Xavier Mazzarol is a French artist primarily focusing on painting. After spending almost two decades in Berlin, he relocated to Paris where he now lives and works. With a particular focus on reinterpreting still life, his multidisciplinary practice explores how figuration, abstraction, and materiality reenact new crossings through the medium of painting. He studied at Chelsea College of Arts in London (2002) and holds an MFA from Villa Arson in Nice, France (2004).
Mazzarol was an artist-in-residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris (Marais site, beginning 2025), following a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in Montmartre (2-12 program, 2023–2024). He has also completed residencies at Confort Moderne in Poitiers, France (2018), Lucile Avenue Residency in Los Angeles, USA (2016), and L’Âge d’Or in Berlin, Germany (2004).
His exhibitions challenge the boundaries of still life and its tension with portraiture. In 2026, he will present a solo exhibition entitled Dadhouse at Richard R, Nostitzstrasse 30, Berlin, during Gallery Weekend. This follows his 2024 exhibition Asperges at SORRY WE’RE CLOSED gallery in Brussels, where he presented oil paintings where he dealt with the principle of individualization, transforming the traditional still life into a series of portraits that examine the singular identity of the object. His 2022 exhibition Rose à la fenêtre at Open Berlin Project Space explored the recurring motif of roses as a reification of a relationship, addressing themes of intimacy, care, and ritual.