Trained in interdisciplinary visual arts at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, Sophie Lebeuf has more than 20 years of artistic practice, during which she has explored a variety of media. Today, she primarily uses painting and photography as her means of expression.<\/p>\n\n
Since 2003, she has presented approximately ten solo exhibitions and participated in nearly forty group exhibitions, notably in Canada, Belgium, and France, in galleries and as part of various thematic events. She has also received several awards and distinctions throughout her career. Her works are now included in collections such as those of Arsenal Media and Rio Tinto in Montreal.<\/p>\n\n
Artist’s statement<\/h2>\n\n
Sophie Lebeuf is a Quebec visual artist whose practice is rooted primarily in a pictorial exploration in which raw materials become the vehicle for a dialogue between gesture, territorial identity, and expressive force.<\/p>\n\n
At the heart of her approach lies a search for the essential. Through a process of simplification, lines and contours become increasingly sparse, allowing the tension of a body, the presence of an animal silhouette, or the vibration of an emotion to emerge. This deliberate reduction invites viewers to project their own sensitivity into the work.<\/p>\n\n
The red-orange bauxite and deep black coke she uses, drawn from the natural resources and metallurgical processes of the Saguenay region, form an important signature of her work. More than simple pigments, they act as a memory of the land and give her works a distinctive materiality.<\/p>\n\n
Her photographic practice extends this reflection. By photographing the environments in which these materials are transformed and then intervening directly on the images, she blurs the boundaries between photography, painting, and material. Her close-up compositions reveal striated, oxidized, or monochromatic surfaces and offer a reading of the industrial landscape that is more poetic than documentary.<\/p>\n\n
Her restrained palette, dominated by whites, blacks, and ochres, and occasionally punctuated by cobalt blue, reflects a sensitive approach in which formal simplicity, materiality, and symbolic depth hold a central place. Her works speak to viewers who are attentive to the authenticity of materials, the memory of place, and the power of an aesthetic of the essential.<\/p>\n\n
C.V.<\/h2>\n\n
Professional training<\/h3>\n\n
2002<\/td>
Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi<\/strong> –\u00a0Diploma, Interdisciplinary Visual Art<\/td><\/tr>
1994<\/td>
C\u00e9gep de Jonqui\u00e8re<\/strong> -Junior College Certificate, Interior Design<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
Gallery representation<\/h3>\n\n
2019<\/td>
Galerie-5, Jonqui\u00e8re (Canada)<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>
Galerie du Vieux St-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Canada)<\/td><\/tr>
2003 – 2018<\/td>
Galerie d’art Jacques Lacroix, Chicoutimi (Canada)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
Public collections (Quebec)<\/h3>\n\n
2024<\/td>
Rio Tinto Port Facilities, La Baie<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>
Arsenal-M\u00e9dia, Montreal<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>
Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>
Technosoude Inc., Jonqui\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>
Clinique de m\u00e9decine g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Jonqui\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>
Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Palais Municipal de La Baie<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>Several works are found in private collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
Solo exhibitions (Canada)<\/h3>\n\n
2026<\/td>
Pr\u00e9sence sensible, Part II, RTA Community Space, City of Saguenay<\/td><\/tr>
2026<\/td>
Pr\u00e9sence sensible, Part I, 100th Anniversary of Arvida, Mus\u00e9e du Patrimoine, City of Saguenay<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>
Lumi\u00e8re et Mati\u00e8re, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Pedneault Library, City of Saguenay<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>
La bauxite au c\u0153ur de l’art, Rio Tinto port facilities, La Baie <\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>
Coke et Bauxite, Galerie-5, Jonqui\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>
All\u00e9gorie, Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>
R\u00e9trospective, CGI, Saguenay<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>
R\u00e9trospective, Rio Tinto Alcan global headquarters, Montreal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
Group Exhibitions (Selection)<\/h3>\n\n
2026<\/td>
100th Anniversary of IPSF \/ RTA, Les grandes veill\u00e9es, Port Facilities in La Baie<\/td><\/tr>
2026<\/td>
Duo, Sofia & PA V\u00e9zina, Galerie-5, Saguenay<\/td><\/tr>
2026<\/td>
Inspirations f\u00e9minines, \u00c9chos \u00e0 travers les arts, Galerie du Vieux St-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>
Signataire de l\u2019IAF, Group Exhibition, Galerie-5, Saguenay<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>
