PRESS: ARTIST PROFILE
St. Charles Avenue Magazine, August 1, 2024
Sidonie Villere’s art speaks quiet volumes, scripted with carefully chosen materials applied in a “painterly way.” As Villere explained: “I find the more specific I am with the materials, the closer I can get to what I’m actually trying to say.” Those elements might include porcelain, paint, gauze, wire – whatever medium most accurately conveys the message in her ‘picture objects.’
New Orleans Homes, February 27, 2024
Sidonie Villere’s monochromatic mixed-media works, have a quiet serenity and a minimalist aesthetic. At the same time, they have layers of meaning and materials. Such duality is at the core of Villere’s art. Rather than conflicting, she sees opposing forces that exist in tandem as a necessary, equalizing ballast that provides stability for the challenges of life. “My works are self-portraits,” said Villere. “They deal with all the things I see and feel in life and with the human condition. They are personal and universal.”
Mid-City Art Studios, 2017
Villere is an abstract artist exploring themes of the human condition and self-preservation. Through her paintings and sculptures she blends various mediums creating a refined physicality. As a sculptor, her ceramic works often use geology to shape metaphorical self-portraits. As a painter, Villere layers non-traditional materials maintaining a painterly effect while also pushing her sculptural aesthetic.
Architectural Digest, July 31, 2015
Artists, writers, and musicians have long gone looking for inspiration in New Orleans. And in the decade since Hurricane Katrina, even more have been drawn by the elusive, gritty charms of a city with streets named after the nine Greek muses. Not all of the seekers are transplants, though. Ceramist and painter Sidonie Villere was born and raised in New Orleans and returned to the city just months before the storm hit. Her work, which she says draws on the themes of protection and vulnerability, is showcased at the Contemporary Arts Center as part of the exhibition “Reverb: Past, Present, Future.”
SpyBoy Media, 2011
Villere is an abstract artist exploring themes of the human condition and self-preservation. Through her paintings and sculptures she blends various mediums creating a refined physicality. As a sculptor, her ceramic works often use geology to shape metaphorical self-portraits. As a painter, Villere layers non-traditional materials maintaining a painterly effect while also pushing her sculptural aesthetic.