The Circuits

- Grégory Desauvage, Conservator, Musée des beaux-arts de Liège and Art faber Belgium coordinator

Grégory Desauvage has been Conservator at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Liège since 2010, having previously worked in a number of museum institutions. He is Vice-Chairman of the Collectif international de l'Art faber and Coordinator of "Art faber Belgium". He co-chairs the "Art faber - Drawing Now". An author, he has also coordinated numerous exhibitions, including some in collaboration with Le Louvre, and curated artistic projects.

- Christine Phal, founder of Drawing Now Paris

Christine Phal began her career in the art world as a gallery owner, developing an exacting eye for the contemporary scene and a keen interest in emerging practices. This hands-on experience, close to both artists and the market, nurtures a strong conviction: drawing represents a space for research and freedom that is still under-represented. In 2007, she founded Drawing Now Paris, the first European fair dedicated exclusively to contemporary drawing, to give this medium institutional and international visibility. Conceived as a platform for discovery and dialogue, the fair supports the recognition of drawing by collectors, institutions and the public. Her commitment continues with the creation of the Drawing Lab, an art center she sponsors, dedicated to experimentation, exhibitions and transmission. Through these projects, Christine Phal defends a committed vision of drawing, conceived as a critical laboratory at the heart of contemporary creation.

- Edith Chabre, Managing Director of a law firm

A lawyer by training, Edith Chabre practiced as a lawyer before turning to educational engineering in 2008, first at Sciences Po where she participated in the creation and management and development of the law school as Executive Director. In 2016, she joined the school Camondoa school of interior architecture and design which is part of the Arts Décoratifs association. This immersion in the world of applied arts enabled her to understand the richness of creative processes and to accompany passionate students in their projects and learning. Today, Edith runs a law firm, a profession where precision meets inventiveness. Passionate about drawing, she practices it as an amateur. " I love the freedom of this artistic format: sometimes very simple tools can be used to produce works in a wide variety of forms, from the most spontaneous to the most accomplished. ".

- Joana P. R. Neves, artistic director of Drawing Now Paris

Joana P.R. Neves, an independent curator and writer based in London, has directed international galleries and organized exhibitions in France and abroad. Artistic director of Drawing Now Paris since 2018, she also completed a PhD in 2020 at Kingston University entitled Following the Indexical Line, Etienne-Jules Marey, Douglas Huebler and Sol LeWitt. Her recent publications include As One Takes One's Pulse, The Technology of Asemantic Writing, Centre d'art de Genève (2019); Unskilled Beauty or Ugly Truth? (Drawing, Research, Theoretical Practice, 2020). She is currently working on her first book, The Female Drawing Machinesabout drawing as technology from a feminist perspective (2026, Bloomsbury) and has launched the podcast Exhibitionistas with Emily Harding.

- Pascal Ybert, gardendesigner, landscape gardener and collector

Pascal Ybert is a garden designer and landscape architect, a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure du Paysage de Versailles. His singular career path, combining rigor and creativity, has led him to explore complementary worlds where finance, art and nature intersect. Before devoting himself largely to garden design, he worked as a financial director, a position in which he developed a sense of precision and management. Pascal Ybert has a passion for art, and cultivates a sensitive eye for shapes, textures and harmonies, which he transposes into his landscaping projects. His creations reveal a subtle balance between classical heritage and contemporary expression, where each space becomes a place for dialogue between man and nature. Committed to a collective approach, he is a member of the Art Faber collective, where he shares his the world of work, art and landscape. Through his work, Pascal Ybert affirms a deep conviction: the garden is not just a decorative space, but a place of life and artistic resonance.