Sophie-Yen Bretez

Artwork Title: "I remember how the sky broke that day" 2026 Rarity: Unique Size: 70 x 55 cm Materials: Oil on tarpaulin Artist Name: Sophie-Yen Bretez Nationality: French Bio Sophie-Yen Bretez (b. 1994, Vietnam) is a contemporary painter based in Paris. After moving to France at a young age, she earned a Master’s degree from the Grande École programme at NEOMA Business School in 2018 and worked in management roles in Paris before dedicating herself fully to painting in 2023. Largely self-taught, Bretez has developed a figurative language where autobiography and fiction meet through carefully composed, dream-like environments. Her paintings unfold as intimate and symbolic spaces, often shaped by memory, displacement, identity and the quiet tension between inner life and the outside world. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including presentations with JD Malat Gallery in London and Dubai, and at major art fairs such as Untitled Art Miami Beach, Expo Chicago and Art SG, among others. In 2024, she was awarded the Innovate Grant. Her work has been highlighted by Galerie Magazine and covered by publications including Forbes, ArtDaily and Juxtapoz Magazine. In 2025, her work entered the collection of Pauline Karpidas and Petros Pappas.