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Arielle Pytka is a French-American multi media artist and adventurer. Her artwork has appeared in multiple solo and group exhibitions as well as established art fairs in Los Angeles, Miami, Paris, London, and Indonesia. Her exhibitions have featured a wide range of mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, installations, video, and an automobile amongst others. She has worked professionally as a lighting and drum technician for touring bands in the United States, Europe, and Australia. Pytka has also worked as a motion picture cinematographer leading her to direct her own projects. Arielle has directed commercials and music videos for Grammy nominated artists and has ambitions for documentaries in the future. An avid surfer and sailor, she traveled with the Roxy/Quiksilver team across the globe and has completed three transatlantic crossings crewing on vintage and modern sailboats. Her sailing teams have won the 2015 Panerai Transatlantic Classique, Les Voiles De Saint Tropez 2008, Falmouth Pendennis Cup, Fife Regatta in Scotland, and more recently Les Régates Royal de Cannes 2024. In between exhibitions, Arielle still actively works as race crew on several sailboats for different regattas when she’s not pursuing her multiple apprenticeships in various adventure guiding fields. She is currently represented by Wild Gift Content as a filmmaker and Galérie Sophie Scheidecker in Paris for her endeavors in the visual arts, where her last solo exhibition took place in March 2024.
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To get in touch with Arielle, please email inquiries@ariellepytka.com