Collette V. Fournier”™s award-winning photographic work can be seen in Gallery One and Gallery Two of the Rockland Center for the Arts in West Nyack, beginning this April in an exhibit titled “See, Observe, Think, Reflect, Internalize.” Fournier”™s exhibit is a documentation of her photography and photojournalism travels around the globe, beyond her search for roots of African American people and how slavery was acknowledged in Africa.
Fournier”™s early influences come from a myriad of people like her father, a portrait artist, Alex Fournier, and her exploration of black history and particularly slavery ”“ “Why were her ancestors enslaved?,” she asks.
She traveled, toured and performed with Chiku Awali African Culture and Arts in Ghana. As a photographer, the trips to Africa and the Diaspora provided a visual experience that filled her sketchpad.
“As an African American woman fighting for civil rights and for human rights, I have always been inspired to photograph rallies, marches and demonstrations that highlight these causes,” said Fournier.
She has been an adjunct professor in the Photography Department at Rockland Community College since 1992.
