The In-Between

Inspired by the African Diaspora, Béatrice Lebreton sources her multicultural heritage and current events as she creates work that encourages the viewer’s engagement and interpretation. Working primarily in mixed media, Lebreton combines textiles, stitched and beaded surfaces with painted sections on the canvas as a means of commemoration and interaction. The patterns, fabrics, and beads become a focal motif that add a tactile touch and fuse into what she characterizes as a language stretched between the limits of the imaginary and history. Still, storytelling is quite important to her practice, as evidenced using combining text into the composition. She engages viewers visually on multiple levels while creating a space for curiosity in examining the information embedded within the work.