Stéphane Alsac —
contemporary French wildlife artist

Renowned for the anatomical precision and intense dramatic force of his work, he regularly paints on a large scale, seeking to create a physical, immersive face-to-face between the viewer and the animal that reveals both the sovereignty and the vulnerability of the wild. Each canvas is the portrait of an individual, not the depiction of a species.

Spending several months a year in the wild places of Europe and Africa — Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa — making field studies, sketches and photographs, Stéphane has developed an intimate knowledge of wildlife. Back in the calm of his studio, he composes his paintings from this documentation, then paints them in oil on linen canvas, over several months for the large formats. Far from seeking technical prowess alone or a cold realism, his approach aims to capture the truth of a gaze or the tension of a suspended moment.

• 1976Born in Nantes. From childhood: drawing, portraiture, comics and caricature.
• 1997Enters business school. In parallel, he begins working with colour, in watercolour.
• 2004First solo exhibition, in Paris.
• 2005First show at an art fair.
• 2008Featured in the collective book “Art animalier : artistes contemporains” (Éditions Abbate-Piolé, foreword by Allain Bougrain-Dubourg).
• 2010“The Big One”, a charging elephant, oil on canvas, 250 × 200 cm: nearly a year of work.
• 2013Featured in the collective book “Art animalier : la faune africaine dans l’art contemporain” (Abbate-Piolé).
• 2013First international exhibition with Artists for Conservation (Canada).
• 2014Silver Medal for Painting at the Salon des artistes animaliers, de chasse et de la nature, Paris.
• 2016Medal of Excellence from Artists for Conservation for “Bad Lieutenant”.
• 2017Admitted as a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists (USA).
• 2017Documentary “Stéphane Alsac, des couleurs au bout du fusil” (50 min, Seasons).
• 2018Report on TF1’s 1 p.m. news: the red deer rut in the Gironde.
• 2019Baron Prize of the City of Bry-sur-Marne, Salon National des Artistes Animaliers.
• 2019Report on France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• 2020S’hail exhibition in Doha (Qatar).
• 2021S’hail exhibition in Doha (Qatar).
• 2023Dallas Safari Club Convention (USA).
• 2024Wildlife Artist of the Year (SCI Artist of the Year), Safari Club International, USA.

• Beneath the CanopyBongo in the forest · oil on canvas
  Cover of Rowland Ward Magazine, 2026
• FoghornIbex · oil on canvas
  Cover of Safari Magazine, 2025
• DamaniusRhinoceros · oil on canvas
  Cover of Safari Magazine, 2023 — SCI Artist of the Year 2024
• UninvitedTwo leopards · oil on canvas, 85 × 40 cm
  Connaissance de la chasse, 2023
• AoskwayMoose · oil on canvas
  Cover of Game Trails (Dallas Safari Club), 2023
• Spirit of the FieldRoe deer · oil on canvas, 110 × 70 cm
  Cover of Safari Magazine, 2020
• InfidèleRutting red deer · oil on canvas · 2017
  At the heart of the Seasons documentary
• Bad LieutenantOil on canvas · 2016
  Medal of Excellence, Artists for Conservation
• KuhanyaFemale leopard of the Timbavati · oil on canvas, 56 × 38 cm · 2013
  Artists for Conservation exhibition, Canada
• The Wild BunchFive lions · oil on canvas, 150 × 40 cm · 2011
  Reproduced in La Gazette Drouot
• The Big OneCharging African elephant · oil on canvas, 250 × 200 cm · 2010
  Nearly a year of work

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His works are held in private collections across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia. Stéphane Alsac exhibits every year at the major international wildlife art and hunting shows:

• Safari Club International and Dallas Safari Club Conventions — USA
• S’hail — Doha, Qatar, 2020 and 2021
• Artists for Conservation international exhibitions — Canada, 2013 and 2016
• Salon des artistes animaliers, de chasse et de la nature — Paris, 2011 to 2014
• Salon National des Artistes Animaliers — Bry-sur-Marne
• Salon international de la chasse — Mantes-la-Jolie; Salon de la chasse — Rambouillet; Game Fair
• ART3F — Paris and Luxembourg
• Solo exhibitions — Paris (rue Royale) and Waterloo

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Convinced that painting the wild carries a direct responsibility towards it, Stéphane actively links his art to conservation in the field. Part of the proceeds from the acquisition of original works and art editions directly supports partner conservation programmes: Origins Foundation, Explorers Against Extinction (UK), Association Doli (Central African Republic) and WIRES (Australia), making every collector a part of this protection.

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Profiles and interviews

• CHARC Magazine, no. 85 — “Discussion avec Stéphane Alsac” — 2026
• Game Trails (Dallas Safari Club) — “About the Artist” — 2023
• Artistes — “Stéphane Alsac face aux animaux sauvages” — 2019
• Secrets d’Artistes, Animals special — “Réalisme impressionniste” — 2017
• Grand Gibier — “La force du détail”, Jean-Paul Burias — 2016
• Sud Ouest — “Il saisit l’âme des animaux”, Florence Moreau — 2016
• Jours de Chasse — “Une photographie de l’émotion”, Vincent Piednoir, 10 pages — 2015
• Halali (Germany) — “Der Natur auf der Spur”, Gabriele Metz — 2015
• Pratique des Arts, no. 113 — “Réalisme et émotion, un défi technique” — 2013
• Plaisirs de peindre, no. 51 — “Réalisme impressionniste” — 2013
• Chasse Bécasse Passion, no. 106 — “Stéphane Alsac, l’impressionniste réaliste”, Fabrice Claude
• Chasse Sanglier Passion — “Stéphane Alsac, peintre animalier”, Laurent Cabanau — 2010
• Sanglier Techniques de Chasse — “Stéphane Alsac : attention, jeune talent !”, Hélène Jacquet — 2009

Books

• “Art animalier : la faune africaine dans l’art contemporain” — Éditions Abbate-Piolé, 2013 · ISBN 978-2-917500-12-5
• “Art animalier : artistes contemporains”, volume I — Éditions Abbate-Piolé, 2008 · ISBN 978-2-917500-02-6

Television, radio, documentary

• Documentary “Stéphane Alsac, des couleurs au bout du fusil” — David Flacard and Laurent Buchemeyer, Les Films Jack Fébus / Seasons, 50 min — 2017
• France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine — “Stéphane Alsac, peintre animalier” — 2019
• TF1, 1 p.m. news — “Le brame du cerf : la fin de la saison des amours” — 2018
• France Bleu, “Place des grands hommes” — “Stéphane Alsac et ses animaux sauvages” — 2017
• Seasons — “Les Arts de la chasse” (collective documentary) · “Seasons Hebdo”, season 13

Partnerships and licensing

• Faïencerie de Gien — wildlife designs, “Safari” collection
• Art knives — wildlife decorations with Manu Laplace, cutler in Thiers

• 2024Wildlife Artist of the Year (SCI Artist of the Year) — Safari Club International, USA
• 2019Baron Prize of the City of Bry-sur-Marne — Salon National des Artistes Animaliers
• 2016Medal of Excellence for “Bad Lieutenant” — Artists for Conservation, Canada
• 2015Finalist, Golden Turtle international competition — Russia
• 2014Finalist, Golden Turtle international competition — Russia
• 2014Silver Medal for Painting — Salon des artistes animaliers, de chasse et de la nature, Paris