Etienne Marquis

Etienne's hands-on techniques derive from traditional 16th century process of the old masters which are utilised to portray the contemporary contexts of his work. A marriage of the old and the new.

After graduating from Falmouth University in 2024 with First Class Honours where he simultaneously studied as a painting assistant to Nina Royle, Etienne has gone on to exhibit work in galleries throughout Cornwall, London and the Channel Islands. Some of the most notable being the Woolf Gallery as part of The Graduate Arts Show, Gallerie V as the winner of the De Reus Foundation art prize and the Exhibitionist Hotel where he won the Art Gemini prize.

Etienne was also shortlisted for the Visual Artist Association's upcoming Artist of the year awards and has been cited in a number of publications including the Guernsey Press, T’Art, the Ouch Collective and Cista Arts.

As of late 2025, Etienne is taking a step away from international public arts projects to focus on building community within the Channel Islands as well as working towards his first upcoming solo show at the Guernsey Museum in May 2026.