Biography
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 Art History at the University of Bologna and a master's degree in Archaeology at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris.
Art
Lepine undertook his initial formation as a visual artist under the guidance of the sculptors Carmen Jiménez (Mexico), Simona Ragazzi (Bologna), Elisabeth Bonvalot (Paris), and Angèlica Arvylas Torner (Girona). As of 2025, he is a student in the sculpture programme at the Barcelona Academy of Art.
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
2025: Proserpine – Expo PSL: Paris Dauphine (Paris Sciences Lettres)
2025: La Nature du Temps – Centre André Mazet, Paris
2025: Filomela – Dipartimento di Filologia Classica, Università di Bologna
2025: 50 Artistas por Palestina – Centro Cívico Juan de Santander, España
2025: Il Crono Boncompagni – Fondazione Palazzo Boncompagni
Upcoming:
2026: Lo Spirito del Tempo – Fondazione Palazzo Boncompagni (October)
His work can be seen in permanent exhibition at Palazzo Boncompagni (Bologna) and the Department of Classical Philology of the University of Bologna (Zamboni 32) as well as at the Centre André Mazet (PSL) in Paris.
Literature
Lepine's literary production spans over forty books, featuring theatre, poetry, historical novels, and fantastic tales. He has been published in the US, Mexico, Colombia, the U.K., Italy, 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
2025, Publication – Concours Savoirs PSL, Paris Sciences Lettres
CONTACT and Sales
Ian Charles Lepine is available for talks, conferences, and seminars on literature, culture, art, and music as well as for collaborations, exhibitions and sales
Most of the sculptures displayed on this webpage are not for sale as they are the artist's public body of work and are housed in public institutions and research centres throughout Europe where they can be seen on exhibition.
Should you desire a similar piece to the ones in display, it is possible to commission a variation/copy directly at the hands of the artist by writing to this email address:
