Art Gallery

The artist’s real name is Francesco Gallo, but he chose to go by the name INIS, an acronym standing for “Io Nato Ievoli Sono” (I was born in Levoli). At age 20, he arrived in France and settled in Maurienne (Savoie), where he devoted himself body and soul to his art in order to make a living from it… Fascinated by the unique light of its sky, for him, the Maurienne is “the blue valley,” a “gateway to the south” where he draws his inspiration, set up his studio in the small hamlet of Serpolière in Saint-Julien-Montdenis, and opened his first gallery in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Later, Inis opened two new galleries in Châtelard-en-Bauges and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, finding his roots in this geographical triangle where he roams at the whim of the seasons and his aspirations, between the baroque exuberance of a high Savoyard valley, the harshness of pastoral life in the Bauges, and the sun-drenched beauty of the Provençal hinterland… Inis defines himself as a Post-Impressionist artist. His colorful markets and vibrant processions are an invitation to travel; his harvest scenes, a tribute to the rural world where the Bauges Massif served as his source of inspiration; his paintings delight the senses with a riot of warm colors, reflecting an artist who is human, sincere, and passionate. His work in pottery and Murano glass, as well as his collages and monumental installations, also reflect inner moments—moments of life as well as milestones along Inis’s journey between the Alps and the Mediterranean...