Beatrice Carlson is a French interdisciplinary artist with a fashion design diploma (golden needle - France). After 10 years of corporate apparel design in New Zealand and Australia, she decides to focus exclusively on her art practice in 2015.

Visual Art (2006-2020)
Perspex: allows to work in large scale with striking colours. Themes are recurrent: fashion, Aotearoa and France, the female body as a canvas.

From 2010, 10 times finalist of the World of WearableArt Awards, with garment mainly in Perspex.

Printmaking (2009-2020)
Carlson’s practice is as non-toxic as possible: solarplate etchings and dry point on Perspex leftovers.

Every artwork or piece is always interactive and evolves through time and medium:

• From a garment, Carlson creates an Etching.

• From a piece, she creates an artwork, a digital print used on a garment. 

Jewellery (2017-NOW)
Since 2017, Carlson practice focuses on jewellery.

She uses Sterling Silver, Copper, Greenstone, found shells, Scoria and freshwater Pearls. She represents Aotearoa nature and seascape with organic shapes.

Her practice is as non-toxic as it can be, sourcing very ethically her material; sustainability and environmentalism are key.

Her jewellery is represented in National and International Art Awards:

• Finalist 2024, ‘the Nature of Imperfection and Jewellery Adornment” Exhibition Society of Arts and Crafts , BOSTON with 50 artists selected worldwide-USA

• Finalist WSA Small Sculpture Awards with “Panukaiki” ring -NZ

• Finalist The battle of the rings with “walk on the beach” ring Seattle-USA

• Finalist Richard T Nelson Sculpture Awards with Magpie Nest Necklace-NZ

• Finalist Parkin Drawing Prize with “Line” ring NZ                                          

• Finalist Cleveland National Art Awards with “Reflection” ring -NZ                

• Finalist New Zealand Small Sculpture Prize with “Black Rock” ring -Waiheke