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Artistic Statement – Claudette Losier (LosiersArt)

“Where Beauty Lies…”

“The artist knows that even though he has created something beautiful, it can be destroyed. His real and innermost satisfaction is not in the object, but in the subject; that thing within him that penetrates the mystic splendor of Beauty itself.” (Ernest Holmes pg 39)

One of my bodies of work explores the concept of Paradise as something sought after by modern society. My search centres on gardens--as near as our own backyard and as far away as other continents or the imaginary garden in our consciousness. It has been stated that each garden reflects our longing for spiritual peace--a tie with our primeordal beginnings. It is in the beauty of nature where I find this spiritual peace from a homemade garden to a formal garden, from a tree to the vastness of Grand Canyon, from a rocky coast line to the calmness of a man made pond.

In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book “Power of Intention” he quotes from Emily Dickson and John Keats(pg 51): “Beauty is not caused. It is…” As you awaken to your divine nature, you’ll begin to appreciate beauty in everything you see, touch, and experience. John Keats states in his poem Ode on a Grecian Urn: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” This means, of course, that the creative Spirit brings things into the world of boundaries to thrive and flourish and expand. Life, truth, beauty. These are all symbols for the same thing, an aspect of the God-force.” This wisdom is the reason why I need to create through both paintings and gardening to have a sense of connection to beauty and to truth, the God-force in me and to pass on that connection to others.

Like Monet’s “living canvas” in Giverny I am transforming my husband’s backyard into a site specific canvas of poppies, delphiniums, irises, lucifers, black eye suzies, stargazer lilies, roses, lavender, hostas, sedums and other perenials. This passion for gardening started with my friend Marg Caswell introduced me to gardening in St. Catherines. It has expanded to two living canvases thanks to my husband, Ron, providing me with property to develop my creativity using plants in Stoney Creek and now in Hamilton. The one in Stoney Creek may no longer exist except in my pictures, paintings and consciousness. The garden in Hamilton is still under construction.

In “Monet’s Passion” the author Elizabeth Murray describes Monet’s gardening ability as: “With such a trained eye for color relationships and the effects of light and atmosphere on color, he automatically employed the same principles he used to create his canvases. He carefully arranged pure colors in the abstract form of flowering plants to create richly patterned textures and mood by contrasting or harmonizing color relationships.” Like Monet, our garden provides me with an endless show of beautiful models to create art with colors and patterns completely different to Monet’s reflecting my own spiritual connection to what I am seeing. My paintings lean towards capturing strong contrast between lights and darks and complimentary colours with an abandonement to patterns in nature.

I am also following in the footsteps of Georgia O’Keeffe. In Afred Knopf’s book “Georgia O’Keeffe – One Hundred Flowers”, he quotes from O’Keeffe her reasons for painting flowers to be: “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.” In the summer of 2006 my mother-in-law observed me doing my walk about in our garden and commented that “I was being hypnotized by the plants” and was not aware that she was there. When I do this walk about I am in that “world for the moment” and no place else and so like O’Keeffe I want to give that feeling to others. This “living canvas” is very important today living in a society with information overload, one needs to escape to beauty and journey into nature to return to our centre the primordial garden/being. As Keats puts it “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”


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CURRICULUM VITAE
CLAUDETTE LOSIER
80 West 33rd St., Hamilton, ON, L9C 5J1
Ph <905- 388-7794  Fax <905-388-1561
Email  losiersart@aim.com
 
BORN:                                                  December 4, 1963, Oshawa, ON, Canada
EDUCATION:                                     Brock University, St. Catharines, ON
                                                                Bachelor of Arts, with Honours in Visual Arts, 1989

