“How grounded are you? Roxane Revon makes her viewers question their relationship to the earth and the various forms of life that grow in and out of it. She carefully studies the way plants sprout from their roots, and interrogates our connections to them. Through video renderings and delicate drawings, she zooms in on the invisible, hence making us take a deeper look at our own origins and foundations. She brings us to a place of restored fertility and rebirth, allowing for new ways of movements, connections and revived visions of the self.”
Aude Adrien, author of New York : au cœur de la création contemporaine.
“Revon’s multidisciplinary approach combines sculpture, installation, video, and works on paper to bring attention to the complex systems that lie beneath our everyday awareness. In her installations, she deconstructs and reorganizes natural elements like seeds, rocks, and minerals, highlighting the coexistence of various life forms within a shared environment. By germinating, photographing, and sketching plant roots, she unveils vibrant lines and abstract patterns that echo the hidden structures sustaining our world. Her use of transparent materials, such as reused plexiglass, allows viewers to observe these intricate networks and reminds us of the beauty of natural processes often overlooked in daily life.”
Aurore Vullierme - Curator of Ghosts of the Mundane
As a multidisciplinary artist, I conduct experiments with biomaterials to create layered pieces that explore life, time, and memories. My work often resembles a palimpsest, where layers of lives and stories are superimposed and revealed as the Earth ages, echoing the natural process of sedimentation. Reflecting on biologist Lynn Margulis's work, which emphasizes that life has significantly shaped Earth's surface and atmosphere, I observe and collaborate with plant roots, mycelium, and bacteria to delve into themes of transformation and our responsibility toward the world we inhabit, questioning our role as humans in the broader context of Earth's life.
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EDUCATION
2018: Stage directing certificate (“A practical approach to directing”), Yale School of Drama (USA).
2016: Stanford Ignite certificate, Stanford GSB (USA).
2007-2010: Masters degree (MA) in Philosophy, Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne University (France) & Roma II University (Italy).
2004-2007 : Graduate degree in Philosophy, Classics Literature and English, Montpellier III University & “Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles Littéraires” (France).
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & RESIDENCIES
2024
FUSED grant for the duo project “Rhizomes” with choreographer Thierry Thieu Niang, Villa Albertine with the support of the Louis Roederer Foundation, NY.
Urban Field Station / Nature of Cities 2024, yearly artist in residence, NY.
Artist Alliance Inc. artist in residence, NY.
2023
Residency Unlimited artist in residence, Brooklyn & Governors Island, NY.
Best cinematography award, UNFIX International Festival, NY.
Donatello International Prize, Florence & International Prize Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy.
Studio fellowship at Cinema Supply art studios, Chelsea, NY.
2022
Celia and Gilbert Wallace artist in residence fellowship, NY.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) artist in residence, Jackson Lab, Long Island, NY.
LMCC Creative Engagement Grant for "Roon's Roots" installation, NY.
2021
LMCC Art Center artist in residence, Fall 2021, Governors Island, NY.
Buinho Creative Fab Lab artist in residence, Messejana, Portugal.
2019
Best adaptation award, the United Solo Festival, NYC.
Spectrum, experimental performances artist in residence, Brooklyn, NY.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (solo where indicated)
2025
SYMBIOSIS, large scale art installation curated by Aurore Vullierme at YI Tai Sculpture & Installation, Art Central Fair, Hong Kong (FORTHCOMING).
ROOTS & ROUTES: TRACING OF TIME, collective exhibition curated by Aurore Vullierme at PS 122 Gallery, New York (FORTHCOMING).
ALL THE WRONG PLACES, collective exhibition curated by Panos Giannikopoulos at Batagianni Gallery, Athens, Greece (FORTHCOMING).
WORLDS AGLOW, collective exhibition curated by Caroline Voagen Nelson, The LIC-A Art Space at The Factory, New York.
INVOLUTION, collective exhibition curated by Panos Giannikopoulos at Wildreed Project, with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture, Athens, Greece.
