Claire Desjardins

"Hi, I'm Claire Desjardins.
It's really nice to meet you.
I help to create happiness by infusing moments of joy in everyday lives."

Claire Desjardins (b. 1965, Montreal) is an award-winning Canadian artist living and working in Gore, Quebec. Working primarily in painting, her formally driven work focuses on gesture and colour, emphasizing energetic, animated brush strokes and bold palettes. Her work is both highly abstract and highly personal, a dynamic expression of sentiments or reactions of which she is consciously unaware.

She regularly exhibits her work in galleries and art fairs throughout North America. In addition, she frequently teaches painting workshops and has served as a jury member on several national art prizes.

Claire has been involved with collaborations with major brands such as The Ritz-Carlton, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Microsoft, Shutterfly, among others. In Spring 2019, Claire launched her new signature collection of art apparel, Claire Desjardins, which is sold in stores across the US and in Canada, in the UK and New Zealand.

She has live-painted on stage with the likes of Randy Bachman and Blue Rodeo and Styx. Her artwork was auctioned off, and the 100% of the proceeds were donated to help sick k...

CERTIFICATES, AWARDS & HONOURS
Brand Ambassador for DeSerres (art supply store), 2021

Juror for C-Beyond Art Contest, 2021

Recipient: Merit Scholarship, Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, VT, 2019

Juror: Manitoba Society of Artists 85th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Winnipeg, MB, 2017

Juror: ONE® Canada Design Contest – national design competition, 2017

One of 6 Canadian artists selected by Microsoft Canada to represent brand, 2017

Winner, Liquitex/Artfinder Muted Collection competition, 2016

Grant recipient, Da Wang Culture Highland Artist Grant – Da Wang, China, 2013

Grant recipient, Vermont Studio Center – Johnson, VT, 2013

Grant recipient, Vermont Studio Center – Johnson, VT, 2011

Featured artist, “Taste of Stowe Arts Festival” – Stowe, VT, 2010

Nominated for "Best in Show", Art in the Park – Ottawa, ON, 2007

The Ronnie Terry Award for Excellence in the Creative Arts, 1981
St. Georges School of Montreal – Montreal, QC


PUBLICATIONS

Creative Business
Ottawa At Home Magazine, by Olivia Taggart, December 20, 2020

New collection of women’s apparel by Claire Desjardins
Breakfast Television Montreal (CityTV) with host Derick Fage, March 28, 2019

The Value of Custom Art
Interview on Design Hot Seat sta...

SOLO/FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

Claire Desjardins
Sept 14 to 28, 2024
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa

Journey
Oct 2022 to Feb 2023
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Malta

Somewhere Warm
Dec. 2022 to Jan 2023
Harmony Gallery, Sarasota, FL

Ready to Exhale
2022
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON

LOVE
2020
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Basking in the Glow
2019
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Halcyon Days
2019
Visiting artist at URBN Headquarters, Philadelphia, PA

Voices in My Head
2018
Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library, Côte Saint-Luc, QC

summerCRUSH
2017
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Imaginary Friends
2016
Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal, QC

The Secrets We Keep
2016
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Claire Desjardins – Featured Artist
2016
Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal, QC

After the Sky Clears (solo exhibition)
2016
City of Westmount – The Gallery at Victoria Hall, Westmount, QC

Visceral Expression
2015
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Claire Desjardins – Featured Artist
2014
Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal, QC

Claire Desjardins
2014
Sozo Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Claire Desjardins
2014
East Gallery, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT

This Way
2013
Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal, QC

Then and Now
2013
Muse Gallery, Toronto,...