
DOUBLE EXPOSITION À PARIS, FRANCE ET MIAMI, USA
2006
« LISTEN TO MY PICTURE » GALERIE BERTIN-TOUBLANC PARIS, FRANCE
AWARDS
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1996
LAURÉAT DU CONCOURS TECHNIKART / MAGNUM PRÉSIDÉ PAR JEAN NOUVEL
