Gallery Presentation

For 35 years, La Galerie Papillon has been recognized for its distinctive editorial line and sensitivity to works on paper. It champions artists from France and abroad - emerging, established and mid-career - who share a common sense of poetry and irony.
Founded in 1989 by Claudine Papillon, the gallery benefits from a long history of work with artists who have gone on to become renowned names such as Sigmar Polke, Dieter Roth, Michael Craig-Martin, Hreinn Fridfinnsson and Erik Dietman.
Directed by Marion Papillon since 2007, the gallery's commitment to artists and its role extend beyond the walls of the space itself. Marion Papillon is the founder of Paris Galerie Weekend, launched in 2014. She is also president of the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art since 2019.
Marion and Claudine Papillon are two generations of gallerists who collaborate together while complementing each other and sharing the same unchanging values and vision that give the gallery its identity: offering artists an environment of freedom to give free rein to their creativity.