Galerie Vallois
The Vallois Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery was founded by Robert Vallois in 1983.
Now spread across two spaces in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, at 35 and 41 Rue de Seine, it is adjacent to the Art Deco gallery founded in 1971 by Robert and Cheska Vallois.
Initially devoted to modern and contemporary sculpture, the gallery has gradually opened up to other media and now represents painters, photographers and sculptors from diverse geographical backgrounds. Ceramics occupy a prominent place in the gallery's programme.
Since 2012, Galerie Vallois has been particularly committed to promoting the younger generation of African visual artists, mainly from Benin and its diaspora. In 2015, the gallery financed the construction of the Centre in Abomey-Calavi, a multidisciplinary space dedicated to contemporary creation, as well as the Petit Musée de la Recade, which houses the most complete collection of these ancient sceptres from the Kingdom of Dahomey.