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Emilie Fantuz
Emilie Fantuz is a contemporary painter whose work investigates the fragmented nature of perception. Her practice explores the instability of the visual field through fractured spatial planes and layered visual structures that echo how we encounter our immediate surroundings. Fantuz works from the remnants of optical phenomena by collecting streaks of light, reflections, shadows, and the artifacts of technological mediation to articulate a way of seeing that resists a singular viewpoint.
Characterized by complex shifts in light, Fantuz employs a modified alla prima approach to construct her compositions. Her process reconfigures visual observations and image collage into a tangible interpretation of light and space. Using a palette knife, she introduces a tactility that positions painting as a site of slow, embodied perception.
A 2026 MFA candidate at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Fantuz is a recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts Explore and Create Grant and the Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited at venues including the Scarab Club, Christina Parker Gallery, and Art Toronto, and is held in public and private collections including Henry Ford Hospital, Bucci Developments, and the Bank of Ann Arbor.
Emilie Fantuz lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.
