Marc Andre

Marc Andre was born in Toulouse, France and spent much of his childhood in Paris traveling the world and frequenting museums with his mother, primarily visiting exhibitions featuring Pan-African artists and had a profound impact on his creative practice. In his latest body of work, Andre harnesses his love of painting and drawing to bring his vision of the African aesthetic to the contemporary art world at large. Andre lives and works in New York.  

Since his first year of painting, Andre has been featured in Westside Gunn, Tim Okamura and Julia Lang collections. After his first solo exhibition African Inferno at Doordoor gallery in Brooklyn he was invited to the Hamptons Art Fair. Andre is also a musician, a rapper, producer, and a model.  

Andre meditates on the moments when we step out of our comfort zones. Infused with neo-expressionist influences and demonstrating a figurative approach akin to the portraits and sculptures of Benin infused with a refreshing wave of energy. By channeling a playful flirtation with mark making, Andre shows us that childhood creativity is “as pure as it gets."