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
November 2011, “Where Beauty Lies...” at Julia's Restaurant, Oakville, ON
May to July 2011, “Where Beauty Lies...” at Art Gallery of Hamilton's Cafe, Hamilton, ON
October 5th to November 30th, “Where Beauty Lies...” atCJ's Cafe In Bronte, Oakville, ON
June 5th to August 5th 2010, “The Harvest” in small gallery at The Pearl Company, Hamilton, ON
May 26th to June 29th 2010, “Body Voyage – Return to the Sacred” at BFAA’s Fireside Lounge at the Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON
February 2010, “The Harvest” at Blue Angel Art Gallery, James Street North, Hamilton, ON
June/July 2009, “Body Voyage – Return to the Sacred” at Arts Hamilton, 279 King St., Hamilton, ON
June 2009, “Where Beauty Lies 2009…” at West Town Gallery, 214 Locke St S, Hamilton, ON
March - May 2009, “Where Beauty Lies 2009….” at the Blue Angel Art Gallery, James Street North, Hamilton, ON
November 2008, The BFAA’s Hall of Art at the Law Offices of Feltmate, Delibato and Heagle, Burlington, ON
April 2007, “Where Beauty Lies 2007…” at the Jordan Art Gallery (featured artist), Jordan, ON
Oct 2006 & Feb 2007, “Transfer Stories” at Dundas Valley School of Art (window display case), Dundas, ON
May 2006, “Transfer Stories” at Arts Hamilton Gallery in the Mall in Jackson Square, Hamilton, ON
September 2004, “Transfer Stories” at Niagara Artists Centre (member’s space), St. Catharines, ON
February 2004, “Where Beauty Lies…” at Niagara Pumphouse, N-O-T-L, ON
June 2002, “Body Voyage” at the Jordan Art Gallery (featured artist), Jordan, ON
Fall 2001, School of Ideas in Visual Art – Studio and Gallery, Welland, ON
August 2000, “Body Voyage” at Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON
January 1998, Hamilton Artists Inc (3rd space), Hamilton, ON
June 1992, “Body Voyage” at Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
April 1991, Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle, Bowmanville, ON
February 1990, Hennepin Art Gallery (Niagara College), Welland, ON
 
STUDIO TOUR & SALE EVENTS:
April 15th, 16th, and 17th 2011, “Kaleidoscope: Festival of Colour” Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
November 27th 2010, Santa's Art Sale at Brantford's Art Block, Brantford, ON
August-Sept. 2010, booth at CNE through Art for All, Toronto, ON
May 2010, ArtGalleryof Hamilton Spring Art Sale, Hamilton, ON
December 5th 2009, Santa’s Art Sale at Brantford’s Art Block, Brantford, ON
November 5th – 8th 2009, Art Gallery of Hamilton Fall Art Sale (small works on paper), Hamilton, ON
June 13 & 14 2009, “Festival of Fine Art and Craft” at the Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON
April 17-19th 2009, “Kaleidoscope of the Arts 2009” BFAA’s event at the Burlington Art Center, won Honourable Mention Award for “Phantom Riders”, Burlington, ON
November 3rd & 4th 2007, “Art in Action” Studio Tour through the Sunrise Gallery that includes web site artinaction.ca, Burlington, ON
November 2nd, 3rd & 4th 2007, ArtGalleryof Hamilton Fall Art Sale, Hamilton, ON

