Chanoir

Born in Bogota in 1976, Chanoir, whose real name is Alberto Vejarano, is a French-Colombian urban artist and designer who lives and works mainly in Paris. He graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2002, and went on to found the Collectif 1980, bringing together artists such as Alexandre Sirvin, Jean-Philippe Illanes, Hugo Garcia and Ernest Añaños Montoto. Chanoir's art is apolitical, graphic and expressive. Ailurophile, his productions are essentially representations of cats. His name, Chanoir, itself stems from this associated passion, with a reference to Théophile Alexandre Steinlen's famous cabaret poster Le Chat Noir. Several of his works can be found in the permanent collection of Bogotá's Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO). In 2009, he took part in the "Né dans la rue" exhibition at the Fondation Cartier, where he presented several works. He also collaborates with numerous brands such as Cacharel in 2011 and Samsung in 2012, as well as with department stores such as Galeries Lafayette in 2013.