Based in Taiwan, artist Celine Fournier creates fragmented self-portraits made with painted pieces of everyday life. In this episode, we chat about how Celine’s personal experiences, captured through painting, relate to universal themes of memory, identity and belonging.
Here’s what we discuss :
1. The ways in which Celine’s experiences living in Taiwan, France, and The United States have shaped her creative work.
2. Celine’s interest in painting what she feels instead of what she sees.
3. Why it’s important to give ourselves room to pause in order to download new ideas and create in a more meaningful way.
About Celine -
Celine Fournier (b. 1996) is an artist and educator currently working in Taiwan. She grew up speaking French, Mandarin, English and Taiwanese. In 2017, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a focus on painting and animation. She later received a Master of Philosophy in Arts, Creativity and Education with distinction at the University of Cambridge in 2020 and was awarded the Best Dissertation Award. Passionate about art and education, she worked at the Chicago Artists Coalition as an education assistant where she participated in curriculum planning and management for emerging artist residency projects. She also served as the visual design coordinator of the 2019 Kaohsiung International Piano Festival. Now, she is working on her artistic practice as well as teaching visual arts at Kaohsiung American School. Integrating her artistic practice with research, she creates fragmented self-portraits made with painted pieces of everyday life.