Born 1992 in Paris, France
Works and lives in Paris, France
Présentation
Clédia Fourniau holds a BTS in Space Design from ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres and is a graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris. Her work explores the possibilities of painting and representation, questioning the conditions under which an image is created, perceived, and received. Driven by a constant spirit of experimentation, she mixes various materials and mediums—dry pigment, oil, mica, acrylic, resin, watercolor, pencil, or marker—on linen canvases or colored textiles, whether primed or raw. The application of glossy resin in specific areas creates a self-reflexive dialogue between image and reality, drawing the surrounding space and the viewers themselves into the painting’s field. Her work plays with the exhibition format, challenging the placement and physical engagement of the audience.
For Clédia Fourniau, the gesture is deceptively impulsive and intentionally citational. It remains fundamentally tied to process and material, rooted in a practice of constant re-evaluation that unfolds day after day in the studio, within a stretched and unpredictable temporality. At the intersection of a minimalist inquiry into color and form and a gestural practice inherited from Expressionism, she blends multiple visual regimes and sources. By incorporating signs, pseudo-characters, and cryptic symbols, she creates a deliberate sense of displacement—an attempt to short-circuit the perceived authority of the artistic gesture.
Education
2016 - 2021
Master of Fine Art, Beaux-Arts de Paris, France – with honors / Dominique Figarella’s workshop and Tatiana Trouvé’s workshop
Awards
2024
Reiffers Art Initiatives Award
2022
Amis des Beaux-Arts de Paris Scholarship
Sisley Beaux-Arts de Paris pour la Jeune Creation Award
Alberic Rocheron Award
2021
Carré Sur Seine Award
Residencies
2022
Fonds de dotation Weiss, Paris, France
2020
Double Séjour, Poush Manifesto, Clichy, France
Public collections
Reiffers Art Initiatives Collection
FRAC Auvergne Collection
Fonds de dotation Weiss
Manifesto Collection
Sisley Foundation
Société Générale Collection
