Myriame Dachraoui (b. 1994, Tunisia) is a painter trained as an architect, currently based and working in Tunis and London. Her primary mediums are oil and digital painting.
Dachraoui’s studio practice is based on her instinctive application of colour (notably a shadowy and blue palette), articulated in dreamlike scenes of buildings and abstract landscapes populated by her symbolic visual motifs (many drawn from the surrounding Mediterranean): from expansive valleys and protruding homes to Phoenician boats and playing cards in a seaside salon and women’s bodies. By applying her training in architecture, Dachraoui’s work takes a conscious, deeply personal look at how real spaces and structures can hold memories, unique colours and personalities, and how these attributes can manifest into new, sometimes surreal, forms on the canvas. She then asks the audience to consider the role spaces play in their own lives, applying universal themes of motherhood and cultural heritage through her visuals and motifs.