OTHER GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
April 1st to 29th 2011, “Small is Good” at The Print Studio, 173 James Street North, Hamilton, ON
December 2010, Elaine Fleck's Christmas Sale Show, Toronto, ON
March 2010, “The Cats Meow” at the Intolerant Art Gallery, Hamilton, ON
February 2010, “8th Annual Miniature Show and Sale”, Portside Gallery, Port Stanley, ON
Nov-Dec 2009, “Love Revolution” at the Intolerant Art Gallery, Hamilton, ON
Nov 18-27 2009, “Small is Beautiful Exhibition” at the Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto, ON
October to January 2010, Group show by Art Works Oakville at Woodside Library, Oakville, ON
May 10-19th 2009, “Contact”city wide photography show in Toronto at Ben Navaee Gallery, 1111 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON
December 2008, “Human Rights From Discrimination to Genocide” at Ben Navaee Gallery’s show, 1111 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON
Nov-Jan 2009, WAAH’s show at the Blue Angel Art Gallery, Hamilton, ON
Nov-Dec 2008, JordanArt GalleryInvitational Show, Jordan Station, ON
November 2008, ErlandLee Museum16th Annual Local Art Show, Stoney Creek, ON
Aug 2008, and Dec 2007, Arts Hamilton Members’ show, Hamilton, ON
Sept 2007, Arts Hamilton (visual arts committee members’ show “4 at 279”), Hamilton, ON
Sept 2007,St. James Cathedral Art Show and Sale, Toronto, ON
Feb, June, July, Aug., Sept., Nov. 2007, Sunrise Gallery (members’s show), Hamilton, ON
July, Sept & Nov 2006, Sunrise Gallery (members’ show), Hamilton, ON
July & Nov 2006, Arts Hamilton Gallery in Jackson Square Mall (members’ show), Hamilton, ON
July to Jan 2006/07, Art Gallery of Ontario’s “In Your Face” show, Toronto, ON
Apr 2005, Dupont Projects Gallery (Juried Poster Show – Women & Cycling), Toronto, ON
Nov-Dec 2004, Hamilton Artists Inc. (members’ show), Hamilton, ON
Nov 2004, Grimsby Art Gallery (Store Display), Grimsby, ON
Nov-Dec 2002, Hamilton Artists Inc. (members’ show), Hamilton, ON
Sept-Dec 2002, Hamilton City Centre – Lower Level, “Drawn and Quartered”, Hamilton, ON
Apr-May 2002, School of Ideas in Visual Art – Studio and Gallery, Welland, ON
March 1999, Gallery 435 on Barton St. (invitational), Hamilton, ON
Nov-March 1999, The Gallery Stratford (invitational), Stratford, ON
Nov-Dec 1997 & 98, Hamilton Artists Inc. (members’ show), Hamilton, ON
Oct-Jan 1997-98, Eaton Center, “Public Hanging”, Hamilton, ON
May-June 1997, Visual Arts Center of Clarington (invitational), Clarington, ON
March 1997, Gallery in the Mall-Hamilton & Region Arts Council, Hamilton, ON
Dec 1996, Hamilton Artists Inc. (members’ show), Hamilton, ON
May 1996, Hamilton Artists Inc./3rd members space (Curator of Group Exhibition), Hamilton, ON
Nov 95-Mar 96, Hamilton Art Gallery (BAAWA collective piece), Hamilton, ON
Feb 1995, Hamilton Artists Inc. (members’ show), Hamilton, ON
Feb 1995, The McNaughton Gallery (Open Call), Hamilton, ON
Jan-Apr 1994, The Reif Gallery (invitational), Niagara Falls, ON
Sept-Dec 1993, Niagara Falls Art Gallery (invitational), Niagara Falls, ON
June-Aug 1993, The Artvine Gallery (invitational), N-O-T-L, ON
Sept 1992, The Niagara Artists Centre (inviational), St. Catharines, ON
May-July 1992, The Niagara Artists Centre 22nd Anniversary Show), St. Catharines, ON
Aug-Sept 1989, Ballet-Mackenzie Art Gallery (two persons show), St. Catharines, ON
March 1989, Brock University (Honours Studio Exhibition), St. Catharines, ON
 
JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
October 2011, “ELAINE FLECK’S CATALOGUE SHOW” REPRESENTED ARTISTS and BEST OF NEW SUBMISSIONS” at the Elaine Fleck Gallery and Spring catalog http://www.elainefleckgallery.com/catalouge,html, 888 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON
Augustt to November 2011, “The Art In The Workplace” at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, ON
July 2011, “ELAINE FLECK’S CATALOGUE SHOW” REPRESENTED ARTISTS and BEST OF NEW SUBMISSIONS” at the Elaine Fleck Gallery and Spring catalog http://www.elainefleckgallery.com/catalouge,html, 888 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON

March 30th – April 17th 2011, “eccentricities” at Papermill Gallery and City of Toronto Purchase Award for “Cinderpoppy”, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, ON
March 31st to July 2011, “The Art In The Workplace” at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, ON
Nov – March 10th 2011, “The Art In The Workplace” at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, ON
Oct 5th – Nov. 5Th 2010, “ELAINE FLECK’S CATALOGUE SHOW” REPRESENTED ARTISTS and BEST OF NEW SUBMISSIONS” opening on Saturday October 2nd – the night of Nuit Blanche at the Elaine Fleck Gallery, 888 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON

