About Claire Desjardins
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Awards
2013
Da Wang Grant
Da Wang Culture Highland Artist Grant, Shenzhen, China, for a 1-month long artist residency.
2013
VSC Grant
2011
VSC Grant
2010
Featured artist
2007
Nominated for "Best in Show"
1981
Ronnie Terry Award
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Event: Toronto Artist Project
Dates: 21 Feb 2019 - 24 Feb 2019
Contemporary art fair in Toronto, Ontario
Event: The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn - November 2018
Dates: 8 Nov 2018 - 11 Nov 2018
Mark your calendars: I have been accepted to The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn! I am so excited to participate in my 2nd fair with them and Saatchi Art.
November 8 to 11, 2018
Thursday, November 8th (Private View) 6 to 10 PM
Friday, November 9th Open to public 3 to 10 PM
Saturday, November 10th Open to public noon to 9 PM
Sunday, November 11th Open to public 11 AM to 6 PM
I will update this post when I know my stand number.
Event: Voices In My Head
Dates: 21 Jun 2018 - 19 Aug 2018
Voices in My Head is an exhibition of select artworks by Claire Desjardins will be on display at the Eleanor London Gallery.
Event: The Other Art Fair in LA - March 2018
Dates: 15 Mar 2018 - 18 Mar 2018
Contemporary art fair in Los Angeles
Event: Toronto Artist Project - 2018
Dates: 22 Feb 2018 - 25 Feb 2018
Contemporary art fair in Toronto, Ontario
Event: Miami Spectrum
Dates: 6 Dec 2017 - 10 Dec 2017
I will be showing my paintings at Spectrum Miami 2017 at booth S1100. Stop by my booth to view all my latest paintings.
Event: summerCRUSH
Dates: 19 Jul 2017 - 16 Aug 2017
Select works by Claire Desjardins, at Wall Space Gallery, in Ottawa!
Event: ArtExpo New York - SOLO
Dates: 21 Apr 2017 - 24 Apr 2017
View select artworks by Canadian abstract artist, Claire Desjardins
Event: HERitage Exhibition
Dates: 3 Apr 2017 - 11 May 2017
View select works by Claire Desjardins, at Sozo Gallery, in Charlotte, NC
Event: Workshop: Expressions in Paint with Claire Desjardins
Dates: 24 Mar 2017 - 26 Mar 2017
Deepen your understanding of the acrylic medium as you learn innovative mark-making techniques, experiment with larger brushes, and explore color theory. Focus is on planning and getting started, choosing color combinations, and achieving desired overall effect, and subsequently breaking through mental barriers that prevent creativity. View work by other contemporary artists, explore color field paintings, and discuss negative and positive space as well as collage techniques.
Event: The Artist Project (contemporary art fair)
Dates: 23 Feb 2017 - 26 Feb 2017
A fair featuring a number of contemporary artists.
Event: Workshop : Expressions in Paint
Dates: 25 Nov 2016 - 27 Nov 2016
Deepen your understanding of the acrylic medium as you learn innovative mark-making techniques, experiment with larger brushes, and explore color theory. Focus is on planning and getting started, choosing color combinations, and achieving desired overall effect, and subsequently breaking through mental barriers that prevent creativity. View work by other contemporary artists, explore color field paintings, and discuss negative and positive space as well as collage techniques.
Event: Workshop : Expressions in Paint
Dates: 5 Nov 2016 - 6 Nov 2016
Deepen your understanding of the acrylic medium as you learn innovative mark-making techniques, experiment with larger brushes, and explore color theory. Focus is on planning and getting started, choosing color combinations, and achieving desired overall effect, and subsequently breaking through mental barriers that prevent creativity. View work by other contemporary artists, explore color field paintings, and discuss negative and positive space as well as collage techniques.
Event: Workshop : Expressions in Paint
Dates: 8 Oct 2016 - 9 Oct 2016
Deepen your understanding of the acrylic medium as you learn innovative mark-making techniques, experiment with larger brushes, and explore color theory. Focus is on planning and getting started, choosing color combinations, and achieving desired overall effect, and subsequently breaking through mental barriers that prevent creativity. View work by other contemporary artists, explore color field paintings, and discuss negative and positive space as well as collage techniques.
Event: Workshop : Expressions in Paint
Dates: 7 Sep 2016 - 9 Sep 2016
Deepen your understanding of the acrylic medium as you learn innovative mark-making techniques, experiment with larger brushes, and explore color theory. Focus is on planning and getting started, choosing color combinations, and achieving desired overall effect, and subsequently breaking through mental barriers that prevent creativity. View work by other contemporary artists, explore color field paintings, and discuss negative and positive space as well as collage techniques.
Event: Imaginary Friends
Dates: 3 Aug 2016 - 15 Aug 2016
Solo exhibition, featuring select works by Canadian abstract artist Claire Desjardins.
Event: The Secrets We Keep
Dates: 29 Jun 2016 - 20 Jul 2016
Solo exhibition, featuring select works by Canadian abstract artist Claire Desjardins.
Event: Featured Artist: Claire Desjardins
Dates: 25 Mar 2016 - 22 Apr 2016
Solo exhibition, featuring select works by Canadian abstract artist Claire Desjardins.
