TECHNIQUE / STYLE
Watercolour, Acrylic, Oil, ink,
collage, mixed media;
On paper, canvas and other supports
Eclectic style: realism and abstract;
Traditional and contemporary
ART AFFILLIATIONS
Aylmer Arts Council (AAC)-
President 2002 - 2008
Ottawa Watercolour Society (OWS)
Fellow (FOWS)
Ottawa Art Association (OAA)
Société canadienne d’aquarelle (SCA)
Nepean Fine Arts League (NFAL)
Kanata Art Club (KAC)
Ottawa Mixed Media Association (OMMA)
DEVELOPMENT
Principally Self-taught; supported by specific
workshops and academic art courses
Drawing, oil, ink, ….1970-
Watercolour: 1997 - Danielle Paré,
Linda Kemp, Gordon Mackenzie,
Mary Nunn, Sterling Edwards,
Margaret Roseman, Tom Lynch …
Acrylic and mixed media: 1980-
Pierrette Labonté, Louise Lachance Legault,
Rheni Tauchid, Linda Banfalvi,
Diane St-Georges, …MEDIA - COVERAGE
Aylmer Bulletin, 1998 – 2009
The Ottawa Citizen, 2003, Le Droit, 2003, 2006
La Revue, 2006 – 2008
Numerous interviews: TV (Canal Vox, Rogers),
Radio-Canada; Plančte FM 97.1; 2003-2009
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Gallery Old Chelsea – may 2009
Théâtre de l’Île – 2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Watercolour and Mixed - media
City of Gatineau: 2005-07
Aylmer Arts Council: 2002- …
Ass. des retraités de l’Outaouais (ARO): 2005- …
Ass, Franco-Ontarien- École Guigue: 2005-07
High School Grande-Rivière - W/C workshops
Special workshops – group and private: 2006-
Speaking engagements on artist’s material: 2007-
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
AAC / 1998 - 2009(Espace Pierre Debain Gallery and other Aylmer area spaces
OAA / 2002-2009(Ottawa Little Theatre, National Gallery)
OWS / 2001 -2009(Cube Gallery, Cumberland Gallery…)
NFAL / 2008 - 20092009 (Nepean Galleries …)
OMMA / 2007 - 2009(Brittania Gallery etc…)
SAVO / 2000-2002(Gatineau area spaces)
KAC / 2007 - 2009(Kanata area)
Art dans l’Outaouais / 1999 -2005
Cutural Center du Vieux Aylmer / 2003 - 2009
Restaurant Le Matinal / 2002 - 2003
Municipal Library – Gatineau / 2006
Art in the Garden – Earnscliffe / 2003
Art on the Farm / 2008; Top Drawer / 2008
Wallacks Expo d’Art – 2004; Design Store / 2000,
…
HONOURS /AWARDS
OWS 2009 awards : Founder Morton Baslaw –Spring 2009; Jury’s Award - Fall 2009
Jurors and honourable mention – KAC 2009
1st prize of excellence in watercolour – OAA 2008,
1st prize of excellence in watercolour - OAA 2008,
1st prize of excellence in watercolour - NFAL 2008
3rd prize for Mixed Media – OAA 2002,
2nd prize for watercolour – OAA 2003, 2004
Public Choice Award – AAC, 2002
Volunteer of the Year 2001– Cultural Sector - Aylmer
MEDIA - COVERAGE
Aylmer Bulletin, 1998 – 2009
The Ottawa Citizen, 2003, Le Droit, 2003, 2006
La Revue, 2006 – 2008
Numerous interviews: TV (Canal Vox, Rogers),
Radio-Canada; Planète FM 97.1; 2003-2009 |
