BEYER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: Louise Sartor
Generously supported by Mrs. Michele Beyer
In this engaging conversation, artist Louise Sartor joins art historian Lacy Davisson to discuss her creative process, personal inspirations, and the poetic themes that shape her work. From painting on found materials to capturing fleeting moments of beauty, Sartor offers a unique opportunity to experience her poetic vision and innovative process firsthand.
A French painter who is known for her evocative and unconventional works that blend classical technique with contemporary sensibility. Trained in scenography at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and later earning a Master’s from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Louise Sartor is celebrated for creating intimate portraits, moody landscapes, and delicate still life’s on found and repurposed materials — particularly mass-market packaging. Her work reflects on transience, memory, and the quiet beauty of decline, often using mediums like oil, gouache, and silverpoint to emphasize fragility and time’s passage. Sartor has exhibited widely, with solo shows at Galerie Crèvecoeur (Paris) and Galerie Belami (Los Angeles), and in group exhibitions including Voyage d’Hiver at the Château de Versailles. In 2022, she designed the official Roland-Garros poster.