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Félicia Atkinson (born 1981) is a French multimedia artist, poet, painter, musician, and businesswoman. She has released eleven albums as a solo artist under her own name, 14 releases under the moniker Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier, and a number of collaborative works. In 2012, she co-founded Shelter Press, which she runs from Rennes with her business partner Bartolomé Sanson.

Atkinson was born and raised in Paris, and studied theatre in her teens. She formed a band called Antichambre in her twenties, which involved performing with instruments that were entirely new to the musicians. She formed the duo Stretchandrelax with dancer Elise Ladoue. She received a Masters of Fine Arts with Honours from Les Beaux Arts de Paris in 2008 and is currently a PhD student at Rennes 2 University.

She released work under the name Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier from 2009 to 2013.

Awards
In 2013, Atkinson was awarded the Young Belgian Art Prize for an exhibit at the Centre for Fine Art, Brussels.

Atkinson's solo album A Readymade Ceremony was named number 15 on Pitchfork's list of best experimental albums of 2015.

With Sylvain Chauveau / "Roman Anglais" on O Rosa Records

With Stretchandrelax / "Instead Of Buying Shoes" on Nowaki Music

With Louisville / "A Silent Effort In The Night" on DB&DS Records