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Félicia Atkinson (born 1981) is a French multimedia artist, poet, painter, musician, and businesswoman. She has released eleven albums as a solo artist under her own name, 14 releases under the moniker Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier, and a number of collaborative works.[1] In 2012, she co-founded Shelter Press, which she runs from Rennes with her business partner Bartolomé Sanson.[2][3]
Atkinson was born and raised in Paris, and studied theatre in her teens.[4] She formed a band called Antichambre in her twenties, which involved performing with instruments that were entirely new to the musicians. She formed the duo Stretchandrelax with dancer Elise Ladoue.[4] She received a Masters of Fine Arts with Honours from Les Beaux Arts de Paris in 2008 and is currently a PhD student at Rennes 2 University.[5]
She released work under the name Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier from 2009 to 2013.[6]
Awards
[edit]In 2013, Atkinson was awarded the Young Belgian Art Prize for an exhibit at the Centre for Fine Art, Brussels.[7]
Atkinson's solo album A Readymade Ceremony was named number 15 on Pitchfork's list of best experimental albums of 2015.[8]
With Sylvain Chauveau / "Roman Anglais" on O Rosa Records
With Stretchandrelax / "Instead Of Buying Shoes" on Nowaki Music
With Louisville / "A Silent Effort In The Night" on DB&DS Records[9]
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- ^ "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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