Founder
Loan Chabanol is a visual artist from Paris. She developed her early skills training with artist Bernard Bistes in the South of France. Life took her on a different path at 16, when she entered a modeling career while continuing to paint and draw between shoots and travels — her dreams, her loves, and her struggles. She always knew her true calling was in art.In 2013, a New York curator discovered her work and invited her to participate in a group show “ Art meets Fashion” in Brooklyn, giving her the opportunity to express the journey of a character she had long carried within her — accompanied by a poem and a book completing the exhibition.
In 2015, she created her first solo show, “Born in Blue,” using immersive technology to express a bird’s journey through life, showcasing a series of watercolor paintings and a short animation film.
In 2018, she continued her journey in Los Angeles at Show Gallery, presenting a double series of mixed media works called “Namsis,” exploring the shape of meditation and the transformative journey of the human being. That same year, a second group show, “We Rise,” selected her work, placing her alongside some of the most significant artists of her generation.
In 2019, she fulfilled a long-held dream by writing and illustrating a children’s book, Blueboo, depicting the journey of a blue monster meeting with the last caterpillar left in their home forest. Chabanol continued exploring the evolution of the senses with a cotton candy acrylic series showcased in 2022 through the online exhibition Shockbox — following a little girl through chaotic situations as she searches for light within darkness.
In 2025, she presented a series of twelve pieces at the Tamsen Gallery in Santa Barbara. The show, “Reminiscence,” opens at a particular moment in her life — the loss of her father — and the solace she found in the company of horses. To bring all these creative disciplines together, Chabanol founded Mika Girl Studio, a space that gathers her work across painting, immersive art, animation, and performance. The studio is a place for wonder, where imagination has no limits and everyone is welcome.
In 2026, Loan joined the Summer group Show at Francis gallery in LA. The exhibition is featuring 66 LA painters.
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