Doris Charest – Biography- specialist in mixed media painting and drawing.
Over the years, I have continuously experimented with media. I added ink to my watercolors. I added wasp nests pieces to my collages. I experimented with different papers. I added string, plaster or wire to different pieces. This show is about my love of experimenting and the paintings that resulted from that.
Nature and the people in her life are my main inspirations. Capturing memories of my experiences in a way that a camera cannot, my paintings invite you to explore the subject; quietly discovering what is really there.
My interest in painting started when my husband was transferred to Texas and my neighbor took me to a painting class to pass the time. This led to a passion for painting that has never stopped. I took classes in Texas, Arizona, Quebec and Alberta. My attraction to texture and color is due to my growing up on a farm in northern Alberta where fields of wheat, canola and flax provided colors for my palette even then. They are the fuel for the memories I use for my paintings.
Mixed media is my favorite form of painting. I love the variety of media because it helps tell stories. When creating a painting, I have a story in mind but I also wants the viewer to create their own story or relationship with the painting and evoke memories for them.
For workshops: Phone: 780-458-3951 or email: dalinec@shaw.ca or dorischarest@gmail.com or check out her web site: www.dorischarest ca.
Doris also has some online classes for ‘beginners at art’ on Udemy.com and Skillshare.com. If you need a refresher or want to learn new skills, try these out.
Please contact me if you want further information, want to be on my email list for shows, want to buy one of my artworks, want to join my newsletter, want to hear about upcoming exhibitions or just say HI.
Curriculum Vitae Doris Charest
4 Whitehall Crescent St. Albert AB
T8N 3G4
Phone: 780-458-3951/780-200-0112
EDUCATION
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BFA |
Baccalaureat in Fine Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB |
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BED |
Baccalaureat in Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB |
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MED |
Masters in Visual Art Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Connection, CAVA Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2019 Untouched, HLD, Edmonton, AB
2019 A walk in the forest, VASA, Hemingway Centre, St. Albert, AB
2018 Untouched, Hub@302, Calgary, AB
2018 A walk in the forest, CAVA Gallery, Edmonton, AB
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2018 |
Untouched, The Works, Edmonton, AB |
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2018 |
Untouched, Harris-Warke Gallery, Red Deer, AB |
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2015 |
Featured artist. Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB |
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2015 |
Vistas, Hemingway Centre, St. Albert, AB |
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2015 |
Our History, Ourselves, Pava Gallery, Edmonton, AB |
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2013 |
Influenced by Travel/L’influence de voyager, CAVA Gallery, Edmonton, AB |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2021 Cinq.5.Cinq, Devenir, CAVA, Edmonton ,AB 2021 Drawn Home, Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB 2020 Painting on the edge, FCA, Vancouver, BC 2020 Landscapes, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC 2020 International Society of Experimental Artists, St. Albert, AB 2020 Muse, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, AB 2020 Works on paper, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, AB 2020 Broder, Devenir, Drumheller Art Centre, Drumheller, AB 2020 Abondance, Devenir, VASA, St. Albert, AB 2019 Broder, Devenir, Women’s art Museum, Edmonton, AB 2019 Caprice, DDK, Lotus Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2019 Winter, VASA, Hemingway Centre, St. Albert, AB |
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2019 2019 |
Devenir, Installation & mobiles, Salmon Arm Centre, Salmon Arm, BC Devenir, Installation & mobiles, Stony Plain Multicultural Centre, Stony Plain, AB |
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2019 |
Abondance, Exhibitions by Group Devenir, Three Sisters Gallery, Canmore, AB |
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2018 |
Devenir, Installation & mobiles, Art Point Gallery, Calgary, AB |
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2018 |
Abondance, Exhibitions by Group Devenir, Kiwanis Gallery, Red Deer, AB |
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2017 |
Devenir, Installation & mobiles, Galerie CAVA, Edmonton, AB |
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2016 |
Blanc, La Cité Francophone, Edmonton, AB |
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2016 |
Signature show, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
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2016 |
Works on paper, VAAA, Edmonton & Calgary, AB |
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2013-2015 |
“Remplir le vide” Traveling exhibition -Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Grande Prairie Art Gallery TREX exhibit, Franco-Albertan visuals artists- Alberta, CA |
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2015 |
ISEA, International Experimental Art Symposium, Michigan, USA |
BIBLIOGRAPHY & MEDIA
2020 Le Franco, La nature au CAVA, Edmonton, AB
2019 Radio-Cité, Portes ouvertes , Edmonton, AB
2019 Radio-Cité, Artiste en vedette, Edmonton, AB
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2017 |
Radio-Canada- Alberta Le café Show– Entretien |
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2016 |
Radio-Canada- Alberta Le café Show– Entretien |
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2015 |
Featured Artist, Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB |
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2013 |
First prize-Still life, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC |
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2011 |
Prix Sylvie Brabant for my work in the community, Regroupement artistique francophone de l’Alberta, Edmonton, AB |
PUBLIC ART
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Mural |
École Père Lacombe, Edmonton, AB. Design & creation in collaboration with Karen Blanchet. |
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Mural |
Morinville Heritage Association. Design & creation of a historic panel, Morinville, AB |
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Mural |
Legal Hotel. Design & creation of a historic panel, Legal, AB |
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Mural |
Cardiff Historical Society. Design & creation of a historic panel, Cardiff, AB |
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Mural |
École St. Marguerite d’Youville, St. Albert, AB Logo. St. Albert, AB |
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Close to Home/Près de chez nous, St. Albert Gazette, Global News, CBC, AB
2019 Edmonton Muse Interview, The Edmonton Muse:https://edmontonmuse.ca/, or
https://view.joomag.com/the-edmonton-muse-january-2019/0054291001545684708/p8?short
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2016 |
Cover of: ‘Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection. “Oh West Canada! Contemporary artists from Western Canada”, Italy, Antiga Edizioni, p. 105 |
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2016 |
2016 Blanchet, M. Concert Bénéfice SOS, Campus St. Jean, Edmonton, AB –Oeuvre sur le couvert. |
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2016 |
Hayes, Scott, “ Book filled with St. Albert Artists”, St. Albert Gazette, November, p. 28. |
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2015 |
CAVA ‘Dans mon studio’, Edmonton and area, Alberta |
TEACHING
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2012-present |
Instructor of Art education, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, AB |
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2009-present |
Instructor of Art education, Faculty of Education,, University of Alberta, AB |
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1996- |
‘Artist in the school’ , By AFA, Edmonton, St. Albert, Calgary, Red Deer, AB |
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1995 |
Centre d’art visuels de l’Alberta- Visual arts for adults and youth, AB |
JURY POSITIONS
2021 Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB
2019 Federation of Canadian Artist, Chapter, Edmonton, AB
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2015-2019 |
Art Society of Strathcona, AB |
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2016 |
Allied Art Council, Spruce Grove, AB |
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2010-2020 |
Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary, AB |