Nicolas Delprat, (1972, Rennes). Vit et travaille à Bruxelles

The work of Nicolas Delprat is rooted in a dialogue with cinema and art history, approached through a minimalist lens. The central theme of his paintings and installations is light. His work follows a tradition that spans from the very invention of painting to the works of Caravaggio and Georges de La Tour. 

Nicolas Delprat graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Lyon in 1997 and Nantes in 1998. He was a resident at the Casa Velázquez in Madrid from 2017 to 2018. His first solo exhibition took place in 1998 at the Magasin (CNAC) in Grenoble. 

Since then, Nicolas Delprat’s work has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions, including “Expression(s) décoloniale(s)” in 2018 at the Château des Ducs de Bretagne in Nantes. 

He has also participated in a multitude of group exhibitions, such as “Viva Villa” in 2018 at the Villa Méditerranée, and “Les lois de l’imaginaire” in 2024 at the FRAC Auvergne and Musée d’Aurillac. His work will be exhibited at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris in 2025. 

His works are part of numerous collections, including the CNAP, the FRAC Auvergne, the fondation Colas, and the Espace Arts Madeleine-Lambert.

Pour ColAAb, Nicolas Delprat a imaginé Minimal Light, une installation lumineuse qui «peut servir de même manière à éclairer l’espace dans lequel elle se trouve, à le faire percevoir, mais aussi à lui donner une qualité particulière, celle de la présence impalpable de l’art.»