About
Mixed media is Doris’ favorite favorite form of painting . She loves exploring with textures, shapes, and a more contemporary look. Nature and the world around her inspires Doris. Her love of texture won her the Allessandra Bisselli Award and a First Place in a Still Life show with the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver. Look for Doris Charest’s work in the American Magazine: Sommerset Studio (Summer, 2007) and British Magazine: Leisure Painter. Both feature a three pages of Doris’ artwork. She won the Sylvie Brabant award in 2011 for her work in the art community. In 2013, Doris won First Place for Still Life with a collage with the Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC. For workshops: Phone: 780-458-3951 or email: [email protected] or [email protected] or check out her web site: www.dorischarest com .
Doris Charest
Education
BED University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
BFA University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
MED in Visual Art Education, University of Alberta, AB
Exhibition work
Solo (Selected)
2015 Featured Artist. Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB
2015 Vistas, Hemmingway Centre, St. Albert, AB
2015 Our History, Ourselves, Pava Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2013 Influenced by travel, CAVA Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2010 Views of St. Albert, Art Beat Gallery, St. Albert, AB
2009 Featured Artist, Capital X, Edmonton, AB
2008 Flora, Le Bookstore, St. Albert, AB
2007 Prairies, Allied Art Gallery, Spruce Grove, AB
2007 La Nature et sa Richesse, Alliance Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 Expressions, Studio Galley, St. Albert, AB
2001 Interpretations, First Impressions Studio, St. Albert, AB
2000 Women, Children, Dreams, Red Deer Museum &Gallery, Red Deer, AB
2000 Collages, Generations Gallery, Stony Plain, AB
Group (Selected)
2015 Blanc, La Cite Francophone, Edmonton, AB
2015 ISEA, International Experimental Art Symposium, Michigan, USA
2015 Landscapes, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2015 Works on paper, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2014 Alberta, Alberta Society of Artists, AB
2014 Digital exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2014 Exploring Saturation, Alberta Society of Artists, AB
2014 Ten Squared, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
Publications and media (Selected Reviews)
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Name Publication Date: Page Numbers. Medium.
2016 Imagomundi, Luciano Benetton Collection. “Oh West Canada! Contemporary artists from Western Canada”, Italy, Antiga Edizioni, p. 105
2016 Blanchet, M. Concert Benefice SOS, Campus St. Jean, Edmonton, AB –Oeuvre sur le couvert.
2016 Hayes, Scott, “ Book filled with St. Albert Artists”, St. Albert Gazette, November, p. 28.
2015 CAVA ‘Dans mon studio’, Edmonton et regions, Alberta, Avril
2015 CAVA “Livrez l’art”, Edmonton et regions en Alberta
2015 Hayes, S. ‘Big Lake Artists Host Open House”, St. Albert Gazette, December
2015 Hayes, S. “Artist of the Month”, St. Albert Gazette, AB, July.
2008 Featured Artist, Night of Artists Magazine, Canada
2007 Featured Artist, Leisure Painter Magazine, England
2007 Featured Artist, Somerset Magazine, United States
Lectures and/or Teaching
2012 to present Teach in Art Education Faculty, University of Alberta, AB
2009 to present-Teach at the Faculte St. Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Taught the Centre d’art visuels de l’Alberta- both adults and youth
Work as Artist in the School. On roster of Alberta Foundation for the Arts for Artist in Residence in the Schools Program.
