Oh de Laval
Artist
Oh de Laval is a Polish-Thai artist who makes work concerning human behaviour: the decisions we make, why we make them, how we feel. As a result, de Laval’s paintings act as a window into the artists own character as well as her pleasures and imaginings.
Earning a degree in sociology from the University of Warsaw in 2016 before moving to London to pursue painting, de Laval’s work is informed by many varied inspirations including Francis Bacon’s hedonistic lifestyle, sociologist Émile Durkheim’s theory that deviance is necessary to a functioning, successful society, and the artist's love for the French New Wave, Italian cinema, and specifically, the Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Recent solo exhibitions include Take your pleasure seriously, Galerie Marguo (Paris, 2023) and Wild Things Happen in Stillness, Unit London (London, 2021). de Laval has also participated in numerous group exhibitions: We Are the Future, Christie's London (London, 2024); Hajimemashite!, Bridge Mogura Gallery (Tokyo, 2023); Echos, Galerie Droste (Paris, 2022); Domesticity, Nassima Landau Art Foundation (Tel Aviv, 2022); Chronicles 3, Galerie Droste x KPM (Berlin, 2021); Group show curated by Melanie Lum, Asia Art Center (Taipei, 2021); Xiao Foundation (HK, 2021); Villa Merkel (Esslingen, 2021); Watchlist, Galerie Droste (Paris, 2020); and Alter Ego, Unit London (London, 2020).
de Laval also collaborated with Kali Uchis on the art for her 2020 EP To Feel Alive. Her work is held in the collections of AMMA Foundation (Mexico City, MX); Dib Museum (Bangkok, TH); Rudin Dewoody Collection (Florida, US); Studio Berkhain Museum (Berlin, DE); Emergentes Art Collection (Lebanon); and the Xiao Foundation (Hong Kong).
Oh de Laval is a Polish-Thai artist who makes work concerning human behaviour: the decisions we make, why we make them, how we feel. As a result, de Laval’s paintings act as a window into the artists own character as well as her pleasures and imaginings.
Earning a degree in sociology from the University of Warsaw in 2016 before moving to London to pursue painting, de Laval’s work is informed by many varied inspirations including Francis Bacon’s hedonistic lifestyle, sociologist Émile Durkheim’s theory that deviance is necessary to a functioning, successful society, and the artist's love for the French New Wave, Italian cinema, and specifically, the Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Recent solo exhibitions include Take your pleasure seriously, Galerie Marguo (Paris, 2023) and Wild Things Happen in Stillness, Unit London (London, 2021). de Laval has also participated in numerous group exhibitions: We Are the Future, Christie's London (London, 2024); Hajimemashite!, Bridge Mogura Gallery (Tokyo, 2023); Echos, Galerie Droste (Paris, 2022); Domesticity, Nassima Landau Art Foundation (Tel Aviv, 2022); Chronicles 3, Galerie Droste x KPM (Berlin, 2021); Group show curated by Melanie Lum, Asia Art Center (Taipei, 2021); Xiao Foundation (HK, 2021); Villa Merkel (Esslingen, 2021); Watchlist, Galerie Droste (Paris, 2020); and Alter Ego, Unit London (London, 2020).
de Laval also collaborated with Kali Uchis on the art for her 2020 EP To Feel Alive. Her work is held in the collections of AMMA Foundation (Mexico City, MX); Dib Museum (Bangkok, TH); Rudin Dewoody Collection (Florida, US); Studio Berkhain Museum (Berlin, DE); Emergentes Art Collection (Lebanon); and the Xiao Foundation (Hong Kong).
