Sculptures
Installations
Multi-Media
Collaborations
About
Clara Fortis (b. Vienna, Austria) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Paris, France. Raised in Switzerland and Russia, her research-based practice explores human behaviour, informed by her experiences as a third-culture individual. Fortis draws from psychological theories and concepts to create intimate and emotional environments that examine the complexities of social dynamics.
Fortis graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art, Media and Technology and Fashion Studies from Parsons Paris in May 2025, recieving departmental honours. She also studied at Parsons School of Design in New York City between 2023 and 2024, where she began focusing on sculpture, which has since become central to her practice.
Education
2021-25 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Parsons Paris | The New School, Paris, France
2023-24 Exchange Year: Parsons | The New School, New York City, USA
Group Exhibitions
2025 Vivere, Galerie Au Roi, Paris, France
2025 Tomorrow Will, Brief Shalimar, Vie Projects, Paris, France
2025 Digital Screening, Thomson Gallery, Zug, Switzerland
2025 Digital Screening, Andakulova Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2024 Time and Self, Gallery 45, Paris, France
2024 Parsons Printmaking Show, 2 West 13th Street, New York City, USA
2024 Parsons Fine Arts Junior Show, 25 East Gallery, New York City, USA
2022 Prototypes as Palimpsests, Gallery D, Fondation Fiminco, Paris France
2022 Transforming Space and Time, Gallery D, Fondation Fiminco, Paris France
Awards and Residencies
2024-25 Residency, Ateliers Sculpture Paris-Montreuil, France
2021 Merit Scholarship, Parsons Paris, France
2020 1st Prize in LGT Competition, awarded by Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein
Press and Media
2025 Exhibition: Paradise in Paris, Dawn Today
2025 Salon Culture 101, Merde Magazine
2025 “Tomorrow Will“: An Exhibition by Brief Shalimar, The New School
2022 Clara Fortis, The New School
Further Experience
2024-25 Research and Teaching Assistant, Bridget O’Rourke, Parsons Paris, France
2024 Video Production Intern, Claudia Poh, Toyota Asia, Paralympics, Paris, France
2024 Photographic Internship, Daniel Meuli, Silvaplana, Switzerland
2023 Artist Assistant, Rachel Marks, 2024 Olympics, Philharmonie de Paris, France
2022 Painting Workshop, Isshaq Ismail, Accra, Ghana
2022 Sculpture Internship, Patrick Tagoe-Turkson, Takoradi, Ghana
2022 Painting Internship, Raphael A. A. Mayne, Accra, Ghana