Signatures, IAF Group Exhibition, Galerie Viva Vida, Pointe-Claire, Quebec<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>
Fine art et mouvance, Artists\u2019 Collective, Galerie-5, Saguenay<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>
La beaut\u00e9 du monde \/ IAF, Bor\u00e9art, Granby<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>
Signature – collective exhibition, Odyss\u00e9e des B\u00e2tisseurs, Alma<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>
Proprement sale, artists’ collective, Galerie-5, Jonqui\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>
Signature – art contemporain, Galerie-5, Jonqui\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>
Inspirations f\u00e9minines, Galerie du Vieux St-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu<\/td><\/tr>
International Exhibition, Brouage, France<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>
International Exhibition, Halle-aux-Draps, Belgium<\/td><\/tr>
2004 to 2021<\/td>
Rencontre des Arts, Dextraze pavilion on the Royal Military College, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
Creations and projects (Qu\u00e9bec)<\/h3>\n\n
2026<\/td>
Grand format, 90th Anniversary of the Vaudreuil Plant, Arvida<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>
Grands formats sur le th\u00e8me du sport, gymnasium, Grande-Baie Plant, La Baie<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>
Cr\u00e9ation, Silent Auction, Centre d\u2019histoire d\u2019Arvida<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>
Fresco, History Corridor at the Rio Tinto port facilities, La Baie<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>
Fresco, Jonqui\u00e8re public library<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>
Large formats on the theme of sports, Le Stade, Jonqui\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>
Fresco, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec, Bris\u00e9 and LG4, James Bay<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>
Fresco Th\u00e9r\u00e8se et Jos, balcony refurbishment at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Palais Municipal, La Baie<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/td>
Fresco, Le Deauville, Chicoutimi<\/td><\/tr>
2003<\/td>
Fresco, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec, LA1, James Bay<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
Awards and distinctions<\/h3>\n\n
2026<\/td>
Mention 14th Land scape, Terravarna, Los Angeles, Jury<\/td><\/tr>
2026<\/td>
Mention 13th Open, Terravarna, Los Angeles, Jury<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>
Honorary President, 10th Symposium d’art contemporain de Rivi\u00e8re-\u00c9ternit\u00e9 (Qu\u00e9bec)<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>
Honorary Mention, Mondial Art Academia (juried)<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>
Mention and distinction in painting, Rencontre des Arts de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (juried)<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>
Silver Medal, Acad\u00e9mie des Arts Sciences et Lettres de Paris (juried)<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>
Chevalier acad\u00e9micienne, Mondial Art Academia (juried)<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>
Award for excellence in portraiture for the work \u00ab Dreamcatcher \u00bb, 6th edition Grande comp\u00e9tition internationale d\u2019\u0153uvres d’art, C\u00e9sure (juried)<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>
Certificate, Gala Reconnaissance CNE, Centre national d’exposition de Jonqui\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>
Bronze Medal, Acad\u00e9mie des Arts Sciences et Lettres de Paris (juried)<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>
Selected by a jury of peers for the Salon des artistes du monde with the association Com2Art, Salon du Vieux Port, Cannes<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>
Selected by a jury of peers for the Salon SNBA, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
Press kit (non-exhaustive)<\/h3>\n\n
Print press and art magazines<\/p>\n\n
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Le Quotidien, Progr\u00e8s-Dimanche, Le Nouvelle Hebdo, Le Lac Saint-Jean, Le Plein Jour, Le Manic; AL13 le magazine de l\u2019aluminium, Magasin\u2019art, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Radio \/ Television and Multimedia<\/p>\n\n
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ICI Radio-Canada; MaTV; NousTV; TVA; Podcast ArtZoom, Art Total Multim\u00e9dia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Documentary Film<\/p>\n\n
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B\u00e2tisseurs d’hier \u00e0 demain, for the 85th anniversary of the Rio Tinto Vaudreuil plant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Human expression looms through the shape of the animal body. These are interesting analogies that allow allegories for human and animal relationships (…). With this visual poetry, I can use painting as a form of expression to convey the subtle thoughts inhabiting me and to life itself by adding motion, curvature, volume and rhythm (…).”<\/p>\n