Galerie St-Laurent + Hill presents: Isabelle Gauvreau- TIME

Galerie St-Laurent + Hill presents:
Isabelle Gauvreau
TIME
November 6 - 25
Vernissage: Friday, November 7, 5:00 - 8:00pm


Gauvreau Artist Statement

Isabelle Gauvreau’s work has always focused on the human condition and, more specifically, on the interpretation of the female body through the development of a highly personal visual language. Her practice is inspired by a long lineage of women artists influenced by feminism, from the 1970s to the present day.

This series is an emotional and visual response to existential questions in the face of today’s global crises. From these impressions of rupture, what emerges, if not, as Leonard Cohen suggested, light? Gauvreau seeks to bring together what unites us: light as well as darkness, for one cannot exist without the other.

This duality manifests in the series through contrasts of splashes, golden orbs, and white flashes on dark backgrounds, all striving toward harmony. In response to a growing need to reconnect with nature, Gauvreau also explores more elaborate techniques, adding colour with stick paint, which brings an even more earthy quality to her work than usual.

Collage on Japanese paper remains central to the artist’s approach. The use of gold leaf and pigments serves as an anchor and symbolizes a connection to nature. Writing and drawing intertwine in layered compositions over collage and ink drips, encounters that evoke complex impressions.

Gauvreau Biography

Isabelle Gauvreau was born in Ottawa in 1973. She’s been passionate about drawing since early childhood, when she spent most of her free time drawing and dreaming.

After practicing theatre in her teenage years, she decided to pursue her studies in visual arts at college, where she felt more in touch with her personal process and more involved in her creations. She was chosen in a student exchange and left for France. Then in 1997, she obtained her bachelor in Fine Arts with honours, for her art work, at Ottawa University.

Isabelle Gauvreau is represented at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill since 2003. She has been a part of many solo shows as well as group exhibitions in Quebec and Ontario. Her works is part of City of Ottawa’s collection. Gauvreau‘s work is mostly appreciated by private collectors.

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