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The Visual Arts Centre has earned a reputation for excellence in the quality of its teaching. Our faculty are chosen for the strength of their work as artists and for their training and experience in art education; they bring a wealth of creativity and expertise to the studio classroom.
was born in California, and obtained an Honours BFA in Visual Art with a minor in Literature from San Diego State University. Her paintings have been exhibited across North America and are part of many public, corporate and private collections including “le Musée régional de Rimouski”, “le Musée des beaux-arts du Québec” and the Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery.
works in mixed media, (drawing, painting and photography). She has taught at the Centre since 1981, as well as given workshops throughout Quebec. She has had solo and group exhibitions since 1975 and has works in many collections including Canada Council Art Bank.
has a BA in cultural education, UQAM, a DEC in ceramics, “College du Vieux Montréal”, a BFA NSCAD, Halifax and a Diploma in Ceramics from the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. She has participated in solo and group shows in Montreal, Toronto, Holland and Italy since 1985, where her work is also in public collections.
,BA in Arts and Theatre, is a well-known costume designer. She has been teaching drawing and painting since 1997.
recently completed her MFA in Print Media at Concordia University. She has participated in numerous artist residencies in Canada, Belgium, Finland and Northern Ireland. In 2010, her multidisciplinary work has been exhibited at Atelier Punkt (Montreal), La Centrale (Montreal), Atelier Presse-Papier (Trois-Rivières), Caravansérail (Rimouski) and Artist Proof Gallery (Calgary). She has taught at the Visual Arts Centre, Au Papier Japonais and Concordia University in recent years.
holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University in Studio Art and Art Education (2005). She also completed an Internship at the National Gallery of Canada, Education Division (1999). She has been teaching art classes for the last 9 years, and has participated in several group and solo exhibitions.
, BA Concordia, DEC Centre Céramique Bonsecours, ceramic artist and designer. Born in the Netherlands, he came to Canada as a child, first studied philosophy and history before becoming impassioned with ceramics.
- Honours BA, Art and Archaeology, University of Toronto; further studies at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Saidye Bronfman Centre and Concordia University. Has taught at the Visual Arts Centre for many years, as well as at Concordia University. Has exhibited widely, represented in private and public collections.
, BFA Concordia, since 1990 she has been working in the studio, and teaching both drawing and watercolour at Cégep Maisonneuve, in her own studio, and at the Botanical Gardens. She has participated in the Kamouraska Symposium since 1997, where she received an honourable mention in 2003 and the People’s Choice Award in 2004. She is a member of RAAV (Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels) since 1997. http://www.joseduclos.com
, BFA in Painting and Drawing and MFA in Sculpture from Concordia, is a British/Canadian visual artist and educator living and working in Montreal. Her digital photographic light box installations, performance art and video work have been shown in Canada and internationally. She takes an interdisciplinary approach to her practice and is currently represented by Galerie Art Mûr in Montreal. She is also presently teaching in the Studio Arts Department at Concordia University.
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started his photographic career at the age of twelve taught by his uncle a well-known London photographer. Obtaining a degree in Electrical Engineering (London UK) and while engaged in his own businesses and in the Canadian Armed Forces he continued to pursue his photographic interests. On retiring in 2005 he became fully engaged as a photo journalist as well as working with leading Canadian Photographers in fashion, portrait and Art photography.www.peter-photos.com
, Honours BFA, Concordia University. Has taught at the Visual Arts Centre and in the Montreal area for over 20 years. Her works on paper and three dimensional mixed media constructions are in private and public collections in Canada and abroad.
, studied at Art Academy of Cincinnati, Indiana University, and Concordia University. Has taught at the Visual Arts Centre since 1987 and has been head of Department of Fine and Applied Arts since 1990. Her drawings, watercolours and prints are widely exhibited and she is represented in many private and corporate collections, i.e. Canada Council Art Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, IBM.
