Renee De Gagne is a Montreal-born artist. She became a full-time professional artist in 2006, after leaving behind a successful career as a management consultant. The past several years have been devoted to her artistic development through an active pursuit of custom training in visual arts. Renee works in mixed media. Her expression is strong and spontaneous, with a rich texture and a warm color palette, she creates works which combine figuration and abstraction. Her favourite subject is architecture :
« My paintings reflect my love of architecture, be it breathtaking towers or ancient constructions. Buildings are an important testimonial of our presence on earth – « Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space » (L. Mies van der Rohe). My work is about this « presence ». I find inspiration in architectural details, textures, reflections, integration of modern to ancient, contrasts formed by complexity and simplicity. My objective is to evoke a sensation and bring the viewer to see beauty beyond the stones and structures. »
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- «All in your Mind », National Public Health Institute, Solo Exhibition (2010)
- 10th and 11th International American Juried Art Show (2010)
- « Behind the Structures », Kaf Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition (2009)
- Juried Arts Festival, Saint-Basile-le-Grand (2009, 2008)
- « Renaissance », Desjardins Securities Group, Solo Exhibition (2009)
- « Beyond Textures», Kaf Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition (2008)
- AAPARS - Juried Visual Arts Exposition (2008, 2007)
- South Shore Visual Arts Provincial Juried Contest (2008)
AWARDS
- Award of Merit, 10th International Show - American Juried Art (2010)
- 3rd Prize – Visual Arts Award - Juried Arts Festival, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, QC (2009)
- 3rd Prize – Visual Arts Show, St-Bruno, QC (2007)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
CARFAC -- Canadian Artists Association
FCA – Federation of Canadian Artists
OMMA – Ottawa Mixed Media Artists
MEDIA COVERAGE
- 2010 - “Renee De Gagne – Urban Cosmopolitism”, Parcours Art, Fall 2010 Edition, No. 70, p. 118-119.
- 2009 – 16th Edition, Roussan Guide of Visual Arts in Quebec, p. 127
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
- City of Saint-Basile-le-Grand, QC
- Group DCB Financial Services Inc., QC
- Integration New Media Inc., QC
- Group Aecon Quebec, QC
- Salvex Inc., QC
- Laurentian Bank, QC
- Laval Medical Clinic, QC
- Dorval Gardens Medical Clinic, QC
- Espace M Media Inc., QC
