This is my right hand
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Helene Fleury was born in 1959. Drawing, sculpting and creations of all sorts have always been a natural necessity for her. Believing in the importance of mastering the techniques before acceding to a true liberty in the making of the artwork, she interupted her studies in visual arts at Laval University in Québec city to learn from professional portraitists, how to observe, percieve the subject, the vibration of forms and colors and how to use the most efficient manner to express it, considerations that where missing in the conceptual teaching.
Portrait on command, the foundation of her entreprise Atelier Dufaux, teaching, large scale works as the coordination and artistic direction of working sites for monumental murals and sculpture brought her a vast polyvalency in technics and methods and gave her the possibility to accomplish a wide variety of artworks.
She is mostly renound for her monumental murals in Québec city and Sherbrooke. Since a few years, she works avidly on sculpting and painting in her studio and exposes in galleries.
Studies:
| 1986 |
Laval University, visual arts |
Exhibitions:
| 2006 |
group exhibition at Monkdogz gallery in New-York |
| 2006 |
group exhibition at Gallery 1225 in Montréal |
| 2004 |
exhibition in trio at Gallery 1225 in Montréal |
| 2003 |
solo exhibition at Rouje in Québec city "Petites Métaphores" |
| 1999 |
collective exhibition at Palais Montcalm "Continuum Figuratif" (part two) |
| 1998 |
collective exhibition at Palais Montcalm: "Continuum Figuratif" (part 0ne) |
| 1989 |
collective exhibition with portrait painters at Anima G gallery, Québec |
| 1988 |
solo exhibition at Moss, Québec "Le Ciel des Peintures" |
| 1986 |
solo exhibition at Le Temporel, Québec "Les Dames" |
Galleries:
| 2006 |
paintings in Gallery Beauchamp in Québec city |
| 2004 |
bronzes at Gallery 1225 in Montréal |
| 2003-06 |
bronzes and paintings at Galerie Ars Vivesco in Québec city |
| 2003-04 |
bronzes at Galerie St-Dizier in Montréal |
| 1999-2003 |
bronzes and paintings at La galerie Internationale, Québec city |
| 1986-87 |
paintings at Galerie Christin, Québec city |
Other experiences and realisations:
| 2007 |
realisation of the mural L'Élan Créateur in Montreal with the
theme: The Quartier Latin, in the heart of artistic creation. |
| 2004-06 |
creation of a collection of statues and garden fountains, participation in the murals of Sherbrooke |
| 2004 |
collaboration for the second part of Murale Bowen in Sherbrooke |
| 2003 |
Arstistic direction for Murale Bowen in Sherbrooke. |
| 2002 |
Artistic direction for La Fresque Skinner in Sherbrooke. |
| 2001 |
Artistic direction and coordination for La Fresque des Piliers 2 in Québec |
| 2000 |
Artistic direction and coordination for La Fresque des Piliers 1 in Québec |
| 1999 |
Painter for The Mural of Québecers in Québec city. |
| 1997 |
Admission at the national bank of artists for the integration of arts in architecture |
| 1990-95 |
Creation of the business: Atelier Dufaux. Murals on command and teaching of the techniques of "trompe-l’œil". |
| 1993 |
Painting of the vault of Capitol Theater |
| 1993-95 |
Teaching of the techniques of "trompe-l’œil", faux finish at: Atelier Dufaux |
| 1987 |
writing of chronicles for the magazine Clin D’œil restoration works at the National Museum of Québec
confection of decors at Studio Triède in Montréal |
| 1985- |
pastel and oil portraits on command |
| 1982-84 |
ceramist at Atelier Cythère |
| 1980-83 |
jazz and french song singer
ceramic studio |
Publications:
| Newspapers |
Le Soleil, Le Journal de Québec, La Tribune, La Presse, the magazine Elle Québec, Décoration Chez Soi. |
| Radio |
Radio Canada, fm 93, CKRL fm |
| Television |
Radio Canada, Télé Québec, CFCF12, Quatre Saisons and TVA |
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