Textile artist Élise Peroi is now represented by New York–based gallery Carvalho. The announcement follows her 2025 exhibition at the gallery, “For Thirsting Flowers,” which marked her U.S. debut. The gallery will present a solo booth of her work at Frieze Los Angeles in February 2026.
Based in Arles, Peroi works within an expanded textile practice that brings together painted fabric and architectural elements. Her constructions often begin with wooden armatures that are woven with narrow strips cut from her own silk paintings, producing semi-transparent panels that shift with the light. These works emphasize her commitment to heritage and craft traditions. Earlier this month, she was also featured in the Artsy Vanguard 2026, which highlights the artists moving culture forward.
“This is a moment of distinct international momentum and recognizability for Peroi, which is especially striking to see accompanying a deeply meticulous and quiet practice,” gallery founder Jennifer Carvalho said in a statement. “Hers is a refined and honed pursuit, rooted in a singular approach to visual and spatial disciplines.”
Born in Nantes, France in 1990, Peroi studied textile design at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, completing an MFA in 2015. Recent solo and group exhibitions across Europe include a solo exhibition at Le Kiosque Centre D’action Culturelle in France, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete” at the Museo di Sant’Orsola in Florence, which is currently on view. This week, she also received the Pierre Cardin Prize in sculpture.
In her recent Artsy Vanguard interview, Peroi described her practice as rooted in a desire to continue weaving at all costs, explaining that her work “eventually found its voice in the contemporary art field.” She also noted the therapeutic qualities of her work: “When I start weaving, I feel like I’m moving forward. I see something taking shape,” she said. Other recent solo exhibitions include “Vent Dominant” at Paris’s Galerie Anne-Sarah Benichou in 2025 and “House of Crystal” at Hermès in Amsterdam in 2024.
