Estelle Garcia Blanco
After studying fashion in Brussels, Estelle (b. 1995) began her career as a featherworker in the prestigious workshops of Maison Lemarié (Chanel) in Paris. She then pursued a Master's degree in Textile Design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where she refined her expertise.
Fascinated by nature and craftsmanship, Estelle has dedicated herself to modernizing the art of featherwork, breathing new life into its ancestral techniques. Her innovative approach involves exclusively using upcycled feathers sourced from secondhand pillows, combining sustainability with artistry.
Situated between installation and tableau-sculpture, her work reflects on a society driven by relentless consumption. The bird, a poetic and symbolic figure, serves as a mirror to our ecological concerns, while her work seeks to restore dignity to discarded materials.
She is one of the winners of the Espronceda Prize delivered by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and laureate of the VOCATIO funds, patronized by BNP Paribas Fortis. She also won the Prize of Excellence from the City of Brussels upon graduating.
© Mathilde van Nuffel
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Galerie Espace-D. Etterbeek, BE
3 - 13 April, Duo show
2025 Chez Olivia, Project Room. Saint-Gilles, BE
20 March - 26 April, Collective show
2023 « EfemeraInfinte », Espronceda Institute of Art and Culture. Barcelona, SP
27 July - 2 August, Duo show
2023 « Ruta Art Nou », Barcelona emerging Art festival. Barcelona, ES
26 July - 2 August, Collective Show
2022 « Dénouement » Patinoire Royale, Galerie Valérie Bach. Bruxelles, BE
2 - 4 June, Collective show
2021 Espace Vanderborght. Brussels, BE
5 - 10 June, Collective show
ART RESIDENCIES
July, 2023 Espronceda Institute of Art and Culture. Barcelona, SP
Octobre-decembre, 2021 Clinique Vestimentaire - Jeanne Vicerial. Paris, FR
ART TALK
Juillet, 2023 Artist talk at Espronceda Institute of Art and Culture. Barcelona, SP
PRIZES
2023 Vocatio Prize. Under the mentorship of Catherine de Braekeleer, patronized by BNP Paribas Fortis. Brussels, BE
2022 Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Prize - aides au revues littéraire ; pour la revue Papier peint Mauvais drap. Brussels, BE
2022 Excellence Prize of the City of Brussels. Brussels, BE
2022 ArBA-EsA – Espronceda Prize : Artistic residency at Espronceda Institute of Art and Culture
Under the mentorship of Savina Tarsitano. During July 2023 in Barcelona, SP
DIPLOMAS
2022 Master Textile Design, Royal Academy of Fine Arts from Brussels, BE
2020 CAP Plumassière (Apprentice Maison Lemarié, Chanel). Paris, FR
2019 CAP Fleuriste en fleurs artificielles (Apprentice Maison Lemarié, Chanel). Paris, FR
2016 Bachelor Stylisme-modélisme, Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer. Brussels, BE
2016 École supérieure Felicidad Duce, Erasmus. Barcelona, SP