Event: After the Sky Clears
Dates: 2 Mar 2016 - 24 Mar 2016
Solo exhibition, featuring select works by Canadian abstract artist Claire Desjardins.
Event: The Artist Project (contemporary art fair)
Dates: 19 Feb 2016 - 21 Feb 2016
A yearly fair featuring a number of contemporary artists.
Event: Square AFFAIR Art (Fundraiser)
Dates: 31 Oct 2015 - 5 Nov 2015
Fundraiser
Event: Visceral Expressions
Dates: 4 Apr 2015 - 26 Apr 2015
Solo exhibition, featuring select works by Canadian abstract artist Claire Desjardins.
Event: The Painting Center is Turning 21! (fundraiser)
Dates: 25 Nov 2014 - 20 Dec 2014
The Painting Center has achieved an important milestone: its 21st Anniversary. Unique among galleries, The Painting Center has presented the work of talented, often under-recognized painters, and educated the public through exhibitions, lectures, panel discussions, performances and internships for over two decades. To celebrate this achievement and to ensure The Painting Center’s ability to continue to fulfill its mission, there will be a benefit exhibition of current and former members and invited artists who have supported the gallery. As a non-profit, artist–run gallery, The Painting Center has played a vital role in the careers of hundreds of artists. The exhibition and benefit event will support The Painting Center’s ability to continue to celebrate painting and nurture artists into a third decade.
Event: Claire Desjardins - Featured Artist
Dates: 12 Nov 2014 - 24 Nov 2014
We are pleased to invite you to the opening night of Claire Desjardins's new exhibition.
Meet the artist and discover her new works.
The exhibition will run until November 24th.
Nous sommes très heureux de vous inviter au vernissage de la nouvelle exposition de Claire Desjardins.
Vous aurez le plaisir d'y rencontrer l'artiste et de découvrir des oeuvres totalement inédites.
L'exposition se poursuivra jusqu'au 24 Novembre.
Event: Featured artist: Claire Desjardins
Dates: 27 Aug 2014 - 13 Nov 2014
Recent works by Canadian artist, Claire Desjardins, will be featured at the Sozo Gallery, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Event: Ebb & Flow
Dates: 2 Feb 2014 - 23 Feb 2012
“I wish to explore the concept of my own existence in this common space we call earth: sometimes I blend and flow with the environment that surrounds me; sometimes I feel as though I am floating in a completely separate space of my own. Often, I simply exist in between these two realities, hovering on the edge, much like the penumbra, between the light and the darkness, observing life’s ebb and flow.”
Event: Claire Desjardins – solo exhibition
Dates: 24 Jan 2014 - 3 Mar 2014
Solo exhibition of original abstract paintings by Claire Desjardins.
Event: This Way
Dates: 14 Nov 2013 - 24 Nov 2013
Meet the artist and discover her statement, technique and of course admire her new, colourful pieces. To make this evening even more special, the artist will engage in a live painting performance!
Event: Then and Now
Dates: 19 Sep 2013 - 10 Oct 2013
A home holds within its walls a wide spectrum of comfort, warmth, rituals, habits, irritations, peace, sorrows, and joy. The perceptions of its objects, smells, colours, and textures are different to its various inhabitants, simultaneously holding the mundane and the unforgettable in the same space.
Like all my paintings, this body of work is personal. In it I express my strong connection to my home: everyday routines, memories of the past, the special corner where I keep my coffee paraphernalia, a place where I can be frazzled, a place where I can be calm. The textures (sometimes painted with a kitchen spatula, often on wood panel), the colours (abundant, provocative), and the various shapes all come from my relationship with my home.
Event: Surface
Dates: 2 Dec 2011 - 1 Mar 2012
"Actuellement, j'observe un retour vers les années 80 et 90. Peut-être que cette nostalgie se reflète dans la simplicité que l'on aperçoit dans mon travail..."
Event: Transition
Dates: 1 Nov 2011 - 30 Nov 2011
Une exposition des nouvelles œuvres de Claire Desjardins.
Event: GOT GALLERY?
Dates: 8 Nov 2010 - 10 Dec 2010
Select works by Claire Desjardins, in the gallery at Massarelli Design Studio, located in the Belgo building, downtown Montreal.
Biography
It's really nice to meet you.
I help to create happiness by infusing moments of joy in everyday lives."
Claire Desjardins (b. 1965, Montreal) is an award-winning Canadian artist living and working in Gore, Quebec. Working primarily in painting, her formally driven work focuses on gesture and colour, emphasizing energetic, animated brush strokes and bold palettes. Her work is both highly abstract and highly personal, a dynamic expression of sentiments or reactions of which she is consciously unaware.
She regularly exhibits her work in galleries and art fairs throughout North America. In addition, she frequently teaches painting workshops and has served as a jury member on several national art prizes.
Claire has been involved with various corporate collaborations, including The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Microsoft, Nuvango, Gelaskins, and Shutterfly, among others. In Spring 2019, Claire launched her new signature collection of art apparel, Claire Desjardins, which is sold in stores across the US and in Canada, and in the UK.
She has live-painted on stage with the likes of Randy Bachman and Blue Rodeo and Styx. Her artwork was auctioned off, and the 100% of the proceeds were donated to help sick kids. She has participated in a number of charitable events.
Her work can be found in both private and corporate collections around the world.
