BIOGRAPHY

Emilie Fantuz is an American-Canadian artist whose practice investigates the optics of light and the complex nature of reflections. Through oil paintings rooted in observation, Fantuz creates atmospheric works composed of overlapping visual planes that capture the ephemeral nature of everyday scenes. Her practice invites viewers to reconsider the boundaries between what is real and what is remembered, navigating the shifting visual landscapes of contemporary life.

Fantuz uses a palette knife to draw and fracture the medium across the surface, an intentional process that disrupts clarity and mediates the space between representation and abstraction. By deconstructing the visual field, she explores how we perceive and internalize the world around us while allowing the physical texture of the paint to invite a state of 'slow looking.'

Currently an MFA candidate at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Fantuz has exhibited widely across North America. Her work has been featured at Art Toronto and is held in institutional and corporate collections including Henry Ford Hospital, the Bank of Ann Arbor, and Bucci Developments. A recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Fantuz lives and works in Vancouver, BC.