Béatrice Coron | |
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Born | 1956 |
Nationality | French born American |
Known for | Multi media artist |
Website |
beatricecoron |
Béatrice Coron (b. 1956) [1] is a French born American artist known for her public art installations and paper art. [2] She attended the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon and the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3. [3]
In 2011 Coron delivered a TED talk Stories cut from paper. In 2013 Coron and fellow story-teller James Stewart created the animated film Daily Battles. [4] In 2020 her hand-cut installation Hi Five! Stories from the Five Boroughs was exhibited at the New-York Historical Society. [5]
She has created pieces of public art including Roots and Wings in Washougal, Washington, [6] and Cultivate Your Mind in the Orchard of Knowledge in San Jose, California. [7] Her mural Dreams is in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, [8] and her series of screens entitled On the Right Track is in the 104 Street station of the New York MTA. [9]
Her work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [1] the Walker Art Center, [10] and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. [11]