From Saturday 17 October 2026 to Sunday 7 March 2027 at the Musée de l’Abbaye in Saint-Claude. From 17 October 2026 to 7 March 2027, the Musée de l’Abbaye in Saint-Claude…
About this event in the Jura in Saint-Claude
From Saturday 17 October 2026 to Sunday 7 March 2027 at the Musée de l’Abbaye in Saint-Claude. From 17 October 2026 to 7 March 2027, the Musée de l’Abbaye in Saint-Claude invites artist Marine Wallon to present a solo exhibition devoted to fifteen years of creative work.
Co-produced with the Musée Estrine in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Ce lieu-là brings together nearly 70 works – paintings, drawings and prints – and offers a journey through the artist’s distinctive world. Following her commission for the Chalcographie du Louvre, her nomination for the Prix Drawing Now and her award of the Prix Jean-François Prat, Marine Wallon is now establishing herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary French painting.
Landscape as a common thread Paintings, drawings and prints trace the career of an artist who explores landscape as a sensory experience, a territory of memory and a space for projection. Between figuration and abstraction, her works invite viewers on a journey through a world that combines observations of reality, intimate perceptions and traces of time.
The exhibition is accompanied by a creative residency in the Haut-Jura between 2026 and 2027. Through the seasons, Marine Wallon will explore the area, encountering its landscapes and inhabitants and pursuing new research inspired by this extended immersion. For several years, the Musée de l’Abbaye has been committed to supporting contemporary creativity by hosting artists in residence and exhibiting emerging figures on today’s art scene.
In early 2026, the museum chose to invite artist Marine Wallon for a creative residency in the Haut-Jura, followed by an exhibition devoted to her work, co-produced with the Musée Estrine in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Nearly 70 works, fifteen years of creative work Bringing together nearly seventy works (paintings, drawings and prints, including the piece created for the Chalcographie du Louvre), the exhibition will offer a retrospective journey through fifteen years of creative work.
Having explored the industrial landscape in 2025 with the exhibition devoted to Laurent Proux, the museum continues its reflections on landscape, a major focus of its research and cultural programme. The invitation to Marine Wallon reflects this desire to be surprised by the trajectory of an artist who, since graduating from the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris in 2009, has built a body of work immediately recognisable for the consistency of its subjects and the distinctive nature of her explorations.
One artist, four seasons, one territory: Marine Wallon journeys through the Haut-Jura Born in 1985, Marine Wallon is a French artist whose work explores landscape as a sensory experience. A graduate of the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, she has spent more than fifteen years building a distinctive pictorial world that combines observation of reality, the memory of places and an exploration of movement.
Her paintings, drawings and prints invite viewers on a journey through landscape, in a constant dialogue between observation and abstraction. Her work is now featured in numerous institutions and collections, both in France and abroad. Marine Wallon works mainly in oil paint and pastel.
Her landscapes, rendered in a palette of vivid colours, play with shapes, framing and effects of movement. Her compositions give landscape an immersive dimension and invite viewers to experience it through large-scale works. Organised across the seasons, four five-day residency sessions will allow the artist to discover the remarkable landscapes of the Haut-Jura, visit iconic sites and meet residents, cultural professionals and local partners.
These periods of immersion will feed into the creation of new works directly connected to the area. Key dates: Marine Wallon will stay in the area on four occasions: • Winter: 2 to 7 February 2026 • Summer: 13 to 17 July 2026 • Autumn: 21 to 25 September 2026 • Winter: early 2027