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Helen Normandeau
Helen Normandeau, living now in Chatham, was born in Windsor where most of her early education took place. Helen received an undergraduate degree in English Literature at U. of Western Ontario in London, and a master's degree in Textile Design at the U. Of Wisconsin. Though making art was something Helen did most of her life she only approached it seriously after retirement. Helen then launched herself into studies which took her to Detroit and Florida, to the Sadie Bronfman Centre in Montreal and the Montreal College of Art, to the internationally known artist Bill Porteous in Victoria, B.C., and most recently to educational opportunities in Chatham,ON.
Helen's work is in galleries and private collections in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and several American cities. She works in a variety of media and in as many art styles, but her favorite is abstract painting in the form of the Mandala, using gouache as her medium of choice. This combination enables her best to serve her artistic purpose which is to make the Sacred visible.
Artistic Training
2004-2009 - life drawing, printmaking, clay glazing, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham,ON
1995-2003 - Bill Porteous Studio Classes, Victoria, BC
1994 - Victoria College of Art, Victoria, BC.
1993 - workshops in Florida
1992 - Sadie Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ.
1991 - Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, PQ.
1990 - Graham Scholes, Montreal, PQ.
1970 - Master of Science Degree, Textile Design: U. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
1960 - Detroit School of Fine Art
Exhibits (group)
ARTSPEAK GALLERY, Windsor, ON.
- "Be Mine" exhibit, 2009, 2007
- Members' Holiday Show, 2008
- Artwalk, 2008
- "Small Works", 2009, 2008
- "North of 60", 2008,2007
- 12"x12", 2008
WINDSOR PRINTMAKERS' FORUM
- Members' Exhibition, 2009
ARTCITE, Windsor, ON.
- Visual Fringe, 2009
- Doin' the Louvre, 2008
DESMOND JURIED ART EXHIBITION, Ridgetown, ON
- 2009, 2007
CHATHAM-KENT WOMENS' CENTRE
- 2009, 2008
ARTspace Gallery, Chatham, ON
- Tastefest, 2009
- Retrofest, 2009
- 12"x12" abstract paintings, 2008
- "Chess" intaglio printmaking, 2008
NANCY JOHN'S GALLERY, Windsor, ON
- Study of Nudes (9 charcoal drawings), 2008
- 16"x16", 2008
THAMES ART GALLERY, Chatham, ON.
- Eye for Art, 2008, 2006
- Community Artists' Initiative:
- Thinking Inside the Box 2008, 2009
- Napkin project
- paper engineering project
- "Call and Response"
April, 2008 Windsor, ON Smogfest, Citizens Environment Alliance
Feb.2008 Windsor ON. Art Gallery, CMHA show
Mar.2007 Leamington Art Gallery, CMHA show
Mar.2007 Windsor Art Gallery, CMHA show
Dec., 2006, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON, Eye For Art show.
May, 2004, Renaissance Art Gallery, Ridgetown, ON
May, 2003, Upstairs Gallery, Victoria, BC, abstract paintings
Mar., 2002, "Women" portraits, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, Victoria, BC
Jan., 1999, "Angela" Mandalas, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, Victoria, BC
Mar., 1997, "Marie" Mandalas, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, Victoria, BC
May, 1996, "De Colores" Mandalas, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, BC
May, 1993, Sidney Council of the Arts, abstract paintings, Sidney, BC.
Exhibits (solo)
. Nov., 2005 Abstract paintings, Victoria Studio Artists' Society, Victoria, B.C.
. Oct., 2002 "Hafiz" Mandalas, Victoria, B.C.
. June, 1998, "My Canticle to the Cosmos" Mandalas, Bill Porteous, Victoria.
