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“I create illustrations in a search of depth, balance, aesthetic and expressing vibrant emotions through colors. I explore and get inspired by the various representations of our reality in art, films, myths, stories, dreams, visions and symbols. My goal is to make feel-good images that we can all relate to and enjoy.”
CLIENTS
Maite Leon is a French-Greek artist based in Paris, France.
After studying linguistics at Paris X and visual communication at the École Duperré, she worked across creative industries including Sony Music, Disney Interactive Studios, and major publishing houses. For over a decade, she collaborated with Le Monde cartoonist Plantu, co-authoring several press cartoon collections and archiving his 30,000 original drawings, now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Her figurative, symbol-laden work blends surrealism and pop imagery to reveal the beauty of everyday life and invite reflection on how we perceive reality. Drawing inspiration from Greek mythology, cinema, dreams, and human nature, she seeks to create universal emotional resonance through her multicultural lens.
Working in both traditional and digital media, she combines pencil sketches, ink and watercolor textures, and digital techniques to produce vibrant compositions.
AWARDS
2025
3×3 International illustration Award, Honorable Mention
PROJECTS / ART RESIDENCIES
2025
Openbach Gallery, Summer Art residency 2025 (June), (Vincennes)
Photo Portrait endowment, ADAGP
Mentoring program with Forum des Images/Tumo and ESRA (6 months)
The “Neighbours Gallery” with Expos to Day at Franprix Condorcet (Paris 17e)
The “Neighbours Gallery” with Expos to Day at Franprix Belgrand (Paris 20e)
2024
The “Neighbours Gallery” with Expos to Day at Franprix Condorcet (Paris 17e)
The “Neighbours Gallery” with Expos to Day at Franprix Belgrand (Paris 20e)
Openbach Gallery, Summer Art residency 2024 (May-June), (Vincennes)
2023 Mirror-Mirrors, Self-portraits online projet initiated by French artist Magali Cazo, (Paris)
INTERVIEWS
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Our Drawn Bodies exhibition, Openbach Gallery (Vincennes, FR)
Exhibition at the Botanical House of the Parc Floral (Vincennes, FR)
Summer Art Residents’ exhibition, Openbach Gallery (Vincennes, FR)
2024
The Time of Dreams, Centre Paris Anim’ Maurice Ravel (Paris 12e)
Artistic Card Game (ATCG), Openbach Gallery (Vincennes, FR)
Summer Art Residents’ exhibition, Openbach Gallery (Vincennes, FR)
Art & Sport online virtual exhibition with La Maison des Artistes for the Olympic Games (FR)
2022
Beaux-Arts : L’Objet, Espace Culturel Gabriel, Viry-Chatillon (FR)
Portes Ouvertes des Ateliers d’artistes de Ménilmontant, Paris (FR)
Visions of Forced Labour, Palais des Nations Unies Genève, Suisse (CH)
Conservatoire Municipal Georges Bizet, Paris (FR)
2012-2019 Portes Ouvertes des Ateliers d’artistes de Ménilmontant, Paris (FR)
2010 Small formats in New York, The Art Gallery (US)
2009 Salon Art Shopping, Carrousel du Louvre (FR)
MEMBERSHIPS
La Maison des Artistes / Artistes Contemporains / ADAGP / ATAA
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