Marie-Amélie Chéreau (b. 1972) is a French contemporary artist based in Paris whose painting practice explores incarnation, the relationship between the visible and invisible, and the transformation of language into matter and light.
Introduced to painting by her grandmother, herself an artist, Chéreau studied for seven years at the École Martenot in Paris. A graduate of Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and HEC Paris, she pursued a twenty-year career in senior leadership positions within the international luxury industry, notably at LVMH, before dedicating herself professionally to art in 2021.
Working primarily in oil painting, Chéreau combines gestural abstraction, symbolic inscriptions, layered textures, and luminous color. Her practice draws on spiritual traditions and explores the interplay between structure and intuition. Her recent series, Les Incarnées, inspired by the Gospel of John, investigates the passage from the written word to physical presence.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in Paris, Munich, Lausanne, and Merano, with presentations in Miami and Chicago. Recent solo exhibitions include Du Verbe à La Chair in Paris (2026) and Les Incarnées at Palace Merano, Italy (2026). Her works are held in private collections internationally, including in the United States, Switzerland, and Monaco.
