Isabelle Gounod opened her first gallery in 2004 and settles in Le Marais in 2008. The gallery develops in 2011 with the "Studio" a show-room space.
Paying particular attention to the French scene from the outset, she has accompanied and represented the work of Michaële-Andréa SCHATT, Martin BRUNEAU and Jérémy LIRON and more recently, Jacqueline DAURIAC, Florent LAMOUROUX and Moussa SARR.
Particularly recognized for her support of the emerging scene, she represents Lenny RÉBÉRÉ, Pierre AGHAIKIAN, Audrey MATT AUBERT, Sophie KITCHING and Mikaël MONCHICOURT.
Since 2016 the gallery has also strengthened its position by representing artists from the international scene: Glen BAXTER (GB), Leslie SMITH III (US), Dan BRAULT (CA), Katharina ZIEMKE (DE) and Axel PAHLAVI (DE), Sam JACKSON (UK) and India LEIRE (UK).
In 2020, a first exhibition devoted to Carolyn CARLSON initiates the gallery's commitment to the diffusion of the graphic and poetic work of the Franco-American dancer and choreographer.
The Galerie Isabelle Gounod has presented the first exhibitions of artists nowadays internationally confirmed such as Julien DES MONSTIERS (2008), Claire TABOURET (2010, 2012 and 2013), Thomas LÉVY-LASNE (2013) and Maude MARIS (2013, 2015 and 2017).
Collections :
The artists' works are present in numerous public and private collections: Musée National d’Art Moderne / Centre Pompidou (Paris), MoMA (N.Y.C.), LACMA (L.A.), CNAP, Fonds Municipal d’Art Contemporain de la ville de Paris, FRAC AUVERGNE, FRAC PACA, FRAC Haute-Normandie, FRAC Basse-Normandie, Paul-Dini Museum (Villefranche-sur-Saône), Le musée de l’Immigration, the Collection du cabinet des Dessins Jean Bonna, the Collection EMERIGE, the Collection Société Générale, the Fonds de dotation Bredin Prat, the Fondation Salomon, the Collection Florence et Daniel Guerlain, the Collection François Pinault…
Isabelle Gounod :
Isabelle Gounod comes from a family of artists for many generations, composers, painters, photographers, poets and writers. After an artistic education and devoted a decade to theatre, she pursued her career in film and documentary production before opening her gallery in 2004.
Member of the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art since 2010, Isabelle Gounod has also been invited to represent the CPGA on several commissions of the Cnap. Member of the Board of Directors of the Cnap - Centre National des Arts Plastiques from 2019 to 2022.
Member of the PGMAP association since 2020.