Magali Lapeyre-Mirande is a self-taught French artist living near Bordeaux. After working for many years exclusively on portraits, she began to combine her passion for nature and animals with that for art.

With her realistic style, she starts from a blank sheet of paper and works only in black and white using graphite and carbon pencils. She pays particular attention to conveying the emotions and qualities of the animal world in order to capture the attention for a longer period of time and thus raise awareness on the subject of the preservation of life in all its forms.

Awards:

• Bronze Medal for my drawing "Human" at Salon des Artistes Français, Février 2024.
• Finalist of Académie des Beaux-Arts "Prix de dessin Pierre David-Weill 2023", March 2023.
• "Runner-Up" for my drawing "Eyes of the soul" at Artists for Painted Dogs autumn exhibition, November 2022.
• "Ara d'Or" trophy for my drawing "Breathe" at ArAnimA exhibition in Galerie Thuillier, Paris, October 2021.
• 2nd place in Fusion Arts 8th International Quarterly Art Competition "Into The Wild" in "Traditional" category, October 2018.
• Finalist of David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation "Wildlife Artist of the Year", May 2018.

Exhibitions:

• "Salon des Artistes Français", Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France - Februray 14th to 18th 2024.
• "Beautés Animales", Courcelles Gallery, Paris, France - January 29th to March 9th 2024.
• "Salon d'Automne", La Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France - January 18th to 21st 2024.
• "Salon National des Artistes Animaliers", Bry-Sur-Marne - November 18th to December 17th 2023.
• "Prix de Dessin Pierre David-Weill 2023 - Académie des Beaux-Arts" - Pavillon Comtesse de Caen, Palais de l'Institut de France, Paris, France - March 16th to April 30th 2023.
• "Artists for Painted Dogs Autumn 2022" - Online exhibition - October 28th to November 20th 2022.
• "Salon ADN" - Palais Bondy, Lyon, France - September 30th to October 2nd 2022.
• "Salon des Beaux Arts" - Orangerie du Sénat, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France - September 22nd to 27th.
• "ArAnimA 2022", Espace Rex, Le Pouliguen, France - May 1st to June 26th 2022.
• "Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature", Saint Valéry sur Somme - April 9th to 18th 2022.
• "ArAnimA 2021", Galerie Thuillier, Paris - October 2nd to 14th 2021.
• "10 ans d'ArAnimA", Galerie Thuillier, Paris - November 21st to December 3rd 2020. Due to another lockdown, this exhibition is only virtual.
• "Salon National des Artistes Animaliers", Bry-Sur-Marne - November 16th to December 15th 2019.
• "Salon des Arts et de la Création", La Brède - November 2019.
• Fusion Arts 8th International Quarterly Art Competition "Into The Wild" online exhibition - October 2018 to January 2019.
• "Salon des Arts et de la Création", La Brède - November 2018.
• "Wildlife Artist of the Year" exhibition at The Mall Galleries, Londres - May 2018.