Émilie Régnier

Émilie Régnier: From Mobutu to Beyoncé

On View: April 15 -June 4, 2017

Bronx Documentary Center
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451

In her exhibition, From Mobutu to Beyoncé, the photographer Émilie Régnier explores the symbols of power and style in Dakar, Kinshasa, Paris, Abidjan, New York, and even a small town in Texas.

Spanish translations by Maria de la Paz Galindo. 

Exhibitions at the Bronx Documentary Center are made possible by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Foundation support is provided by the Clif Family Foundation, Chris Hondros Fund, Four Friends Foundation, Ford Foundation, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Lawrence Foundation, Pierre and Tania Matisse Foundation, Peck Foundation, Scherman Foundation, and the Van Agtmael Fund. Special thanks to our corporate sponsors Adobe, BronxCare Health System, Fujifilm, and Montefiore Health System.

Her photos document the cultural conversation and the ever-present feedback loop between artists, politicians and and ordinary citizens in Africa, Europe and the United States.

Émilie Régnier is a Canadian-Haitian photographer and visual artist. She spent the majority of her childhood in Africa, primarily in Gabon. After completing her photography studies in Montreal, she moved to West Africa and was based in Dakar, Bamako, and Abidjan from 2009 to 2019. Today, she is back in Montreal, and her most recent works take place between Canada, the Caribbean, and the African continent. She has previously worked in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa.

Her work has been exhibited internationally and published in The New Yorker, Le Monde Magazine, The Financial Times, Vogue, The New York Times, Foam, and many others. In 2020, she received a National Geographic Explorer grant for her research on DNA. In 2023, she completed her master’s degree in photography at Concordia University. Since September 2020, the artist has been focusing on textile and multimedia projects that explore her relationship with identity and family through sewing, screen printing, sound, and photography.