Speaking Engagements
- 2007, Renaissance Gallery, Ridgetown, ON | topic: The Mandala
- 2009, Christian Culture Series, Assumption University, Windsor, ON. | topic: Art and Soul: the Creative Process
Helen Normandeau, living now in Chatham, was born in Windsor where most of her early education took place. Helen received an undergraduate degree in English Literature at U. of Western Ontario in London, and a master's degree in Textile Design at the U. Of Wisconsin. Though making art was something Helen did most of her life she only approached it seriously after retirement. Helen then launched herself into studies which took her to Detroit and Florida, to the Sadie Bronfman Centre in Montreal and the Montreal College of Art, to the internationally known artist Bill Porteous in Victoria, B.C., and most recently to educational opportunities in Chatham,ON.
Helen's work is in galleries and private collections in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and several American cities. She works in a variety of media and in as many art styles, but her favorite is abstract painting in the form of the Mandala, using gouache as her medium of choice. This combination enables her best to serve her artistic purpose which is to make the Sacred visible.
Artistic Training
2004-2009 - life drawing, printmaking, clay glazing, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham,ON
1995-2003 - Bill Porteous Studio Classes, Victoria, BC
1994 - Victoria College of Art, Victoria, BC.
1993 - workshops in Florida
1992 - Sadie Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ.
1991 - Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, PQ.
1990 - Graham Scholes, Montreal, PQ.
1970 - Master of Science Degree, Textile Design: U. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
1960 - Detroit School of Fine Art
Exhibits (group)
ARTSPEAK GALLERY, Windsor, ON.
- "Be Mine" exhibit, 2009, 2007
- Members' Holiday Show, 2008
- Artwalk, 2008
- "Small Works", 2009, 2008
- "North of 60", 2008,2007
- 12"x12", 2008
WINDSOR PRINTMAKERS' FORUM
- Members' Exhibition, 2009
ARTCITE, Windsor, ON.
- Visual Fringe, 2009
- Doin' the Louvre, 2008
DESMOND JURIED ART EXHIBITION, Ridgetown, ON
- 2009, 2007
CHATHAM-KENT WOMENS' CENTRE
- 2009, 2008
ARTspace Gallery, Chatham, ON
- Tastefest, 2009
- Retrofest, 2009
- 12"x12" abstract paintings, 2008
- "Chess" intaglio printmaking, 2008
NANCY JOHN'S GALLERY, Windsor, ON
- Study of Nudes (9 charcoal drawings), 2008
- 16"x16", 2008
THAMES ART GALLERY, Chatham, ON.
- Eye for Art, 2008, 2006
- Community Artists' Initiative:
- Thinking Inside the Box 2008, 2009
- Napkin project
- paper engineering project
- "Call and Response"
April, 2008 Windsor, ON Smogfest, Citizens Environment Alliance
Feb.2008 Windsor ON. Art Gallery, CMHA show
Mar.2007 Leamington Art Gallery, CMHA show
Mar.2007 Windsor Art Gallery, CMHA show
Dec., 2006, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON, Eye For Art show.
May, 2004, Renaissance Art Gallery, Ridgetown, ON
May, 2003, Upstairs Gallery, Victoria, BC, abstract paintings
Mar., 2002, "Women" portraits, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, Victoria, BC
Jan., 1999, "Angela" Mandalas, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, Victoria, BC
Mar., 1997, "Marie" Mandalas, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, Victoria, BC
May, 1996, "De Colores" Mandalas, Bill Porteous studio Gallery, BC
May, 1993, Sidney Council of the Arts, abstract paintings, Sidney, BC.
Exhibits (solo)
. Nov., 2005 Abstract paintings, Victoria Studio Artists' Society, Victoria, B.C.
. Oct., 2002 "Hafiz" Mandalas, Victoria, B.C.
. June, 1998, "My Canticle to the Cosmos" Mandalas, Bill Porteous, Victoria.
Speaking Engagements
- 2007, Renaissance Gallery, Ridgetown, ON | topic: The Mandala
- 2009, Christian Culture Series, Assumption University, Windsor, ON. | topic: Art and Soul: the Creative Process
