Jocelyne Bellemare

Born in Montreal, Jocelyne Bellemare lives and works in Canada. Her pictorial practice is rooted in a pursuit of the intangible. Painting becomes a space of transition for her—a springboard into what escapes immediate perception. She explores the porous boundaries between figuration and abstraction, seeking to capture the fertile tension that arises from their convergence. Her works question identity, often suggested rather than defined, through faces that seem to emerge from or dissolve into the material.
Through a sensitive process of layering, Bellemare combines glazes and textures to reveal a singular emotional depth. Human features, at times fragmented or veiled, become territories of exploration where memory, perception, and mystery reside. This duality between precision and dissolution lends her portraits a presence that is both intimate and elusive.
Her distinctive style, at the intersection of emotional portraiture and abstraction, invites the viewer into a contemplative, almost introspective experience. The work does not provide answers, but instead opens a space for resonance. Jocelyne Bellemare is a professional member of the Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels (RAAV), the Institut des Arts Figuratifs (IAF), and t...

Fine Arts Mission Renaissance, Montreal and Saidye Bronfman Center, Montreal. BA Art History.

2025 Voyage dans la Paréidolie, Maison de la Nouvelle-Acadie, Canada
2023 Dyade Dimensionnelle, Maison de la Culture de Saint-Roch-de- Richelieu, Canada
2022 L’inextricable, Centre d’Art Alain-Larue, Canada
2021 Vestiges de nos songes, Galerie Vincent d’Indy, Canada
2019 Chimères, Galerie ARTUS, Montréal,Canada
2019 Au delà du Seuil, Galerie La Seigneurie, Châteauguay, Canada
2019 Dans l’Au-delà, Maison Antoine Lacombe, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Canada
2018 Au-delà des frontières, Espace Desjardins, Bibliothèque Raymond- Lévesque, Longueuil,Canada
Collectives:
2025 57e Exposition en ligne du SCA, avec Jury, collectif
2024 Exposition des Membres Élus 2024(SCA) avec Jury, Galerie Viva Vida, Pointe-Claire,Canada
2024 56e Exposition en ligne du SCA, Canada
2022 Exposition Artothèque de la Galerie d’art Stewart Hall, Ville de Pointe Claire, Canada
2021 Exposition Petits Formats, Maison Antoine Lacombe, Saint-Charles- Borromée, Canada
2019 Exposition Signatures Trois-Rivières, Musée Pierre-Boucher, Trois-Rivières, Canada, collective
2018 Hommage au Refus Global, Salon d’automne, Musée des beaux- arts de Mont-Saint-Hil...