Amelie Desjardins is born and still lives most of the year in the beautiful Eastern Townships in Quebec. Her art is conceived in Quebec and Asia. Her astonishing works of art reproduce a world almost imaginary and vaporous; the images, originating from her travels in Japan, South East Asia, Oceania and Americas, often depict the passage of man at sea or secretive forests; both ends tied up to her world. When beholding at her work the words that comes to mind are: vastness, tranquility, air, eternity... The style could be best described as romantic with a touch of nostalgia; it is pushed forward with a unique technique that she invented.
In her earlier works Amélie Desjardins has used maritime structures and boats. She now integrates planks from boats, bridges and docks, in her canevas. The genuine works are made of teak, mahogany and other essence of exotic wood that are mostly recycled from retired pilars of the sea. It’s an inevitable process to integrate naturally aged elements says the artist, since, from her point of view, the ideal beauty resides in naturally carved elements. What is moulded by time and seemingly eternal, has truly mesmorized human soul for ages; thus it constitutes the vector and the soul of her art. In addition to numerous solo expositions, Amelie Desjardins is known in Quebec for her countless contributions to caritative organisms. She also often participates in Cirque du Soleil and other circus events.
AMÉLIE DESJARDINS Formations: 2001 Certificat en arts plastiques/UQAM Montréal, Qc, Canada 2000 Diplôme dʼétude collégial en arts plastiques/Collège St-Laurent Montréal, Qc, Canada Expositions collectives: 2014 Affordable Art Fair NYC, USA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, U.S.A. 2014 AAF Hamstead, Galerie Arteria, Londres 2014 AAF Hong Kong, Galerie Arteria, Hong Kong 2014 Délégation du Québec à Londres, Royaume-Uni 2014 AAF London, Galerie Arteria, Londres 2014 LA Art show, Galerie Arteria, Los Angeles, USA 2014 Artiste permanente, Galerie Thompson Landry, Toronto, Canada 2014 Artiste permanente, Galerie St-Dizier, Montréal, Canada 2014 Artiste permanente, Galerie Michel Bigué, St-Sauveur, Canada 2014 Artiste permanente, Galerie Arteria, Bromont, Canada 2014 Artiste permanente, Galerie Eklund, Stockholm, Suède 2013 Affordable Art Fair Seattle, Galerie Arteria, Seatle, USA 2013 Aqua Art Miami, Galerie Arteria, Miami, USA 2013 AAF NY, Galerie Arteria, NY, USA 2013 Centre d’art du Marais, Magog, Québec, Canada 2013 AAF London, Galerie Arteria, Londres 2013 Artiste permanente, Galerie Eklund, Stockholm, Suède 2012 Scope Basel, modern and contemporary art shows, Galerie Arteria Bâle/Suisse 2012 Affordable Art Fair NYC Galerie Artêria, USA 2012 London Art Fair, Galerie Artêria, Londres 2011 TIAF, Toronto international art fair, Toronto, Canada 2011 Edinburgh art fair, Galerie Artêria, Édimbourg, Écosse 2011 Artiste permanente, Galerie St-Dizier, Montréal 2011-2010 Artiste permanente, Galerie Thompson Landry, Toronto, Canada 2010 L’anti-sublime, Maison de la culture du Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal,Qc, Canada 2011-2009 OMPAC, Encan d’art, Bain Mathieu, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2009 Mon jardin secret, Art Souterrain, Le Festival Montréal en lumière, Galerie [sas] Montréal, Qc, Canada 2008 Small is beautiful, Le Festival Montréal en lumière, Galerie [sas], Montréal, Qc, Canada 2008 Q 1608, Espace La Voûte, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2008-2007 Encan dʼart Croix-Rouge, Magog, Qc, Canada 2007 Encan dʼart au profit des sans-abri, Accueil Bonneau Montréal, Qc, Canada 2007 Le Festival Montréal en lumière, Galerie [sas], Montréal, Qc, Canada 2006 Black theater, Galerie du Mai, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2006 Encan dʼart, Fondation de lʼHôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Société des arts technologiques, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2005 Maisonneuve Magazine [Not Just] Art Event, Société des arts technologiques Montréal, Qc, Canada 2005 Le Festival Montréal en lumière, Galerie [sas], Montréal, Qc, Canada 2005 Microcosmos, Encan dʼart, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2004 Cinco,Montréal, Qc, Canada Expositions Solo: 2014 «À la dérive» (Drifting), Galerie Saint-Dizier, Montreal,Canada 2014 Through the port hole, Galerie Bloo lagoon, Indonésie 2013 Dojo, Gallerie Eklund, Stockholm, Suède 2011 L’ame des fossiles, Galerie Thompson Landry, Toronto, Canada 2010 L’allégorie du temps, TOAE, Toronto, Canada 2010 L’allégorie du temps, Centre d’Art de Frelighsburg, Frelighsburg, Qc,Canada 2009 Murs et murmures, Galerie [sas], espace 3, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2008 Murs et murmures, Hotel W, Montréal, Qc Canada 2007 Passage sur mer, Galerie [sas], Montréal, Qc, Canada 2005 Passage, Galerie [sas], Montréal, Qc, Canada Peinture en direct & Performances: 2008 Opening party, ZED, Cirque du Soleil, Tokyo, Japon 2007 New year event, performance de feu, Thailande 2007 Eyes wide open, Cirque du Soleil, Musée des beaux arts, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2006 Launch of the Culture Village, Moment Factory, Dubaï 2006 10e anniversaire de NTV,Cirque Éloize, Istanbul, Turquie 2006 Capgemini, Soirée de gala, Agence Euro RSCG, Circo de Bakuza Montréal, Qc, Canada 2006 Coconut Wave, Peinture en direct sur corps et performance, Kapingamarengi Island, Micronésie 2005 Opening party, Ka, Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas, USA 2005 Maisonneuve Magazine [Not Just] Art Event, Société des arts technologiques Montréal, Qc, Canada 2005-2004 Meet me at the gates, Patrovis Montréal, Qc, Canada 2004 Peinture en direct sur corps, Nashaquitsa, Marthaʼs Vineard Island, USA 2004 La FALLA, Performance et danse de feu, TOHU Montréal, Qc, Canada 2004 Vingt soleils du Cirque du Soleil, Circo de Bakuza, St-Hubert, Qc, Canada 2004 Peinture en direct sur toile, Cinco, Montréal, Qc, Canada Collections permanentes: 2013 Will Travis, Sid Lee, NYC 2011 Smart Centers 2011 Bois Montpetit, Comptables agréés 2009 RSM Richter, Montréal, Qc, Canada 2009 Collection Loto-Québec Parutions Revue Parcours arts, Volume 16, No1, Numéro 73 Traces d'éternité, Amélie Desjardins, Daïto printing, Bali,
