Delphine Lebourgeois

Delphine studied Fine Art in Lyon, then went on to complete a masters in Illustration at Centrail St Martins in 2005. 

Lebourgeois works in various medium including digital, collage, pencil, pen, ink, watercolour and screenprint but her working process always starts with an initial collage of found elements.

Her most recent work draws from various stylistic sources (ranging from Botticelli to comics) mixing symbols and cultural references in a playful and sometimes irreverent way.

Her works  look into the fragility of innocence, the need for protection, and how young people in their desperate search to belong can sometime turn to an extreme form of comfort. 

Through varied scenarios reminiscent of childhood’ games, Lebourgeois tells stories about vulnerability and disillusion, but also – like an antidote –  rebellion and empowerment.