Sandra Chevrier

A French artist that you may not have heard of but should.

La Cage quand la peur s'effondre
(The Cage when fear collapses)
From the collection 'Hand painted cages'

Best known for her work called 'Les Cages', Sandra Chevrier is a French artist that paints mainly female portraiture on either paper or a canvas. For three of her collections, she also uses bit of Superhero comic strip to collage the 'cage'.


La Cage et l'instant tragique
(The Cage and the tragic moment)
From the collection 'Super hero Canvas III'

Sandra currently lives in Quebec, Canada. She is a single mum chasing her grand ideas. Working in a home studio, Sandra produces her work continuously forming a full time job. Her work is shown in her home country as well as the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Asia. Her collection 'Super hero Cages' have gained worldwide success. And now, collectors all over the globe have their hands on her work.



La Cage dans une goutte de reve
(The Cage in a drop of dream)
From the collection 'Les Cages 2013'

The series 'Cages' is all about women trying to find freedom from society's twisted presumptions on what a women should or shouldn't be. The women are trapped within these cages of rash paint strokes or comic book strips that hide their individuality. This symbolises the struggle that women go through with having false and overrated expectations of perfect beauty as well as the restrictions that society put upon women by saying corrupting true beauty  which imprisons their identity. Society's expectations for a woman, is asking for them to be a Super hero.

La Cage a fleur de peau
(The Cage on edge)
From the collection 'Les Cages 2013'

Personally, I love Sandra's work. Her use of different mediums makes it visually interesting and recognisable. The focus she has behind her collections is deep and is almost feminist like. And although it may take a while to see visually, it all ties together conclusively.