- MFA in Printmaking, U. of Alberta; BFA, Concordia; Graphic Design, Dawson College - has worked since 1980 as a graphic designer, artist and instructor in both Montreal and Edmonton.
studied visual arts, then completed her training as jeweller at the l’École de Joaillerie de Montréal. Her company, Métal en Bouche takes part in exhibitions in Montreal, Quebec and Toronto. She also collaborates with Hobochic Productions, who organises events to promote local artists.
Currently a professional jeweller and instructor, has completed the contemporary jewellery programme at the Saidye Bronfman School of Fine Arts. Several group exhibitions have included Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal and Lafrèniere and Pai Gallery in Ottawa.
studied Visual Arts at Concordia University in Montreal, graduating in 1988. She was an Artist-in-Residence at the Parson’s School of Design in the Dominican Republic in 1991. She has had several solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions across Quebec and in Canada. She has received grants from both Quebec and Canada Arts Councils and her work can be found in private and public collections, such as the Art Bank of the Canada Council and the Musée du Québec.
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, BFA from Concordia in Art History - Studio Art, has taught and exhibited ceramics in the Montreal area for over 25 years, and has participated in national and international shows, experienced in a variety of ceramic techniques, she is best known for her smoke-fired vessels.
, born and educated in Czechoslovakia, has had a life long involvement with ceramics, in particular sculpture. Her work has been exhibited extensively and is in many collections in North America and Europe. She is director of the ceramics programme, and has taught at the Visual Arts Centre since 1991.
, BA, MA, Concordia University, creative writing, art studies at Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Toronto School of Art and London School of Art. Post-graduate studies in visual literacy, McGill University. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions across Canada. Her work can be found in corporate and private collections in Canada and the United States. Curator of the Gallery at Victoria Hall and director of the Visual Arts Centre and the McClure Gallery.
has a BA (honours degree) from London College of Printing in London U.K. She studied marbling in Avon with Richard Norman at "Downside Abbey" and paper making in Plymouth with Gillian Spires. A member of Farfelu Gallery, her work revolves around creating artists books, design bindings, printmaking, paper decorating and collages.
apprenticed as residential and commercial artist specializing in faux finishes and decorative techniques. Freelances in the Montreal area in decorative and film set painting.
A dedicated artist and painter,has painted and studied in Canada, the USA and Europe, particularly in Paris. BFA in painting and art history from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. She has paintings in private collections in Canada and Europe.
received her BFA from Concordia University Studio Art major. She has maintained an active art practice for 25 years and specializes in acrylic. She is the Working Artist for Golden Artist Colours and is the mother of two boys.
has a BFA in Studio Arts with a concentration in fibres and painting from Concordia University. She also received her diploma in professional photography from WAP in Victoria B.C. Since her education has allowed her to experiment with different types of media, she has worked as a freelance photographer for local magazines, worked with textiles and costume work for theatre companies and is now exhibiting abstract paintings professionally.
has a BFA, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1995), having spent a term at L'École National Supérieur des Beaux Arts in Paris. She completed her Masters in Creative Arts Therapy from Concordia University (2004) and is the Youth Department Programme Director at the Visual Arts Centre.
is an artist whose works are in various collections, including the Musée d’art contemporain, McLaren Art Gallery, Claridge Collection, Deutsche Bank as well as private collections. He studied at the School of Art and Design of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and has exhibited nationally and internationally for over twenty-five years. He has taught at the Toronto School of Art, Queen’s University and at the University of Ottawa.
, Honours BFA from UBC, studied at Banff Centre School of Fine Arts. She has exhibited her mixed media artwork both nationally and internationally since 1983. She is also an experienced graphic designer, having worked in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal.
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, BFA and MFA both from Concordia, where she also worked as a painting instructor. She has also taught at the Saidye Bronfman Centre and the Visual Arts Centre. Her work has been funded by both the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the F.C.A.C. She has exhibited in Quebec and Ontario.
has studied Ikebana since 2000 and has a “Fourth Degree Master” certificate from the Ohara school of Ikebana, Japan. She has given demonstrations and workshops at Garden Clubs, schools and has exhibited at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal and the McClure Gallery.
