B. 1985
Margaux Derhy is a French Moroccan artist whose work explores the deep connections between family heritage, identity, and cultural memory. She studied in London at Central Saint Martins (CSM) and completed an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art (RCA). Margaux currently lives and works between Paris and Massa, a village in southern Morocco.
Through a blend of painting, sewing machine work, and traditional hand embroidery, she delves into the layers of pluridentity. Her commitment to supporting women is especially evident in her embroidery studio in Massa, where she collaborates daily with ten women who were initially unemployed, training them in embroidery techniques that blend traditional craftsmanship with contemporary storytelling. Beyond her studio, Margaux is actively engaged in empowering women, creating spaces for artistic exchange and growth.
Derhy has attended several residencies, including Jaal (2024) and Al Maqam (2021) in Marrakech, Morocco; Enamoura in Marseille, France (2020); Studio Kura in Fukuoka, Japan (2018); and Greatmore Studios in Cape Town, South Africa (2017). She has been running the Massa Stories residency in Morocco since 2019. Derhy's work is included in the Soho House Collection, and she was selected for the Dentons Art Prize in 2020.
Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including 1-54, Marrakech and London (2024); Akaa & Menart Art Fairs with Revie Projects, Paris (2023); Eros Hypnotica by Artwork in Promess, Paris (2022); Spring Agency Show, Paris (2021); AoraIII by Aora Space, London (2021); Rongulaire by Tatiss, Lyon (2020); TwentyTwenty Women by The Artistellar, online (2020); Ddessin Art Fair, Paris (2020); Sunday Art Fair, London (2019) with A.Romy Gallery; and Investec Art Fair, Cape Town (2018).
EDUCATION
2019-2021, MA Painting at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, UK
2018-2019, Postgraduate Diploma Art & Science at Central Saint Martins (CSM), London, UK
2015-2018, Intensive painting cycle, Atelier Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (ABA), Paris, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024, Fibi, Lydia et les autres, Jaal, Marrakech
2017, 90 Great Days, no More, Galerie Fatiha Selam, Paris, France
2017, 90 Great Days, no More, Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025, Sotheby's UAE (forthcoming)
2024, Ellipsis, Izza, Marrakech
2024, 1-54 Art Fair with Revie Projects, Marrakech
2024, Suite Amazigh, Frederic Morales, Dubai
2024, Pick your way, Lee Bauwens Gallery, Bruxelles
2023, Portfolio presentation for Le Cercle de l'Art, Paris
2023, Duo Show, Artybox Gallery by curator Achraf Remok, Casablanca
2023, Menart Art Fair with Le Cercle & Revie Projects, Paris
2023, Akaa Art Fair with Revie Projects x Galerie Loft, Paris
2023, Group show, Larock Granoff Gallery with Le Cercle de l’Art, Paris
Auction, A drawing for Morocco at Paris Internationale Art Fair, Paris
2022, Eros Hypnotica, by Artwork in Promess, Paris, France
2022, Portfolio presentation for Le Cercle de l'Art, Paris, France
2022, Fountain Sculpture for Le Casino de Paris, Paris, France
2022, In-situ Fresco for La Noceria, Paris, France
2022, In-situ paintings for Merci Paris Apartement, Paris, France
2021, If The House Catches Fire, Chapelle XIV, Paris, France
2021, Royal College of Arts (RCA) graduate show, London, UK
2021, Spring Agency, Paris, France
2021, Aora: III, by curator Jennifer Ellis for Aora Space, Virtual Platform
2021, Latence, by curator Chloé Bonnie More, Paris, France
2020, RCA WIP show, Royal College of Arts (RCA), London, UK
2020, Snapshot, Hockney Gallery (RCA), London, UK
2020, Artwork in promess A starry exhibition, Paris, France
2020, Ddessin Paris, invited by Eve de Medeiros, Paris, France
2020, Rongulaire, Galerie Tatiss, Lyon, France
2020, TwentyTwenty Women, by The Artistellar, London, UK
2019, Tate Exchange (Tate Modern), performance on the collective memory with CSM, London, UK
2019, Human Manifesto, curated by the Feminist Society at CSM, London, UK
