Biography
Gabrielle Dumont holds a diploma in Visual Arts from CEGEP de Sainte-Foy. Since graduating, she has been pursuing her artistic journey in her studio through self-directed learning.
In her work, she explores the human being, its intensity, and complexity.
It serves as an endless source of inspiration for her. The human figure appears in her paintings, sometimes in pairs, sometimes alone, but always wonderfully integrated into the space represented by each of her canvases. When she paints, the artist Gabrielle Dumont allows her intuition to guide her, avoiding anticipation of the final result of the artwork. She prefers to surrender herself and be surprised as her discoveries unfold. Her paintings emerge from spontaneous work, connected to the emotion of the moment.
Built upon emotions, spontaneity, colours, atmosphere, and symbolism, Gabrielle Dumont’s artistic work is like an intuitive language that comes directly from the heart.
Artist’s statement
My creative process is innate, arising through improvisation and without constraints. The open studio has therefore become the preferred space for my artistic exploration since the beginning.
After experimenting with various techniques, encaustic painting has become my preferred medium. The term “encaustic” comes from the Greek, meaning to burn, to engrave with fire, to burn internally with the fire of desire. In this process, color pigments are mixed with melted beeswax, and each applied layer must be fused with heat. My works are created on wooden panels to provide a solid and stable support for the material.
Choosing this technique has allowed me to feel in harmony with the expression of my creative identity. It grants me access to a language that accommodates all the ambivalences inherent in my creative exploration. This involves working with both blur and detail, control and the unexpected, figurative representation, and abstract ornamentation.
In my creations, the process involves multiple stages, including engraving to reveal dominant lines, layering colors and their transparencies. The addition of gold leaf is not merely decorative but a way to highlight the subject, creating attractive areas that reinforce the sometimes blurry or raw aspects of my textures. Thus, I infuse my works with a sumptuous brilliance, akin to an ancient and precious object imbued with my experiences, allowing me to reveal all the nuances of my intentions, expressing a state of contemplation that is a kind of quest for the absolute for me.
Byzantine art and icons have a certain influence on my work, evident in the subject matter, contemplative state, composition, and symbolism. My fascination with this art has connected me to the human being in all its splendor, as it is what captivates and inhabits my imagination. I am moved by their intensity, complexity, fragility, and strength—the invisible things that silently shape individuals and their subtle moods.
In my creations, I aspire to achieve a certain fulfillment that, I hope, will convey meaning to the viewer admiring the work. My intention is to generate a union between the essence of the work and the sacred, offering the opportunity to accompany people in their daily lives through my art.
C.V.
Education
| 2015 | “Starting a Business” program at Capitale entrepreneur, Quebec |
| 1990 | Painting course in pictorial organization, Atelier Imagine, Quebec |
| 1987 to 1992 | Diploma in Visual Arts, CEGEP de Sainte-Foy, Quebec |
Professional Representation
| 2015 to present | Galerie du Vieux St-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| 2010 to 2016 | Beauchamp Gallery, Quebec and Baie-St-Paul |
| 2010 to 2014 | L’Art’chipel Art Gallery, Lévis |
| 2008 to 2009 | L’espace contemporain Gallery, Québec |
Events and Symposiums
| 2023 | Lyst’Art Symposium, Lyster |
| 2019 to 2023 | Yamachiche Red Houses Symposium – Presidency in 2019 |
| 2018 | International Painting Symposium of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| 2017 to 2023 | Rendez-vous des Artistes, Saint-Léonard, N.B. |
| 2017 to 2019 | Regional Art Fair, Vallée-Jonction |
| 2017 | Thetford Mines Painting Symposium |
| 2016 to 2022 | Champlain Symposium |
| 2016 | Academy of Arts Rendezvous, Inverness |
| 2015 to 2023 | Granby Symposium |
| 2015 to 2017 – 2019 | Cap-Santé Symposium |
| 2015 to 2017 | Contemporary Art Rendezvous, St-Augustin |
| 2015 to 2016 | Kamouraska Symposium |
| 2014 to 2023 | Rendez-vous des Arts, Saint-Narcisse – Presidency in 2022 |
| 2014 to 2023 | Danville Symposium |
| 2014 to 2023 | Rivière-Éternité Contemporary Art Symposium – Presidency in 2015 |
| 2014 to 2019 | Boischatel Symposium – Presidency in 2019 |
