The subjects and imagery of Bernard's work refer to various themes, including notions of tradition and ritual, nature and community, abundance and necessity, completion and cycles. Her multidisciplinary practice, incorporating oil paintings as well as installation, explores multiple narratives which navigate a parallel world that throws up ambiguities in society and relationships. The paintings become set pieces enabling the viewer to imagine the parallel realm in full.

Camille Bernard, b. 1994

Bernard was born in Paris to a French father and a Scottish mother. She returned to her Scottish routes first training on a portfolio course in Ullapool and then in her undertaking of a BA in Painting and Printmaking at the Glasgow School of Art. Bernard also studied in Prague at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design. Bernard exhibited at the RSA New Contemporaries show in 2017, where she was awarded the Fleming Wyfold Bursary. The artist now resides in Paris.