Ian Charles Lepine (1994) is a poet, novelist, playwright, sculptor, and pianist. He read English Literature at UNAM in Mexico City and studied classical piano at the Faculty of Music. In 2017, he received a scholarship to study at University College London in the UK, where he read philosophy and archaeology. In 2019, he was granted a full-ride scholarship to undertake a master’s degree in European Culture at the University of Strasbourg, the University of Thessaloniki, and the University of Bologna. In 2022, he received a MAECI scholarship from the Italian government to undertake a second master's degree in Visual Arts, Museology and Curatorship at the University of Bologna and a master's degree in Art History and Archaeology at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris.

 

Art

Lepine undertook his formation as a visual artist under the guidance of the sculptors Carmen Jiménez (Mexico), Simona Ragazzi (Bologna) and Elisabeth Bonvalot (Paris). He has participated in a number of exhibitions:

       2022: L’Homme et la Nature– University of Strasbourg

       2023: Cassandra – Fondazione Palazzo Boncompagni, Bologna, Italy

       2024: Proserpine – Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris

       2024: Dedalo, o Il Rimpianto – Fondazione Palazzo Boncompagni

 

Literature

Lepine's literary production spans over thirty books, featuring theatre, poetry, historical novels, and fantastic tales. He has been published in the US, Mexico, Colombia, the U.K., and France.

 

Prizes

      2017, Finalist – American Shakespeare Centre

      2019, First prize – Concours Louise Weiss  Université de Strasbourg

      2020, Third prize – Concours Louise Weiss  Université de Strasbourg

      2021, Second prize – Concours Louise Weiss Université de Strasbourg