Local artists to discover in your region

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) region is brimming with artistic treasures. Nestled between the sea and the mountains, with its unique light and rich cultural heritage, it attracts and inspires numerous contemporary artists. But beyond the big names, many local talents are shaping the regional art scene today with boldness, originality, and sensitivity.

Spotlight on 5 artists you absolutely must discover in the PACA region: Brian Kady, César Malfi, Mathilde Oscar, Hastuo Adachihara and Sabine Gerauldie.

🎭 Brian Caddy: Urban art as a cry from the heart

Hailing from the French Riviera, Brian Kady is part of the contemporary street art movement, with a distinctive visual style characterized by raw energy, strong contrasts, and a committed message. His works blend painting, stenciling, and collage, often on urban or recycled surfaces. Kady offers a powerful vision of our society, where aesthetics never obscure the depth of the message. His world is at once rebellious, vibrant, and profoundly human.

🖌️ César Malfi: Mediterranean Abstraction

César Malfi, an artist based in Nice, cultivates an abstract and sensory style of painting, inspired by natural elements and the seascapes of the Mediterranean. His palette evokes the warmth, the salt, and the ever-changing light of the sea. Each canvas becomes a poetic evocation of the silence, movement, and breath of the South. He exhibits regularly in local galleries and is attracting a growing number of collectors drawn to his refined artistic language.

🎨 Mathilde Oscar: A retro and feminine touch

Designer and illustrator Mathilde Oscar, based between Aix-en-Provence and Avignon, reinterprets the graphic codes of retro, vintage fashion, and popular imagery with an elegant touch of irony. Her distinctive style is expressed both on canvas and in collaborations with brands, boutiques, and even theater sets. A multidisciplinary artist, she juggles illustration, decorative objects, and visual art with a truly unique signature.

🖍️ Hastuo Adachihara: The line that whispers the soul

Hastuo is a discreet yet deeply expressive artist. Based in the Southern Alps, he works primarily with ink and watercolor drawings, employing a minimalist and meditative approach. His work often evokes introspection, spirituality, and nature, in compositions that oscillate between symbolism and abstraction. Each stroke seems imbued with silence and emotion. Hastuo is highly regarded in alternative art circles and at artist residencies in nature.

🎨 Sabine Geraudie: Colors and materials set free

A visual artist and sculptor living in the Luberon region, Sabine Geraudie explores materials in all their forms: clay, metal, fabrics, and natural pigments. Her world is organic and sensual, inspired by the female body, the earth, and the elements. Her sculptures evoke forms in flux, sometimes vegetal, sometimes animal, always powerfully embodied. She skillfully blends fine craftsmanship and visual poetry in an approach that is both intuitive and deeply rooted in the Provençal landscape.

🌟 A vibrant and inspired regional arts scene

These five artists are just a sample of the creative richness of the PACA region. Each, in their own way, offers a personal interpretation of the world, nourished by the light of the South, the landscapes, the urban contrasts and the local cultural roots.

Supporting local artists means:

• Discover authentic and often accessible works.

• To participate in a vibrant cultural dynamic.

• Creating a link between art, territory and community.