Coralie Laudelout (°1989, Kortrijk) first graduated in 2015 at KASK Royal Academy of Fine Arts Ghent, gaining her Master in Illustration and Graphic Design. She worked as an illustrator for various clients such as the museum Dr. Guislain, Vice US and Cultuur Ghent. In 2022 she obtained her second Master degree in Painting at LUCA School of Arts Ghent.

The roots of her practice lie in storytelling. These stories find their origin in her personal life but also popular culture, art history, books, something she overheard in the grocery line or a dead pigeon tossed on the side. Different elements are harvested from this library of peculiar findings to express a story she wants to tell. The intent is not to make traditional figurative portrayals because she wants there to be more wiggle room for expression, humor, dynamism and scene setting within the alternate reality the characters occupy. Ultimately the artist is searching for herself in her work, and for answers to (most probably unanswerable) questions about belonging, grief, love and being alive. Her paintings are very atmosphere driven and what she is hoping to convey is a sensation of the painting to become its own language. Boldly gestured or like a silent mousetrap.