Catherine Chevrier Turbide

I am a young artist born in the Iles-de-la-Madeleine, a beautiful archipelago in eastern Canada. Returned to practice arts in my home region after studying communication, visual arts and marine biology, I work with glass at La Méduse, in the workshop where my father, who is a glassblower as well, has passed on me his know-how and passion for working with glass.

Today, firmly rooted in my practice and my environment, it is the encounters between glass and people that are at the heart of my artistic approach. I look for the common thread, link, bridge that will bring out a new approach to the material I touch.

I create and practice in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence since 2013.

ARTIST STATEMENT

What is living together on an island? In an island environment, people live tight. Everyone knows each other, everyone lives nearby. Impossible to flee. No running away. Welcome to limited territory.

Influenced by the island environment from which I come, I am interested in this proximity imposed by the territory. Through my glass creations, I explore the "living together". Thus, I create pieces of glass from broken pieces of blown glass. I use these recycled elements and melt them together, flat. ...

2010 Baccalauréat en biologie
Université Laval, Québec

2009 United Nations Intensive Summer Study Program
Seton Hall University, New-Jersey

2006 Certificat en Arts visuels
Université de Sherbrooke

2005 Certificat en Rédaction française et multimédia
Université de Sherbrooke

APPRENTISSAGE DU VERRE

2012-15 Verre soufflé et verre thermoformé
La Méduse, Îles-de-la-Madeleine

2017 Pâte de verre
Ronald Labelle, Îles-de-la-Madeleine

2019 « Le Golfe de verre »
Musée de la Mer, Îles-de-la-Madeleine

2019 « Colis suspect »
AdMare, Îles-de-la-Madeleine

2019 Galerie de la Côte
L’Étang-du-Nord, Îles-de-las-Madeleine

2018 Les Traversiers des arts
Brouage, France

2012 « Disparate »
Galerie de la Grande école, Îles-de-la-Madeleine