2024
2nd NATURE, immersive collective exhibition curated by Pieris Architects with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Municipality of Attica, Athens Conservatory, Athens, Greece.
100 WOMEN OF SPIRIT+, a satellite of the Armory Fair, collective exhibition curated by Gwenolee Zurcher, Zurcher Gallery, New York.
GHOSTS OF THE MUNDANE, collective exhibition curated by Crina Arghirescu & Aurore Vullierme, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York.
LOST AND FOUND, collective exhibition curated by Aishan Zhang, Cinema Supply Gallery, New York.
EX-FEMINA, collective exhibition curated by Valerie Hallier, Westbeth Gallery, New York.
EXPERIMENTAL FILM 2024, collective exhibition curated by the CICA Museum, Korea.
TIKKUN OLAM, installation curated by the UNFIX Festival, St Paul & Grace Church, New York.
2023
DOCTORS OF THE WORLD, collective print sale curated by Julien Alamo, Squadra Gallery and PICTO NY, New York.
WANDER, solo outdoors garden installation curated by Lucien Zayan with the support of L’Alliance Francaise NY, The Invisible Dog Art Center, Brooklyn, New York.
ART ON PAPER art fair, curated by Latifa Metheny, Azart Gallery, New York.
SHIM/ARTCARDS, a collective eco exquisite corpse curated by Jill Krutick, Aqua Art Miami, Miami.
GARDEN MYSTERIES indoor installation, 2023 European Capital of Culture, Eleusis, Greece (finalist).
ENCOUNTERS, solo exhibition and installation curated by Aude Adrien at the RU/KODA House 404, Residency Unlimited, Governors Island, New York.
METAPHOR-MOSIS, collective exhibition curated by Ru Marshall, Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, New York.
UNNATURAL PROCESSES, collective exhibition curated by Valerie Hallier, Westbeth Gallery, West Village, New York.
FIBROUS, video installation curated by Ren Gyo Soh at the UNFIX Festival, New York.
ENCOUNTER, public outdoor mycelium installation, SMACH Biennale, Dolomites, Italy (finalist).
2022
THE FLAG PROJECT RC, collective flag exhibition curated by the Rockefeller Center Art program, the United Nation Environment Program and the Climate Museum, Rockfeller Center, New York.
EARTH, NURTURE, SEED, collective exhibition curated by Nour Sabbag at Storm Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
ROON'S RHIZOMES, solo exhibition curated by Vanessa Selk at Cinema Supply Gallery, Chelsea, New York.
ART ON PAPER art fair, collective exhibition curated by Latifa Metheny, Azart Gallery, NYC.
EXQUISITE CORPSE, collective exhibition curated by Jill Krutick & SHIM Eco, Venice Biennale , New York & Aqua Art Miami.
VISCERAL, 3D collective exhibition curated by Ilaria Falchetti, M.A.D.S Gallery, Milan.
HIDDEN PLACES, solo exhibition & installation curated by Mathilde Auge & Tatyana Frank, the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York.
ROON’s ROOTS, solo installation at the UNFIX Festival with Butoh performer Yokko thanks to the LMCC Creative engagement grant, New York.
GREEN. GREEN WORLD, collective exhibition curated by La Fenice Art Gallery, HongKong.
SPINE, solo exhibition curated by Charlotte Morgan, Adore Me, New York.
2021
ART IN THE WILD, collective exhibition curated by Piper Nichole Henriques, NYU Tandon / Integrated Digital Media, New York.
BOTANICAL ART & ILLUSTRATION, collective exhibition , Las Laguna Art Gallery, ( online).
PLANTHROPOSCENE installation & performance curated by the LMCC Art Center Open Studios, Governors Island, New York.
GARDEN II-FLOATING, UNFIX Festival NYC 2021, outdoor installation curated by Ren Gyo Soh, New York and online.
GARDEN I, outdoor sculpture curated by Buinho Fab Lab, Messejana, Portugal.
