Born in Tunisia, Colette Lumiere lives and works in New York.
Colette Lumiere is a trailblazer whose vast and enduring body of work has both innovated and defied the categories of street art, installation, performance, mixed media works, staged photography, and painting from the early 1970s through the present.
Throughout her career, Colette has become well known for her creation of "living personas" which often challenge traditional gender roles, and is a recurring theme in her performances and installations, as she pushes the boundaries of societal expectations. Exhibitions include Company Gallery (US, 2021), Central Gallery (Poland, 2019), MoMA PS1 (US, 2016), Rempire Gallery (US, 1992) Kunstverein Munster (Germany, 1981).
Being formally known as an on site installation artist , the location from which Colette Lumiere is working in, contributes immensely as inspiration for the body of work she creates. During her residency, she can predict that a body of work will no doubt evolve organically and be influenced as well as inspired, as a result of her presence there and the time spent creating in this new environment.