Exhibit, collaborate
Are you organising an exhibition, a heritage event or a cultural project in the Hauts-de-France region or beyond? François Poitout, a painter based in Tourcoing, offers his works, talks and made-to-measure creations.
Galleries · libraries · town halls and tourist offices · companies · healthcare facilities · heritage associations
What François Poitout offers
Painting exhibitions
The industrial heritage of northern France, the “Tribute to Salah”, whales and the ocean, the Calais Dragon. Canvases from small formats to very large ones (244 × 122 cm).
→Travel sketchbooks and mail art
Original exhibitions of his painted sketchbooks and postal-art envelopes that really travelled through the post.
→Heritage Days and events
Exhibitions and gatherings around the industrial heritage and architecture of the Lille metropolis, such as the tribute to Salah at La Condition Publique in Roubaix.
→Talks, workshops and courses
The “Art and alteration” talk, travel sketchbook and mail art courses, book signings around his artist’s books.
→Site-specific creations
Works designed for a specific place: a custom shop floor, visuals for an aquatic centre, installations at Valenciennes Hospital.
→Artist’s books
Three bilingual illustrated books, numbered and signed, for bookshops, museums, aquariums and cultural shops.
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They have exhibited his work or trusted him
- La Condition Publique, Roubaix — “Tribute to Salah” (2026)
- La Tossée, Tourcoing (2023)
- Atelier Capifrance, Lille (2020)
- Terres d’Aventure, Lille and Brussels
- Galerie de la Croix Blanche, Bondues
- CETI — Industry Week, Tourcoing
- La Madeleine media library — talk
- Museum of Naive and Folk Art, Noyers-sur-Serein
- “Between Earth and Sky” exhibition, French Guiana
- Valenciennes Hospital — installation
- City of Tourcoing — “Tourcoing-les-bains”
- Nausicaá, Boulogne-sur-Mer — book order
Frequently asked questions
Where does François Poitout exhibit?
Mainly in the Lille metropolitan area and the Hauts-de-France region (Tourcoing, Roubaix, Lille, Bondues…). He has also exhibited in Brussels, Paris, Burgundy and French Guiana.
Which themes can he present?
The industrial heritage of northern France and the architecture of the Lille metropolis, working-class memory (“Tribute to Salah”), the sea and whales, the legend of the Calais Dragon, travel sketchbooks and mail art.
Can he take part in the European Heritage Days?
Yes. Industrial heritage is at the heart of his work and he has already exhibited in this context, notably at the Roubaix tourist office and La Condition Publique.
Does he create commissioned works?
Yes: canvases, travel sketchbooks made from your photos, floors and decors designed for a specific place.
Can I visit his studio?
Yes, by appointment, at 33 rue de Muhlhausen in Tourcoing, and during the Open Studios.
Let’s talk about your project
A message is enough: François will get back to you to discuss the venue, dates and works.