{"id":30799,"date":"2023-12-11T18:49:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stephane-alsac.com\/the-team-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:34:05","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stephane-alsac.com\/en\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">St\u00e9phane Alsac is a French wildlife artist renowned for his representations of great anatomical precision and intense dramatic force. Working regularly on large-format pieces, he seeks to create a physical and immersive encounter between the viewer and the animal \u2014 bringing into focus both the sovereignty and the vulnerability of the wild world.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling several months a year deep into the wild spaces of Europe and Africa to conduct field studies, St\u00e9phane has developed an intimate knowledge of wildlife. Back in the calm of his studio, he transposes his sketches and lived emotions onto canvas through patient work in oil and watercolour. Far from seeking mere technical prowess or cold realism, his approach aims to capture the truth of a gaze or the tension of a suspended moment \u2014 placing the rigour of his brush at the service of pure emotion.<\/p>\n<p>A Signature Member of the prestigious <em>Society of Animal Artists<\/em> (USA), St\u00e9phane Alsac&#8217;s work is regularly exhibited and distinguished at leading international shows. He has notably received the Wildlife Artist of the Year Award (USA), the Award of Excellence for Conservation (Canada) and the Baron Prize at the Salon des Artistes Animaliers (France).<\/p>\n<p>Convinced that painting the wild implies a direct responsibility towards it, St\u00e9phane actively links his art to on-the-ground conservation. A portion of the funds generated by the acquisition of original works and art editions directly supports partner conservation programmes \u2014 including <em>Origins Foundation<\/em>, <em>Explorers Against Extinction<\/em>\u00a0et <em>Wires<\/em> in Australia \u2014 making each collector an active participant in that protection.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00ab For me, painting the wild is a way of bearing witness to the beauty of a precious and fragile world. It is an exercise in humility and patience. Through my art, I simply hope to offer a moment of pause \u2014 a sincere face-to-face with those species that share our planet and whose survival now depends on the way we look at them. \u00bb<\/em> \u2014 St\u00e9phane Alsac, Artist<\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 320px; top: 43.1667px;\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Sophie Alsac oversees the day-to-day development and life of the St\u00e9phane Alsac Studio. At once coordinator and privileged point of contact for collectors, she ensures the essential link between the creation and those who bring it to life \u2014 from organising exhibitions to the meticulous logistics of large-format canvases across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Present from the very beginning of this adventure, Sophie shares St\u00e9phane&#8217;s universe at every stage. She accompanies him to international shows as well as field expeditions in Europe and Africa. Through her attentive presence and rigorous management, she gives the artist the serenity and creative freedom indispensable to his work, while welcoming partners and collectors with a natural simplicity and sincerity.<\/p>\n<p>A mother of four, she cultivates a simple, warm balance between family life and the life of the Studio. Together, Sophie and St\u00e9phane form an inseparable pair in which the patience of organisation meets the demands of creation every day \u2014 making the Studio an adventure that is, above all, a human one.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00ab Watching over the life of a studio is first and foremost a story of trust and sharing. My role is to preserve that freedom to create which is the soul of St\u00e9phane&#8217;s work, while ensuring that every encounter with a collector is a sincere extension of the emotion of the canvas. \u00bb<\/em> \u2014 Sophie Alsac, Studio Director<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Awards:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Wildlife Artist of the Year&#8221; Award \u2013 SCI \u2013 2024 \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li>Baron Prize \u2013 Salon National des Artistes Animaliers \u2013 2019 \u2013 Bry\/Marne<\/li>\n<li>Medal of Excellence \u2013 &#8220;Artists For Conservation Exhibit 2016&#8221; \u2013 Canada<\/li>\n<li>Finalist \u2013 &#8220;Golden Turtle 2015&#8221; \u2013 Russia<\/li>\n<li>Finalist \u2013 &#8220;Golden Turtle 2014&#8221; \u2013 Russia<\/li>\n<li>Silver Medal in Painting \u2013 Salon des Artistes Animaliers 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St\u00e9phane Alsac is a French wildlife artist renowned for his representations of great anatomical precision and intense dramatic force. 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