Théo Métais (b. 1991, Niort, France) is a Berlin-based contemporary painter whose work explores themes such as journey, impermanence, and inner transformation. Through a refined use of monochrome, charcoal, and oil paint, he brings together influences from cinema, painting, and illustration to reinterpret photographs taken during many car journeys with his father. In doing so, he revisits the world through the eyes of a child, inviting the viewer to symbolically occupy the passenger seat—a space of contemplation. The small format further accentuates the intimacy of the scene, offering a subtle meditation on memory, movement, and the passage of time.

He is currently an artist-in-residence at Burnt Sienna Art School. His first solo exhibition opened in Berlin in 2023, followed by his participation in Dwelling Places (2024), a group show highlighting emerging Berlin-based artists.

Education:

2025, Paris School of Fine Arts “Un Autre Atelier” (correspondence course)
2024 - 2025, Burnt Sienna Art school Berlin
2023 - 2024, Berlin School for Comics & Illustration
2019 - 2025, New Master Academy (correspondence course)

Selected exhibitions:

2024, Dwelling places, Art space in Exile, Berlin Germany (group show)
2023, Vagabund Brauerei Kesselhaus, Berlin Germany (solo show)

Residency:

2024 - 2025, Residency Burnt Sienna Art school Berlin

Artwork leased to music productions:

2023, L’homme Vase on the berlin based music label {CURRENT_LIAISON}