ABOUT

Lewis Dérogène [Loo-Weez, Dare-o-Jean] (b. 1997), artistically known as PhenomenaLewis, is a multimedia artist based in Connecticut, USA. Her artistic journey was influenced by her upbringing in a family filled with creatives. From a young age, she was interested in the arts, which she pursued and embraced.

Lewis has an MA in Fashion Art Direction from the Academy of Art University. In 2019, she graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Fine Arts. In 2022, she completed a four-week art residency at Château Orquevaux in France, where she donated a seven-foot-long drawing she created during that time to their permanent collection.

Lewis is a 2025 first place award winner of the ND (Neutral Density) Awards for the Portrait category of the Professional People section. She is also a 2024 Life Framer’s award winners for their March Color Competition, judged by Thomas Jackson. She is also featured in philosopher, curator, and art critic Giorgio Bonomi’s photography book Il Corpo Solitario IV (The Solitary Body, Issue 4). Her work has been featured in multiple publications, including Westport Lifestyle for their 2024 Women of Westport article, and she has been interviewed and featured in Populist Magazine, among others.

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The art that Lewis creates explores themes of faith, identity, the power of storytelling, and the beauty in imperfection, using photography to encourage and edify people who feel lost, hopeless, confused, and too far gone. Her creative aesthetic is greatly inspired by styles and compositions from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Lewis is fascinated by the dramatic classical lighting and intricate textures of textiles. In her practice, she often utilizes chiaroscuro through natural lighting, to create an intense, attention-grabbing atmosphere.