, BFAH (Honours) in Fine Arts from Queen’s University (Sculpture), MFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University (Print Media), has since been actively teaching in the fields of print, design, and digital media, while also pursuing a multidisciplinary art practice. He is currently the Coordinator of Digital Studios at l’Atelier Circulaire.
received a Master’s degree in Visual Art from York University and has completed undergraduate degrees in Art History at Concordia University and in Visual Arts at York University. Her work has been shown at Galerie Art-Mûr, and at Board of Directors, Xpace, Redhead and Loop galleries in Toronto. stephanieruthreynolds.com
, BFA Concordia U., M.Sc. Medical Anthropology, Université de Montréal, has had group and solo shows in Montreal and New York, and has won several awards since 1987. She has travelled extensively in Asia, Central and South America and in Europe.
is a Montreal based artist. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally over the span of the past 10 years in diverse venues such as The Philoctetes Center for the Study of the Imagination in New York City and at the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art. She has studied at Dawson College, Concordia University and holds a Master's degree in Visual Arts from York University in Toronto. kristiropeleski.com
has a BFA from Concordia. She has exhibited extensively (over 50 exhibitions) in such places as the United Nations in New York, Beijing, Washington, Toronto and Montreal. She founded the Full Circle Mandala Project which brings together different cultures, including Jewish, Muslim and Christian, to create communal artwork exhibited and donated throughout the world.
www.fullcirclemandala.com
received a BFA Print media (2004) from the Nova Scotia Craft Art and Design University, and has completed the Concordia University MFA programme (2007) in Painting and Drawing. He is currently experimenting with painting or drawing installations; blending theatre and performance as a narrative link for portraiture. He has exhibited within Canada and internationally.
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holds a BFA in Art Education Specialization from Concordia University. She has taught art for the past 5 years in an array of settings including elementary schools and community centres. She has exhibited in group shows around Montreal. Her artwork comprises painting, drawing, recycled materials and sewing.
, BFA Concordia (drawing and painting), has taught Creative Process in the dance, theatre and visual arts departments of Concordia University. She is known for her work with the Bread and Puppet Theatre. Co-founder of Pinnacle Mountain Centre for the Performing Arts, Eastern Townships.
has a BA from UQAM. She has received many bursaries from CALQ and was the winner of Loto Québec’s prints contest in 1999. Her works have been presented in collective exhibits in Canada, Europe and the US. She is represented by the St-Ambroise Gallery (Montreal). She is a professional printmaker specialized in copperplate engraving and has taught collagraphy since 1996.
has an MA in Art Education from Concordia and a combined BAA from the University of New Brunswick and the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Her photography work has been exhibited throughout Eastern Canada as a member of the Silverfish Photo Collective. She has been making art with children for over 10 years in schools, museums, and community centres.
has an M.A. in art history from the U. of Toronto as well as undergraduate degrees in Art, Art History, French and Education from the U. of Western Ontario and Concordia. She has lectured at the Art Gallery of Ontario, taught at John Abbott College, worked as art consultant to the Bank of Montreal in Montreal, Toronto, and London, England and her work can be found in corporate and private collections across Canada, the United States and England.
has a BA in industrial design from University of Montreal and holds a DEC in jewellery. Professional designer and jeweller, she has also worked as an assistant professor for the past nine years. Her work has been shown at Gallery Noël Guyomarc'h in Montreal and she is launching her first collection under the signature C’est pas moi, c’est ma soeur.
, BFA, Mount Allison University, MFA, Concordia, Founding member of PowerHouse Gallery. Has exhibited widely in Montreal and Eastern Canada. A multidisciplinary artist, has worked in theatre and has written and hosted children's TV programs.
- DEP in Ceramics from Le Centre Ceramique Bonsecours, currently enrolled in the art education programme at Concordia University. She has been exhibiting in and around Montreal in group shows since 1997, specializing in large thrown and assembled pieces. She has also worked on large scale mosaics now exhibited in New York City and Dubai.
, BFA, artist for more than 30 years, exhibits nationally & internationally with works in over 30 public and corporate collections.
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