Alexis de Chaunac

Alexis de Chaunac is a Mexican-French contemporary artist. He is best known for his paintings and drawings, based on mythology, religion, literature, art history and politics.

WWW alexisdechaunac.com

Life and career

Alexis was born in New York City and grew up in Mexico City and Paris. His grandfather was a Mexican artist José Luis Cuevas, and his father Emmanuel de Chaunac was an executive director and deputy chairman of Christie’s. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Oxford.