Jérémie Cosimi, born in 1987 in Cavaillon, is a French painter based in Marseille. His work offers a sensitive reinterpretation of the history of painting: portraits and still lifes unfold in dense compositions where chiaroscuro sculpts the material and suggests silent narratives.
His paintings and drawings bring together ancestry and contemporaneity, revealing the timeless nature of what connects them. His paintings emerge through a multi-step process. First, the artist writes short narratives that are not direct illustrations of the works but give them tone and direction, helping him imagine their staging. He then works from his own staged photographs or archival images to construct a mythology composed of reinvented icons and pagan rites.
In 2024, Jérémie Cosimi took part in the group exhibition À fleur de paume — Un regard sur la miniature dans l’art contemporain, curated by Thomas Fort, which explores the poetic power of small-scale formats. In 2026, his work is presented at the MUCEM as part of the group exhibition Bonnes Mères, curated by Caroline Chenu and Anne-Cécile Mailfert.