| 2014 to 2018 | Bromont Symposium |
| 2014 to 2015 | Rencontre des Arts (Art’o), St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu |
| 2014 | Quebec Carnival Symposium |
| 2013, 14, 16, 18, 22 and 23 | Baie-Comeau Painting Symposium |
| 2013 to 2016, 2019 and 2023 | Sainte-Flore Painters’ Rendezvous |
| 2013 to 2017 | Visit’Art Symposium, Quebec |
| 2013 to 2017 | Dreams of Autumn Symposium, Baie-St-Paul, Quebec |
| 2013 and 2016 | L’Art à Laurier Symposium – Featured Artist in 2016, Quebec |
| 2013 to 2016 | L’Union-vie Arts Symposium, Drummondville, Quebec |
| 2013 and 2015 | Rose-Art Symposium, Ste-Rose |
| 2013 to 2015 | Village en Arts Symposium, St-Nicolas, Quebec |
| 2013 | Painting Happening, Tadoussac |
| 2013 | Festiv’Art, Frelighsburg, Quebec |
| 2013 | Plaines en couleurs Symposium, Quebec |
| 2013 | Art-Fangs Symposium, Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| 2013 | Éveil en Art Symposium, Quebec |
| 2012, 2013 and 2015 | Bois-Francs Art Fair, Victoriaville, Quebec |
| 2012 | Arts and Rivers Visual Arts Symposium, Lac-Etchemin |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2025 | Galerie 5, Jonquière, Quebec |
| 2023 | Théâtre des deux rives, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
| 2022 | Galerie 5, Jonquière, Quebec |
| 2015 and 2018 | Galerie du Vieux St-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| 2008 and 2019 | Salon Flash coiffure, Quebec |
| 2007 | Mont-Martres-Canadiens Sillery – Solo Exhibition Conference – The Accompanying Collective |
Group Exhibitions
| 2024 | Galerie 5 – Collective Exhibition “Red”, Jonquière, Quebec |
| 2023 | Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean – Collective Exhibition “Feminine Inspirations”, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
| 2022 | Bécot Gallery – Manif d’Art 10 Collective in collaboration with the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec, Quebec |
| 2021 | Bécot Gallery – Renaissance 3 Collective, Quebec |
| 2012, 2013 | Bronze Museum , Inverness |
| 2010 | Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 2008 | Magella Paradis Gallery – Open Studios, Quebec |
| 2008 | Multi Méduse Room – Open studios, Quebec |
| 2008 | Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York |
| 2007 and 2008 | Bécot Gallery – Groupe des Onze Collective, Quebec |
| 2007 | Outdoor ACAS Symposium of Sillery / Charles H. Blais Library ,Sillery, Quebec |
| 2007 | L’espace contemporain Gallery – Vision of Women – Quebec |
| 2006 | Gabrielle-Roy Library – Open Studios, Quebec |
| 2006 | Bécot Gallery – In vivo, Quebec |
Illustrations
| 2022 | Children’s Book: “Simon Champion” – Publisher: Le gardien du phare |
| 2019 | Exhibition Faces and Landscapes – Lower Saint Lawrence Museum |
| 2019 | Exhibitions “À table! Le repas français se raconte” – Pointe-à-Callière Museum |
| 2018 | Exhibition “Le temps des chaloupes” – Board Game “Échelle et serpent” – Maritime Museum of Quebec |
| 2014 to 2018 | Youth Show “Noterythme” – 325 episodes, broadcast on Radio-Canada platforms |
| 2003, 2005 | Youth Novel: “Antoine, Plumeau et Barbouille” Volumes 1 and 2 – Publisher: Les petits loups |
Mentions and Memberships
| 2019 to today | Encaustic Art Institute Member – Encaustic Art Institute Gallery, Santa Fe |
| 2010 to present | RAAV – Quebec Visual Arts Artists Group |
| 2015 to 2016 | Raize Movement – Artist Patrons, portion donated to the PANDA Capital Region Group |
| 2013 to 2020 | Member of Société Artistique Culturelle de Québec (SACQ) |
| 2011 to 2014 | Mécén’Art Member |
| 2006 to 2008 | Member of Société Artistique Culturelle de Sainte-Foy (SASF) |
Collections
| 2022 | Baie-Comeau Municipality |
| 2015 | Rivière-Éternité Municipality, Saguenay |
Awards and recognitions
| 2023 | Lyst’art Visual Art Jury Prize Recipient |
| 2023 | Recipient of the Mireille Paquin Scholarship awarded by peers – Rendez-vous des Arts St-Narcisse |
| 2018 | Jennifer Giberson Prize Winner 2018 (jury prize) Symposium of Contemporary Art of Rivière-Éternité |
| 2015 | Peer Recognition Award – Riche en couleurs Symposium of Cap-Santé |
| 2014 | Jury Mention – 3rd PQDCS Art Competition Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program (PQDCS) |
| 2011 | L’Art au parfum Competition – Winner of the “Professional Artists” category |
Encaustic painting Demonstration
| 2023 | Galerie du Vieux St-Jean, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu |
| 2022 | Baie-Comeau Painting Symposium |
| 2022 | Saint-Narcisse Art Rendezvous |
| 2019 | Galerie du Vieux St-Jean, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu |
| 2019 | Quebec Cultural Artistic Society (SACQ) |
| 2019 | Boischatel Painting Symposium, Quebec |
