Artist Bio

Marc Léger Sauvageot (b. 1999) is an Estonian-French painter based in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from the Painting Department at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2024 and is currently enrolled in the Contemporary Art Master’s program. As part of his artistic development, Marc completed an exchange year at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in 2023. Since 2022, he has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Austria. His work explores the personal inner world through a visual language aimed at evoking something more universally tangible. He often works in series and polyptychs, creating fragmented images that come together to form a whole.

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Education

2024- Estonian Academy of Arts, Contemporary Art, MA
2020-2024 Estonian Academy of Arts, Painting, BA
2022-2023 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze

Solo Exhibitions

2026 “Seina ees”, Tokko & Arrak Galerii, Tallinn
2026 “Nuta, kunst, nuta ja kaeba” Telliskivi Loomelinnaku galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2023 “Kas mu vanaema on kolonialist?”, Rae Kultuurikeskus, Jüri, Estonia
2023 “Unistuste trauma”, Täisnurga galerii, Tallinn, Estonia

Group Exhibitions

2025 “Fragments of Reality”, Pilot gallery, Riga, Latvia
2025 “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2024 “Young Painter Prize”, Vilnius Picture Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2024 “2024 Sügisoksjon”, Vaal gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2024 “Compost of Joy”, NART, Narva, Estonia
2024 “TASE ’24”, Tallinna Kunstihoone, Tallinn, Estonia
2023 “Kuidas olla siin?”, Tartu Ülikooli raamatukogu, Tartu, Estonia
2023 “Seeria”, Vaida Raamatukogu, Vaida, Estonia
2023 “Seeria”, Rae Kunsti Plats, Jüri, Estonia
2022 “Independence and Self-Organization”, Neuer Kunstverein Wien, Vienna, Austria