Château d’Orquevaux Artist Residency, 2025 – France
Landscape of Château d’Orquevaux
I’m Coral Noel Yang, an abstract landscape painter based in New Zealand. From 9-30 July 2025, I attended the Artist & Writer Residency at Château d’Orquevaux in France, where I developed a new body of paintings alongside collaborative work with an Australian theatre performer duo on the Home project. This experience laid the foundation for my proposed residency at Kyoto Art Center 2026, where I aim to further expand these ideas through cross-disciplinary exchange and cultural dialogue.
Each work shown here was born during the residency, accompanied by its sketches and studies that trace the path of its creation.
Residency Larger Works: Château Collection
Larger abstract landscape works born from the chateau’s surrounding landscape, the richness of its baroque architecture, and the transformative emotions of the residency.
Small Watercolor Works
Small-format watercolors painted directly from life, capturing fleeting light and atmosphere.
Concept Sketches & Colour Studies – Collection Development
Explorations in form and palette— mapping the structural and chromatic elements of the French landscape.
In the Studio
In the residency studio — translating landscape and emotions into abstract language and visual storytelling.
Open Studio
Sharing final works and process with fellow artists and visitors during Open Studio Day. Shown here in their raw, travel format — to be stretched and presented in their final form.
Work Collected & Gallery Exhibition
Heart Glow is now part of the permanent collection of Château d’Orquevaux , France. Shown here in its raw, unstretched format; it is intended to be stretched for its final presentation.
Toward Kyoto
As part of the residency, I collaborated with an Australian theatre duo (Whisky & Boots) on Home—a performance-based project exploring belonging and homecoming. This cross-disciplinary exchange, documented in the accompanying photos, expanded my practice beyond the studio and led me to explore my own heritage more deeply, culminating in my desire to research kimono design in Kyoto and develop a new body of work rooted in my cultural homecoming.