Aug 1st-November 23rd 2010, “The Art In The Workplace” at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, ON
April 2010, “Contemporary Fine Artists You Should Know About” at the Elaine Fleck Gallery, 888 Queen St W, Toronto, ON
April 2010, “Contemporary Woman 2010” at the Chico Art Center, Chico, CA, USA
March to May 2010, Women’s Art Association of Hamilton Juried Show, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON
Oct – Nov 2009, Sunrise Gallery’s 1st Juried Show (Gerald Gunther's Humanity Award), Hamilton, ON
Feb – March 2009, Women’s Art Association of Hamilton’s Juried Show, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON
Jan - Feb 2009, “The Bruno Capolongo’s Invitational – 2009”at the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, ON
Nov-Jan 2009, “Breaking New Ground” at GlenhyrstArt Galleryof Brant , Brantford, ON
June 2008, Women’s Art Association of Hamilton’s Juried Show, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON
Oct 1999, The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (Best in Show), Clarington, ON
Sept-Nov 1998, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Sept-Nov 1998, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON
Aug-Oct 1998, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
Jan 1998, City Hall Art Gallery, Etobicoke, ON
Nov 1997, Spencer Gallery, Ancaster, ON
Oct 1997, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON
Nov 1995, Burlington Art Centre, Burlingon, ON
Dec 94-Jan 95, 47th Annual London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON
Dec 1994, 26th Annual Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
Sept-Dec 1993, The Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle, Bowmanville, ON
Feb-March 1993, 46th Annual London Regional Art Gallery (Award of Merit), London, ON
Sept-Oct 1992, 24th Annual Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
Nov-Dec 1991, 23rd Annual Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
Sept-Oct 1991, The Library & Gallery, Cambridge, ON
Sept-Oct 1991, The Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle, Bowmanville, ON
Oct 1990, Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, ON
Oct-Nov 1990, Sarnia Public Library & Art Gallery, Sarnia, ON
Oct-Nov 1990, Barber Gallery, Guelph, ON
Aug 1990, Scarborough Civic Centre (Best in Show – Juror Donna Ibing), Scarborough, ON
 
“SIDE BY EACH” WOMEN’S ART COLLECTIVE GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Funding member of the Niagara Women’s Art collective (1990 to 2002) called “side by each” that included:  Audrey Shimizu, Pat Robertson, Julie Aubin, Debbie Jackson, Audrey Fawn, and Claudette Losier.
August 2002, Impact Artists’ Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA
Jan-Apr 1999, Lynnwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, ON
June 1997, The Niagara Falls Art Gallery, Niagara Falls, ON
Jan 1994, The Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, ON
Oct 1992, The Spectator Gallery, Hamilton, ON
August 1990, The Niagara Artists Centre (1st exhibition), St. Catharines, ON

WARC (Women’s Art Resource Centre – Richmond, Toronto) QUILT PROJECT:
Dec 1996, Champlain College, Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Jan-Feb 1996, The Latcham Gallery, Stouffvile, ON
Sept 1995, First Canadian Place & Queens Quay at Harbourfront, Toronto, ON
May-June 1995, Strike Three Gallery, Peterborough, ON
Oct 1994, The Koffler Gallery, North York, ON
 
ART AUCTIONS AND FUNDRAISERS:
June 2010, OakvilleArt Society, Oakville, ON
May 2010, Art Gallery of Hamilton’s “Makossa the Joy of Africa”, Hamilton, ON
2010-2006, GrimsbyPublic Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
April 2010-2005, DundasValley School of Art, Dundas, ON
Feb 2010-2008, BurlingtonArt Center’s Auction (invitational), Burlington, ON

ART RENTALS AND SALES:
Art ETC Gallery and Art Rental at the Burlington Art Center since May 31st 2008.
Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Rental and Sale since July 2007.
The Print Studio Boutique since July 2010.
Arts Hamilton Art Boutique since July 2006.
Absoluarts on Internet since 2007.
Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, since 1998-2010.
Midwife of Stoney Creek has art pieces on display since September 2006.
 
GRANTS:
Received exhibition assistance grants in 1989, 2001, and 2004. 

COLLECTIONS:
To be in City of Toronto's art collection “Cinderpoppy” purchase as art award atScarborough Arts' Juried show “eccentricities” at Papermill Gallery March 2011, Toronto, ON
“Popping Red Poppies”, M. Ford and Dr. S. Sedhev, Burlington, ON
“Sea/See”self portrait oil painting for “In Your Face”AGO show, July 1 to January 2007, Toronto, ON
“On Your Mark”framed piece and “Unfinished Runner” on Concrete Wall in Thistle stair case, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, 1989
Private collections in Canada, and USA
 
TEACHING:

Sept to Dec 2011, Painting Classes For Homeschoolers kids 5 and up, Dundas, ON
April to May 2011, Painting Classes For Homeschoolers kids 5 and up, Dundas, ON
Sept to Dec 2010, Drawing Classes For Homeschoolers kids 5 and up, Dundas, ON
Sept to Nov 2010, Drawing Classes For Homeschoolers kids 6 and up at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON
May 20th to June 24th 2010, Drawing Classes For Homeschoolers kids 6 and up at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON
March 28th 2010, Drawing Amazon Animals - Amazon Voyagekids age 8 and up at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON
Jan to March 2010, WildLife Drawing for Beginners & Intermediate at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON
April 18th 2009, a one day Transfer Art Workshop for the Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON.
Jan to March 2009, WildLife Drawing for Beginners at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON
Jan to March 2009, Botanical Drawing for Beginners at the Burlington Art Centre in Burlington, ON
Sept to Nov 2008, Oil Painting for Beginners at the Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON.
May 4th 2008, a one day Transfer Art Workshop for the Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON.
April to June 2008, Botanical Drawing I for Beginners at the Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON.
April 9th 2008, a one day Transfer Art Workshop for the Hamilton Women’s Art Association, Hamilton, ON.  
Jan to March 2008, Intermediate Oil Painting class at the Burlingon Art Center, Burlington, ON.
Sept 2007 to current, private lessons in Burlington, ON, to a 12 year old girl and her father.
Jan 23rd 2007, an invitation by Jane V Gordon to do a Transfer Workshop and talk with her students at Dundas Valley School of Art, ON.
Nov-Dec 2006, Oil Painting for Beginners 5 week course at the Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton, ON.

PRESENTATIONS:
June 3rd 2009, Transfer technique/body of art for the Grimsby Pump House Art Association, Grimsby, ON
July 3rd 2007, “Where Beauty Lies…” presentation of garden/flower paintings for the Kingsberry Retirement Home in Hamilton, ON.
April 7th 2007, “Where Beauty Lies…” presentation of my art and garden for the Jordan Art Gallery, ON.
Sept 19th 2006, Transfer technique/body of art for the Burlington Fine Arts Association at the Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
April 2004, Transfer technique/body of art for the St. Catharines Fine Arts Association at Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, ON.
 
JUROR:
Visual Arts Committee for Arts Hamilton since 2006-2009. 
Invited to be one of the jurors for the St. Catharines Public Library’s Pied Piper Colouring Contest for 1990, 1991, and 1992. 
Visual Arts Committee for Niagara Artist Center in the 90’s.
 
AWARDS:
March 30th – April 17th 2011, “eccentricities” at Papermill Gallery and City of Toronto Purchase Award for “Cinderpoppy”, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, ON
April 2010, 4th International NeoPopRealism Starz Art Competition online Honourable Mention for “Noodling My Doodling With Thy Neighbour” transfer mixed media art, USA  
October 24th 2009, Sunrise Gallery 1st Juried Show, Gerald Gunter Humanity Award for “Noodling MyDoodling With Thy Neighbour” transfer art – Jurors Mary Ellen Heiman & Rhona Wenger, Hamilton, ON
April 17th 2009, BurlingtonArt Center’s Kaleidoscope 2009 event, Honourable Mention for “Phantom Riders” transfer art – Jurors John Leonard and wife, Burlington, ON.
Oct 1999, The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington’s Juried Show, Best in Show for “Emotional Currents” transfer self portrait seriest, Bowmanville, ON.
Feb-March 1993, 46th ...

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Sunrise Gallery 1st Juried Show, Hamilton, Ontario
Oct 24 – Nov 15, 2009
Opening Reception Saturday October 24th, 2-5pm
Prizes: Best in Show, 2nd prize, 3rd prize, The Gerald
Gunter Memorial Award, and Honourable Mention
Jurors: Mary Ellen Heiman, and Rhona Wenger

My transfer art piece “Noodling My Doodling With Thy Neighbour� was accepted in this show and won The Gerald Gunter Humanity Prize Award. This award is for an art piece that speaks about Universal Consciousness and concern about Humanity. Susan’s brother lived on the fringe of society and was not notice by his neighbours and one cold winter day he died in his apartment because he had no food and none of his neighbour notice him. He had no phone to call his sister and could not get out because of the snow. My piece is about the second commandment of loving your neighbour as yourself because reality is we are all one.
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