{"id":7324,"date":"2021-05-23T17:37:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T21:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.galerievieuxstjean.com\/portfolio\/marie-josee-desjardins\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:19:06","slug":"marie-josee-desjardins","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.galerievieuxstjean.com\/en\/artists\/marie-josee-desjardins\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie-Jos\u00e9e Desjardins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n<p>A native of the Laurentians, Marie-Jos\u00e9e Desjardins earned her bachelor&#8217;s degree in Visual Arts from the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al in 2019. The artist explores the representation of the female portrait through an image recycling process. She shapes the latter to create collages, which she then reinterprets in painting. Her paintings challenge beauty standards and open the door to the multiple possibilities of appearances. She aims to highlight the richness inspired by diversity. The influence of feminism, cubism, and pop culture is evident when one immerses oneself in her works.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist&#8217;s statement<\/h2>\n\n<p>I am primarily interested in the recycling of the female image. I create digital collage portraits, which I then bring to life through painting. In doing so, I question the medium of painting in the context of art history, restoring its original role of portrait creation. Consequently, I challenge the ideal of feminine beauty by altering and disarticulating certain parts of the face. Embroidery, on the other hand, references the history of women and the roles they played in households for centuries. The place of femininity in contemporary society, its diversity, varied origins, multiple roles, and challenges in the face of expectations, dominate my artistic reflection and animate my brush.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C.V.<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-gvsj-cv-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2015 to 2019<\/td><td>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Visual and Media Arts \/ (Artistic Profile) , Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013 to 2015<\/td><td>College diploma in visual arts , C\u00e9gep de Saint-J\u00e9rome<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solo exibitions<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-gvsj-cv-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Solo exhibition at the craft brewery &#8220;Gaspard&#8221; in Boucherville<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Solo exhibition with the Municipality of St-Hippolyte (September-November 2023)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>Microbrewery &#8220;MaBrasserie,&#8221; Montreal \/ Painting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>Caf\u00e9 H\u00e9lico, Montreal \/ Watercolor paper prints and painting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>Microbrewery &#8220;Boswell,&#8221; Montreal \/ Painting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group exibitions<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-gvsj-cv-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Acquisition of the work &#8220;Ode to the Legacies of the Past&#8221; for the private collection of the city of Sorel-Tracy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>La Prairie Art Competition, &#8220;Honorable Mention&#8221; for the work &#8220;Clara&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Collective exhibition &#8220;Feminine inspirations&#8221; at the Galerie du Vieux St-Jean<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Acquisition of the work &#8220;Fauve&#8221; for the private collection of the city of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Donation of the work &#8220;Matilda&#8221; to the organization &#8220;Les Impatients&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>Represented by the Galerie du Vieux St-Jean<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>Exhibition of Lorraine artists and guests at the Galerie de L\u2019UQAM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>Graduates&#8217; Exhibition &#8220;Mitoses,&#8221; Atelier Belleville<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>PLACE DES ARTS, video installation with 10 screens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018<\/td><td>Exhibition of Lorraine artists and guests \/ Winner of the &#8220;Creation&#8221; award<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017<\/td><td>GHAM &amp; DAFE, Fibres Students Association \/ Concordia University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>Galerie MTL375\/ Artgang, Montreal, Rosemont la Petite Patrie, two-dimensional work for Montreal&#8217;s 375th anniversary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>Les Fl\u00e2neurs Erratiques, Parc R\u00e9gional Val-David \/ Multimedia projection &#8220;Parasite&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2015<\/td><td>Val-David Exhibition Center \/ Vocal performance <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other activites<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-gvsj-cv-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2017, 2018<\/td><td>Teaching Assistant in Screen Printing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017, 2018<\/td><td>Teaching assistant (engraving) with Jos\u00e9e Pellerin and Anne C.Thibault &#8211; Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I\u2019m interested in finding the harmony in chaos. 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