Currently based in Melbourne, Chantel de Latour’s current work investigates memory and physical spaces through the use of light and colour. During her childhood, she lived in the south of France, where she developed a connection to the landscape and the beaches along the coast of the Mediterranean – the wet seam between land and sea.
Chantel de Latour’s landscapes explore the ambiguous nature of boundaries separating public and private spaces. Abandoned tennis courts, pools and dwellings in rural or urban environments are recurring subjects. She travelled a lot as a child, living in a range of different landscapes. The visual atmosphere of these early environments and memories continues to emerge in her current work.
Chantel completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts (2011) and
a Graduate Certificate in Art History at the University of Melbourne (2018). She is the recipient of the Gary Fell and Shelmerdine Art Awards and has been exhibiting since 2009.