BEATRICE LEBRETON

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Béatrice Lebreton is a French native artist now based in Harlem. Inspired by the African Diaspora, her multicultural heritage and current events, she creates work that encourages the viewer’s engagement and interpretation. She primarily works in mixed media, combining textiles, stitched and beaded surfaces with painted sections on the canvas as a means of commemoration and interaction.

 She celebrates womanhood, shatters the stereotypes women are born into and illustrates growth and change. Her art carries connotations of identity, social discomfort, feminism, representation and transformation.

Lebreton received a Masters of Fine Art from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris and a Masters in Ethno-aesthetic, majoring in African Art from La Sorbonne University.

Her work is in private collections throughout the United States and France. Her portfolio includes public art commissions for hospitals, hotels, the DFW Airport, MTA New York, VIA bus system in San Antonio and Oregon University among others.