Gillette Fernandez

Gillette Fernandez, a French-Catalan artist born in 1947 in the French Pyrenees, has been painting for over 40 years. Educated at the Beaux-Arts of Perpignan, she began with figurative work before evolving into lyrical abstraction deeply inspired by the forces of nature.

Her canvases emerge from a dialogue with natural elements—earth, water, sky, and mountains. A spark from the outside world ignites the work, then the canvas itself takes over, guiding the creative process. Working in oil for its richness and subtle transparency, Fernandez builds layers that evoke movement, vibration, and life.

Her paintings transform landscapes into atmospheres of energy, where colors blend and collide like rivers, forests, storms, or horizons. They are less about representation than resonance—an invitation to feel the hidden life force that animates the natural world. Her work speaks to those seeking depth, contemplation, and a sense of connection to essential rhythms of existence.

July–August 2021, Céret
August 2019, Town Hall, Banyuls
July 2018 — Salle Gelcen, Prades
July 2017 — Chapelle Mas Riquer, Catllar
May-June 2017 — Espace Martin Vives, Prades
January 2017 — Salon Arts d’Hiver, Alzonne
September 2016 — Hospital, Prades
2015 — Salon de novembre, Prades
January 2014 — Media Library, Prades
2006 — Salon Toulon
2005, 2004, 2003 — Galerie Art du Temps, Prades
August 2002 — Abbey Saint Michel de Cuxa
September 2001 — Guest of honor, Saint-Estève
2000 — Galerie Thuillier, Paris
1993 — Salon d’Automne, Paris
1992 — Salon (Composition Prize), Cannes
1990 — Town Hall Exhibition, Prades
1988 — Hotel School, Vernet-les-Bains
1987 — Palace of the Kings of Majorca, Perpignan
1985 — Gallery, Collioure
1984 — Galerie Saint-Jean, Perpignan
1983 — Group exhibition, Town Hall, Prades
1983 / 1982 — Several Town Halls of Pyrénées-Orientales (Villefranche, Ria, Mont-Louis)