FILMS, SCENOGRAPHY & PERFORMANCES
2024
RHIZOMES, a duo project (workshops series and final art installation & performance in April 2025) with choreographer Thierry Thieu niang, commissioned by L’Alliance Francaise New York, Villa Albertine and Language and Laughter Preschool, NY.
LAYERS, a dance film by Cesar Abreu with the support of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College (CUNY), visuals & art videos by Roxane Revon, Premiere at the Silberman School of Social Work, NY.
2023
SHADES OF SPRING, ballet choreographed by Jessica Lang commissioned by Sarasota Ballet, at the Aslo Theater, Jan 27-30 in Sarasota, Florida.
NOS ANNEES PARALLELES by Stephane Corbin, co-directed by Roxane Revon & Guillaume Sirvent, commissioned by WA & Nicolas Herouard, starring Guillaume Sirvent & Marion Herouard, NY.
2022
SHADES OF SPRING, ballet choreographed by Jessica Lang commissioned by Sarasota Ballet, world premiere at the Joyce Theater from Aug 16-21 2022, NYC & Jan 27-30 2023 in Sarasota, Florida.
COSI FAN TUTTE by Mozart, directed by Isabelle Melinski and produced by OIW at the Kimball Theater, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.
2020
IN ORDER TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY, an awarded adaptation of Musset’s masterpiece Lorenzaccio directed by Roxane Revon and performed by Patric Madden, Spectrum Brooklyn and United Solo Festival, Best Adaptation Award.
2019
AMAHL by Menotti, directed by Marco Nistico and produced by Opera on the James at the Academy Theater, Lynchburg, VA.
2018-2012
RHINOCEROS by Ionesco, LOVE AND INFORMATION by Caryl Churchill, DON JUAN by Molière, JUST ASSASSINS by Albert Camus, directed by Roxane Revon, produced by the CTA Department at the Black Box Theater, John Jay College (CUNY).
MADWOMEN by Giraudoux, JEU DE MASSACRE by Ionesco, LE DINDON by Feydeau, LES PRECIEUSES RIDICULES by Molière, LA NUIT DE VALOGNE by E.E Schmit, directed by Roxane Revon, produced by ATNY at the Theater for a New City.
THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT by J. Giraudoux, directed by Roxane Revon and presented at the Actors Studio PD Unit, NYC : THE BOLD SOPRANO by Ionesco, directed by Roxane Revon and produced by Diffractions Theatre at the 4St Theater, NYC.
MUSIC HALL by Jean-Luc Lagarce’s, US Premiere directed by Roxane Revon, produced by Diffractions Theater at the Roy Arias Theatre, NYC.
TWO SHALL MEET by Charalie Cristo and Menteurs by Colette La Pointe, directed by Roxane Revon, produced by the Duct Tape and Dream festival, 54 Theater.
NO EXIT by Sartre directed by Roxane Revon, produced by Lauren Rayner Productions at the first live-streaming festival Wired arts Fest, the 42 Theater, toured in South of France.
TALKS :
Sep 6 & 7, 2024
Villa Albertine Etant Donnés & Armory fair week, public talk, gallery tour and artwork presentation at Zurcher Gallery & PICTO NY, NY
April 29, 2024
META Foundation / Speaker at the Hospitality 3.0 Symposium on Entertainment and Ecology, NY.
August 5 & 27, 2023
Residency Unlimited / Public talk and work presentation at RU/Koda House 404 on Governors Island, NYC
June 2, 2022
FIAF / Public talk and work presentation at the FRENCH INSTITUT/L’ Alliance, NY.
Oct 16, 2021
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council / Public talk and work presentation at The Take Care Series, LMCC Art Center on Governors Island, NYC
TEACHING:
2019 - now : Guest artist on the topics of “Making art in NYC”, “Commedia Dell’arte & French theater,” invited by Prof. Pascale Crepon, Columbia University, NYC.
2014 - now: Lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University. of New York (CUNY). Teaching courses include : Interdisciplinary studies, Acting I & II, Improvisation, Drama in Production, Introduction to Theater, Theater and social justice, and Drama in Production courses.