Originally from the small village of Shediac-River, Éveline Gallant Fournier is a multidisciplinary artist who has been living in Edmundston since the late 1970s. Her works are conceived through various media; painting, sculpture, digital art, installations and Landart. Public art is also part of her journey, including Khronos, a monumental work on permanent display at the New Brunswick Botanical Garden. Éveline is also the author and illustrator of a tale and a fantasy novel.
Always exploring and seeking new knowledge, she has participated in several artist residencies: bronze sculptures, Atelier du bronze, Inverness, Quebec – large scale ceramic sculptures, Edmundston Art Center – smoke fired ceramic and in the ancient Japanese technique of raku, Atelier Josiane Vedrine, Bic, Quebec – and in Landart, Aux trois Plaquebières, Lamèque Island.
Recipient of several grants for creation, professional development and for the realization of regional community arts projects from the New Brunswick Arts Board; Éveline was also awarded prizes in Atlantic Canada, Québec and France.
In 2014 she was godmother for the Atlantic Visual Arts Festival; and in 2016, she won the prestigious Prix Éloize for visual artist of the year, awarded by the Atlantic Academy of Arts and Letters. Éveline has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the United-States, France, Portugal and Tunisia.
