Professional Career

Valem discovered sculpture at the Compiègne School of Fine Arts, under the guidance of Louis Lutz (winner of the Prix de Rome), while studying engineering. She pursued both her artistic and scientific careers simultaneously until 2022, when she decided to devote herself fully to art.

Artistic approach

Committed to developing alternatives to our dominant societal models, Valem explores the potential of the arts to create collective imaginaries, thereby nurturing the hope of reconciliation between living beings – both human and non-human. Her sculptures, in which living beings intertwine within dreamlike landscapes, give tangible form to the connections between humans, plants and animals, and to the necessity of these intertwining relationships. The viewer’s gaze travels within each work, exploring its contours and recesses, eagerly discovering its secrets, and allowing itself to be captivated by the emotion of the expressions and the poetry of the poses, projecting their own imaginations onto them. Balancing power and vulnerability, softness and roughness, whether crafted from clay or bronze, Valem’s sculptures crack open the shell of certainties to touch the soul. Her work, drawing on her scientific knowledge, her experiences alongside socially engaged young people, and her rural life in close contact with the natural world, is rooted in an enlightened clarity from which resolutely optimistic visions spring forth.

Recent exhibitions

Exposition collectives :
- Salon des Artistes Français, PARIS (2019-2026)
- Invité d’honneur au Salon des Arts de Taverny (2026)
Expositions personnelles :
- « Rétrospective », Pôle Patrimonial et Culturel Dordonha, BERGERAC (2024)
- « Ode aux Vivants », Espace Saint-Pierre des Minimes, COMPIÈGNE (2025)
- « Les liens qui nous tissent », Pôle culture, MARGNY-LÈS-COMPIÈGNE (2026)
Foires internationales :
- Lille ArtUp! (2018-2026)
- Antica Namur (2024-2026)
- Antique et Art Fair Luxembourg (2025-2026)