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Béatrice Coron
Born 1956 (1956)
Nationality French born American
Known for Interdisciplinary artist

Béatrice Coron (born in 1956) is a super creative artist. She was born in France but now lives in America. She is famous for her amazing public art, cool artist's books, and detailed cut paper art.

Béatrice works with many different art forms. These include making artist's books, animations, and even designing for buildings. She also creates drawings, jewelry, sculptures, and beautiful paper cutouts.

Her Early Life and Learning

Béatrice Coron went to art school in France. She studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon. She also attended Jean Moulin University Lyon 3. These schools helped her learn many different art skills.

Amazing Art Projects

Béatrice Coron has done many exciting things in her career.

In 2011, she gave a special talk called a TED Talk. It was titled Stories Cut from Paper. She showed how she uses paper to tell stories.

In 2013, Béatrice worked with James Stewart. Together, they made an animated film. It was called Daily Battles.

In 2020, her art was shown at the New-York Historical Society. This was a hand-cut paper artwork. It was called Hi Five! Stories from the Five Boroughs.

Public Artworks

Béatrice Coron has created many large art pieces for public spaces. These are artworks that everyone can see and enjoy.

  • Roots and Wings is a piece she made in Washougal, Washington.
  • Cultivate Your Mind in the Orchard of Knowledge is in San Jose, California.
  • Her mural called Dreams can be seen in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.
  • She also created a series of screens. They are called On the Right Track. You can find them at the 104 Street station of the New York MTA.

Art in Famous Collections

Béatrice Coron's art is so important that it is in major museums. Her work is part of the collections at:

Notable Works

One of her well-known pieces is an artist's book. It is called Thirty-six views of the Empire State Building. She made this book in 1996. An artist's book is a work of art itself. It uses the form of a book to tell a story or show ideas.

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