Biography

Date and place of birth :

December 12th, 1949 , Montreal, Qc, Canada

Studio Location :

Pierreville, Qc, Canada

Married to :

Daniel Brient, artist painter ( www.danielbrient.ca )

Artistic studies :

• Certificate in Plastic Arts, College of Old Montreal, Montreal
• Complete Fine Art Program at Mission : Renaissance Fine Art School of Los Angeles, California, USA
• Several study trips to major North American and European Art Museums

Publications :

• Guide Vallee (guide to canadian artists)
• Guide Roussan (guide to canadian artists)
• Guide Magazinart (guide to canadian artists)
• Art Agenda Utilis
• A Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Aunction
• A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, McDonald, vol.2 By International Artist Publications
• How Did You Paint That? 100 ways to paint still lifes and florals, vol.2,International Artist Publications
• Articles in Art Magazines « Le Collectionneur » – « Parcours » – « Magazinart » – « International Artist » challenges 60, 66, 82 « Fine Art Connoisseur » – « American Art Collector » – « Pratique des Arts – hors série #36 »

Exhibitions :

• Duo exhibition, Michel-Ange Art Gallery, Montreal 1990
• Collective expositions :
  • Galerie d’art Michel-Ange, Montréal, QC, de 1983 à 2010
  • Galerie d’art Greenhouse, Texas, USA, 2010, 2011, 2013
  • Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida, USA, 2011

Honors and Awards :

• Finalist, Salon international 2015/2016 , Art Renewal Center, USA
• Finalist, The Kingston Prize 2015, Ontario, Canada
• First prize in the category  “Figure in a landscape ” of the Magazine Plein Air, issue june/july 2015
• Finalist, Salon international 2014/2015, Art Renewal Center, USA
• Grand Prize Winner, Challenge #82, International Artist Magazine,USA, 2014
• Selected, Salon 2014, sponsored by Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Greenhouse Gallery, USA
• Honorable mention, Salon international 2013/2014, Art Renewal Center, USA
• Finalist, Salon international 2013/2014, Art Renewal Center, USA
• Honorable mention, Salon 2013, Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Greenhouse Fine art Gallery,USA
• Finalist, Salon international 2012/2013, Art Renewal Center, USA
• Finalist, Canadian Brushstroke Magazine, competition #16, issue #33, sept-dec 2012
• Finalist, Canadian Brushstroke Magazine, competition #15, issue #31, may-june 2012
• Finalist, Challenge #66 , International Artist Magazine, USA, 2011
• Finalist, International Salon Blossom II – Art of Flowers, Susan Katleen Black Fondation, 2011
• Selected, Salon 2011-sponsored by Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Greenhouse Gallery, USA
• Finalist, Salon international 2010/2011, Art Renewal Center, USA
• Selected, Salon 2010-sponsered by Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Greenhouse Gallery, USA
• Finalist, Challenge #60, International Artist Magazine, USA, 2010
• Staff Award, Salon international 2009/2010, Art Renewal Center,USA

Art Teaching career :

• Mission : Renaissance Fine Art School, from 1982 to 2010

* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 16^th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.