ARTWORKS

BIOGRAPHY

Tess Dumon (b.1990) obtained her B.A. from Central Saint Martins and her M.A. from the Royal College of Art. Following several successful solo shows in Paris and Shanghai, Dumon’s work has been exhibited in Royal Ascot, Longines Masters, Christie’s Paris Tout P'tits Charity Sale, and Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, etc.

Tess Dumon’s work evolves on different mediums that include painting, sculpture, and installations. She aims to transform the tragic and dramatic history of the life around her into hints through mythical metaphors and a personal dreamscape. Tess Dumon places the audience in the center of her work with an atmosphere so powerful that people forget the mundane world. 
STORY
Having no clue about the origins of the illness of her brother with autism, Tess Dumon turned herself towards myths, symbols, and legends, at a very young age. As a matter of fact, they aim to answer all kinds of existential questions, from the birth of Mankind to the existence of earthquakes.

During her artistic studies, she started to create her very own mythology, including horses from her brother’s horse therapy sessions, handmade unique blue paint, poems...

Dumon tries to place the viewer at the heart of her work, aiming to transform the act of seeing into a performance itself.

The metal used in her sculptures reflects perfectly any incoming ray of light, giving her animals the appearance of ghosts floating in the air. The magic resulting from these lighting effects contrasts with the dramatic meaning of her work and the roughness of the material she sculpts by hands.

After a successful first solo show in Paris and the presence of her work in main events such as PAD Art Fairs, Royal Ascot, Longines Masters, etc., the young artist is preparing her next show, which will take place in Shanghai. Dumon is always seeking new challenges and opportunities to share her work and her story.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION
2014-2016 MA Information Experience Design at Royal College of Art London with first-class honor
2010-2014 BA fine art at Central Saint Martins London with first-class honor
2009-2010 Foundation course at Atelier de Sèvres in Paris

PRIZES
2016 1st Prize for the best thesis at Royal College of Art
2014 Central Saint Martin Prize for excellence
2014 Born.com Award, first prize

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 ,Les Mondes Flottants, Dumonteil Contemporary, Paris, France
2021 Les liens invisibles, Dumonteil Contemporary, Paris, France
2019 A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever, Galerie Dumonteil Shanghai 
2018 En Plein Coeur, Galerie Dumonteil Paris

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Panel Pink, Dumonteil Contemporary, Paris, France
L'art du dribble, Dumonteil Contemporary, Paris, France

2022
Panel Blue, Dumonteil Contemporary, Paris, France

2021
Fall Group Show, Galerie, Paris, France

2020
‘Portrait of a Bird’, Galerie Dumonteil, Paris, France
‘The Carnival of Animals’, Galerie Dumonteil, Shanghai, China
‘MISA:The Carnival of Animals’, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai, China
‘Jardin d’Eden’, Galerie Dumonteil, Paris, France
‘Paris, as a Destination’, Galerie Dumonteil, Shanghai, China

2018
‘Shark’ - UNDR Globe Collective- Paris

2017
‘Système Hédonique (Dopamine)’ – 1st Biennale de Paname
‘Take Shelter’ at Biennale International du design in Saint-Etienne

2016
‘Take Shelter’ - Degree show art Royal College London

2014
‘Stabat Mater’- Degree show at Central Saint Martins London

SPECIAL COMMISSIONS
2015 ‘Charm Spirit’ for Royal Ascot
2019 ‘Mare and its Foal’ for the Paris Eiffel Jumping Tour ( Longines Masters)

EXHIBITIONS

2023.11.04 – 2024.01.06
DUMONTEIL Shanghai
Bldg 105, 199 Hengshan Road 200031 Shanghai China
2022.07.01 – 2022.09.30
DUMONTEIL Contemporary
8 Rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris
2023.02.03 – 2023.02.25
DUMONTEIL Contemporary
8 Rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris
2023.06.01 – 2023.07.29
DUMONTEIL Contemporary
8 Rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris
2023.06.01 – 2023.07.29
DUMONTEIL Contemporary
8 Rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris
2022.02.19 – 2022.03.19
8 rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris, France
2020.06.20 – 2020.08.01
38 rue de l’Université - 75007 Paris
2020.09.19 – 2020.12.26
DUMONTEIL Shanghai
2020.10.22 – 2020.11.21
38, rue de l'Université, 75007, Paris
2021.12.10 – 2022.01.29
DUMONTEIL Contemporary
8 Rue d'Aboukir 75002 Paris
2020.01.09 – 2020.03.01
Shanghai, China
2019.11.02 – 2020.01.05
Shanghai, China
2018.12.07 – 2019.01.20
Paris, France

PRESS

February, 2020
+ Pratique des Arts (French) - Un monde en apesanteur


November, 2019
+ Wall Street International - Tess DUMON


July, 2015
+ CNN - Wild horses: Sculptor's moving tribute to brother's epilepsy and autism


29 July, 2015
+ The Mighty - How her brother's seizure inspired her award-winning sculpture


July, 2014
+ The Other Studio - Tess DUMON


27 May, 2014
+ ual: University of the Arts London - Prize winners: Central Saint Martins Degree Show One 2014