Alexandre Pépin is a French-Canadian artist born in Tio'tia:ke (Montréal) and currently based in Austin, TX. His work explores ideas of impermanence, emptiness and non-attachment to celebrate an immediate and fundamental joy of painting. His paintings invite the viewer on a nonlinear journey across physical and psychological landscapes. Notable solo and group exhibitions include Horizons at Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal (2025), A Soft Tension at Chili Art Projects, London (2024), Belongings at North Loop Gallery, Williamstown (2024), The Lover’s Walk at Arsenal, New York (2022) and Painted Hooves at the Visual Arts Center in Austin (2022). He is the recipient of several awards and scholarships including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and his work has been reviewed in Esse Arts + Opinions (2021), New American Painting (2022), Glasstire (2022), and Sightlines Magazine (2022). Pépin received a BFA from Concordia University and an MFA from the University of Texas, and is currently Assistant Professor of Practice at the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin. The artist has upcoming exhibitions scheduled for London (UK), Austin, New York and LA (USA).