2019, We are Here we are, Apiary Studios, London, UK
2019, Auction Tresor à la Carte, organized by Watever at Galeries Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, France
2019, A Smaller Scale, EBONY, Cape Town, South Africa
2019, Group show, Wilo & Grove, Paris, France
2019, Jeune Création Hors les murs En Cas de Pluie, Paris, France
2019, I live in an art gallery #1, by A. Rimy, Geneva, Switzerland
2019, Sunday Art Fair, off Frieze with A. Romy, London, UK
2018, Embryonica, open studio at Central Saint Martins, London, UK
2018, Superflat Memory, residency show at Studio Kura, Itoshima (Fukuoka), Japan
2018, Group show for AB-Kobo launching with limited embroideries on tee-shirts, Paris, France
2018, Memories we might have, by HATSH, Paris, France
ART FAIRS
2024, 1-54 Art Fair with L’Atelier 21, London
2024, Menart Art Fair with Suite Amazigh, Paris
2024, 1-54 Art Fair with Revie Projects, Marrakech
2023, Menart Art Fair with Le Cercle & Revie Projects, Paris
2023, Akaa Art Fair with Revie Projects x Galerie Loft, Paris
2020, Ddessin Paris, invited by Eve de Medeiros, Paris, France
2019, Sunday Art Fair, off Frieze with A. Romy, London, UK
2018, Investec Cape Town Art Fair with Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
RESIDENCIES
2024, Jaal Riad, Marrakech, Morocco
2021, Al Maqam, Marrakech, Morocco
2021, Association La Source Garouste, Bayonne, France
2020, Enamoura, Marseille, France
2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, Massa Stories, South Agadir, Morocco
2018, Studio Kura, Fukuoka, Japan
2017, Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
2015, La Ira de Dios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
SELECTED MEDIA
2024, Financial Times, Lily Le Brun, I want to shatter the image of the bohemian artist
2024, Diptyk, Armand Boua, Que collectionner pendant la 1-54 Marrakech ?
2024, Art News Africa, Catherine Bardi, Looking at our Favourite Booths from 1-54 Marrakech 2024
2024, Artfair Mag, Pauline Loeb, Curator's booth Pick
2024, Artnews, Sarah Belmont, The Best Booths at Marrakech 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
2024, Femmes du Maroc, Pauline Maisterra, Fibi, Lydia, et toutes les autres
Beaux-Arts Magazine, Inès Boittiaux, Nouveaux Regards
2023, AD Middle East, Aidan Imanova, The Female Gaze
2023, 9 Lives Magazine, Marie Elisabeth De La Fresnaye, Mettre en place des nouveaux modèles d’emancipation
2023, Les Confettis, Perrine Bonafos, Tisser des liens entre l’art, l’heritage et la communauté
2023, Pratique des Arts, Sara Winckler, La vie des arts au féminin
2023, Beaux Arts Magazine, Sarah Belmont, 5 étonnantes portraitistes qui manient le fil avec talent
2023, L'officiel des Galeries et Musées, Nadège Besnard-Roussel, Les mémoire ravivées de Margaux Derhy
2023, Visible Média, Olympe Ditner, Encourager et soutenir les jeunes femmes artistes
2023, Maroc 24, Faouzia Marouf, Margaux Derhy, au fil de la broderie
2023, Art et Décoration, Caroline Appert, Trois questions à Margaux Derhy
2022, Les Echos, Charlotte Merlet, Vers un cercle vertueux de l'art
2022, Femmes d’Art, Marie Stéphanie Servos, Femmes d’Art #0, trois questions à Margaux Derhy
2021, Artistik Rezo, Mona Dortindeguey, Le Cercle de l’art, un nouveau modèle
2020, Boum! Bang!, Ariane Serck, La couleur de l’enfance
2020, Quotidien de l’Art, Armelle Malvoisin, Margaux Derhy à Ddessin
2019, Paablo Editions, Grégoire Prangé, What if I can’t remember to remember him?
2017, Article by Didier Goupil, Mémoire Vive
2017, Revue Profane #5, Carine Soyer, Une double vie
2017, Littérature Mineure, Marie-Laure Dagoit, Tiny Book "Mémoire Vive"
PODCASTS
2023, Studio Visit, Lorraine Pipart, Episode 42 pour l’exposition Matières d’être
Massa Stories, Tara Benveniste, Massa Stories, la résidence
2022, Chamade, Marie Girardin Lépine, Toute ma vie se situe autour du domaine de la peinture
2022, Innover dans le monde de l’Art, Lyse de Quillacq, Le Cercle de l’Art
2018, Generation XX, Siham Jibril, #48 Margaux Derhy, artiste peintre