Nicole St. Pierre works

Nicole St. Pierre was born in Montreal in 1953. A self-taught artist, she has been painting for over 3 decades. St-Pierre has a long list of shows to her credit, held in a variety of places in Canada, including Montreal, Magog, Sherbrooke, Granby, Laval, Outremont, and Ottawa, as well as Florida and Massachusetts in the United States. Over the years, she has received a number of honours: in 1997 she was awarded a commission to create a fresco in a historic building in Tampe, Arizona; in 2002 she was selected to represent Canada in a special exhibition presented in Framingham, in the Boston area.

St-Pierre draws her inspiration from everyday life – from the people, plants, animals and objects around her… While she is particularly well known for her female nudes, circus artists, musicians, and vivid still-lifes, her allegorical animals are presently making their way onto a growing number of canvasses. Her palette, rich and colourful, favours primary and secondary colours, and is punctuated with blacks and whites. Her various means of texturing add visual interest and depth to her work. Nicole St-Pierre’s paintings are part of private collections throughout the world.

Collections:

Centre Hospitalier de Granby, Granby, Quebec

Transport McCavour, Montreal, QC

Holiday Luggage, Montreal, QC

Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Quebecois Leader

Private Collections in Canada, Europe, USA

Prizes and Official Recognitions:

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, artiste sélectionnée, vente et location

EDUCATION

Self-taught.

1985 Training course in drawing and pastel in Baie St-Paul with Max Steibel.

1979-1981 Work group with the Peintres Associés de Granby under Gilles Lamer supervision.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Latest selection)

2008 "La nature des choses", Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal, Quebec

2007 Artana Gallery, Boston, USA

2006 The Pleasure of Life II", Artana Gallery, Brookline, MA, USA

Artana Gallery, Boston, USA

2005 "Bête pas bête, j’y vais", Galerie Le Royer, Montreal, Quebec

Artana Gallery, Boston, USA

2002 "Canadian Special Exhibition", Artana Gallery, Brookline, MA, USA

2002 "Les délices du monde", Galerie Lamoureux Ritzenhoff, Montreal, Quebec

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Latest selection)

2011 « Nuit Rouge », Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montréal, Québec

2010 «Small Sizes Great Christmas»,Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montréal, Québec

2010 « Nuits blanches », Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montréal, Québec

2009 « X-Mas exhibition », Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montréal, Québec

2008 Artana Gallery, Boston, USA

2005 Artana Gallery, Boston, USA