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Painter Max Dauphin was born in 1977 in Luxembourg. His early contacts with art took place while painting as a 5-year old with his father, Guy Dauphin, a graphic designer. During his twenties, Max Dauphin studied in Marseille (France) where he was influenced by French graffiti and started showing his first artworks.

In 2005, while living in Rome (Italy), Max Dauphin participated in a joint exhibition: Dongo the vulture. His art works illustrated West African poetry at the French cultural center in Rome. He also exhibited a series of ethnic portraits at the Luxembourg Embassy in Italy.

In 2007, Max Dauphin opened a joint exhibition entitled Brush vs Spray Can with graffiti artist Sumo at the Art Gallery “Beim Engel” in Luxembourg.

The first one-man show “No Names” was held in 2009 in Saarbruecken (Germany) and showcased glimpses from the artist’s travels. The same year, Max Dauphin was designated the Luxembourg representative to the Francophone games in Beirut (Lebanon) by the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg. His participation at the international competition was rewarded with special mention from the Jury for his painting Medusa's Raft (http://jeux.francophonie.org/-Portraits-d-artistes-.html?alpha=D).

While living in Central Asia, Max Dauphin became greatly fascinated by Mongolian shamanism. In November 2011, Max Dauphin exhibited at the Tsagaandarium Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (http://www.tsagaandarium.org/exhibitions/future-exhibitions/city-spirits-solo-exhibition-luxembourg-artist-mdauphin/city-spirits) The collection, entitled City Spirits, depicted evocative figures wandering the streets of Ulaanbaatar, a place of societal contrasts. Colorful impressions and Tsam masks represent souls of anonymous beings, whose condition may hide glorious past and uncertain future.

In October 2013, the artist premiered his American collection Original is not even a Flavor at Rockaway beach Surf Club and showed it two day later at ConArtist Gallery in Manhattan.

Max Dauphin creates figurative art works, using mixed techniques (acrylic, oil, spray and collage). His paintings frequently express visions, episodes and figures combined with slogans and publicity iconography. He repeatedly tries to give a voice of those ignored, by directing attention toward people living at the edge of society.

Exhibitions:

2005 Dongo the Vulture, French Cultural Center in Rome (Italy) 2005 Ethnic Portraits, Embassy of Luxembourg in Rome (Italy) 2007 Brush vs Spray Can, Art Gallery Beim Engel (Luxembourg) 2009 No Names, Kulturfoyer, Saarbruecken (Germany) 2009 Medusa's Raft, Special Mention from the Jury, Jeux de la Francophonie, Beirut(Lebanon) 2011 City Spirits, Tsagaandarium Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) 2013 Original is not even a Flavor, Rockaway Beach Surf Club & ConArtist Gallery, New York (USA)