Scholarship, Grants, Awards
2016 Work featured on cover of ‘Imagomundi, Luciano Benetton Collection. “Oh West Canada! Contemporary artists from Western Canada”, Italy, Antiga Edizioni, p. 105
2015 Featured Artist, Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB
2013 First place-Still life, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2011 Sylvie Brabant Award, Regroupement artistique francophone de l’Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2009 Featured Artist, Capital X, Edmonton, AB
2008 Grant –Association Canadienne Francophone de l’Alberta, Alberta
2006 Guest Artist, Society of Western Canadian Artists, Edmonton, AB
2005 Invited Guest Artist, Événement Fribourg-Collective pan-canadienne, Mont-Joli, Québec
2004 Alessandra Bisselli Award, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2003 Guest Artist: La Marée aux 1000 Vagues, Rivière du Loup, Québec
2002 Grant: Artist in the Community, Centre D’arts visuels de l’Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2001 National poster competition winner, ACELF, L’Association de la Femme
Doris Charest
Education
BED University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
BFA University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
MED in Visual Art Education, University of Alberta, AB
Exhibition work
Solo (Selected)
2015 Featured Artist. Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB
2015 Vistas, Hemmingway Centre, St. Albert, AB
2015 Our History, Ourselves, Pava Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2013 Influenced by travel, CAVA Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2010 Views of St. Albert, Art Beat Gallery, St. Albert, AB
2009 Featured Artist, Capital X, Edmonton, AB
2008 Flora, Le Bookstore, St. Albert, AB
2007 Prairies, Allied Art Gallery, Spruce Grove, AB
2007 La Nature et sa Richesse, Alliance Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 Expressions, Studio Galley, St. Albert, AB
2001 Interpretations, First Impressions Studio, St. Albert, AB
2000 Women, Children, Dreams, Red Deer Museum &Gallery, Red Deer, AB
2000 Collages, Generations Gallery, Stony Plain, AB
Group (Selected)
2015 Blanc, La Cite Francophone, Edmonton, AB
2015 ISEA, International Experimental Art Symposium, Michigan, USA
2015 Landscapes, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2015 Works on paper, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2014 Alberta, Alberta Society of Artists, AB
2014 Digital exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2014 Exploring Saturation, Alberta Society of Artists, AB
2014 Ten Squared, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
Publications and media (Selected Reviews)
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Name Publication Date: Page Numbers. Medium.
2016 Imagomundi, Luciano Benetton Collection. “Oh West Canada! Contemporary artists from Western Canada”, Italy, Antiga Edizioni, p. 105
2016 Blanchet, M. Concert Benefice SOS, Campus St. Jean, Edmonton, AB –Oeuvre sur le couvert.
2016 Hayes, Scott, “ Book filled with St. Albert Artists”, St. Albert Gazette, November, p. 28.
2015 CAVA ‘Dans mon studio’, Edmonton et regions, Alberta, Avril
2015 CAVA “Livrez l’art”, Edmonton et regions en Alberta
2015 Hayes, S. ‘Big Lake Artists Host Open House”, St. Albert Gazette, December
2015 Hayes, S. “Artist of the Month”, St. Albert Gazette, AB, July.
2008 Featured Artist, Night of Artists Magazine, Canada
2007 Featured Artist, Leisure Painter Magazine, England
2007 Featured Artist, Somerset Magazine, United States
Lectures and/or Teaching
2012 to present Teach in Art Education Faculty, University of Alberta, AB
2009 to present-Teach at the Faculte St. Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Taught the Centre d’art visuels de l’Alberta- both adults and youth
Work as Artist in the School. On roster of Alberta Foundation for the Arts for Artist in Residence in the Schools Program.
Scholarship, Grants, Awards
2016 Work featured on cover of ‘Imagomundi, Luciano Benetton Collection. “Oh West Canada! Contemporary artists from Western Canada”, Italy, Antiga Edizioni, p. 105
2015 Featured Artist, Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB
2013 First place-Still life, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2011 Sylvie Brabant Award, Regroupement artistique francophone de l’Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2009 Featured Artist, Capital X, Edmonton, AB
2008 Grant –Association Canadienne Francophone de l’Alberta, Alberta
2006 Guest Artist, Society of Western Canadian Artists, Edmonton, AB
2005 Invited Guest Artist, Événement Fribourg-Collective pan-canadienne, Mont-Joli, Québec
2004 Alessandra Bisselli Award, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2003 Guest Artist: La Marée aux 1000 Vagues, Rivière du Loup, Québec
2002 Grant: Artist in the Community, Centre D’arts visuels de l’Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2001 National poster competition winner, ACELF, L’Association de la Femme