Christine Montague, B.F.A., B.Sc., is an award winning, academically trained artist who creates realistic figurative landscape and portraiture oil paintings for the collector who appreciates art that is emotionally inviting and technically strong. Inspired by the people and the scenery close to her, Christine’s models are often her children, and the locales are usually those of her travels, or of the historic mill where her studio is located.
CHRISTINE MONTAGUE ARTIST STATEMENT
I HAVE TWO GOALS FOR MY LARGER PAINTINGS. The first is to create the illusion for the viewer that they are there "in the scene" of the painting. I accomplish this by the sheer size of the work and by the viewpoint. The second goal is provoke a positive reaction, but one without sentimentality, to what is happening in the painting. This I achieve through careful thought to subject matter, colour, composition and once again, scale. I only paint that which I truly feel affection for, and although a confident painter , never paint with the goal of being prolific. During creation, each of my paintings is the love of my live and is the sole subject of my devotion. That is, until the next...
STATEMENT ABOUT MY PAINTINGS OF CHILDREN
I have always enjoyed solitude and this fact has played an important part in my life as an artist. As a child, I found solitary moments to be associated with creativity , exploration, and sometimes even mystery and adventure. When I paint a scene of a child alone, I am not painting a child who is lonely. This child is so engulfed in daydreaming, playing or exploring, that he or she is blissfully unaware that the viewer, like a parent, is fondly sitting by her side or standing protectively behind him
SELECTED BIO FOR CHRISTINE MONTAGUE
2005 SOLO SHOW: "Singular", People & places . Oil paintings and photographs. Williams Mill Art Gallery, Halton Hills, Ontario "SMALL GROUP " EXHIBITS: 2005 "Millworks" Halton Hills Art Gallery, Georgetown, Ontario. 2005 "Sands of Time" Beaux - Arts Gallery, Brampton. 2004 "Black Magic", Beaux-Arts Brampton Gallery, Brampton, Ontario: 2003 "Chasing Seagulls in Pursuit of the Image", Beaux-Arts Brampton Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
SELECTED JURIED SHOWS: 2006 Made to Measure. Arts Etobicke Annual Juried Show, 2006 Artworks 7th Annual Juried Show, Oakville Town Hall, Oakville. 2006 Art Gallery of Peel 33rd Annual Juried Show, Brampton, ON. 2006 Contemporary Works: Paintings Sculptures and Other Media, Gallery Streetsville, Mississauga. 2005 Visual Arts Mississauga Juried Art Show, Mississauga Art Gallery, Mississuaga. 2005 Arts Etobicoke Annual Juried Art Show, Etobicoke City Hall, Toronto, Ontario. 2005 John Sommer Juried Show. Halton Hills Cultural Centre. 2004 Visual Arts Mississauga Annual Juried Art Show, Mississauga Art Gallery. 2004 Arts Etobicoke Annual Juried Art Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre. 2004 Beaux -Arts Brampton Annual Juried Art Show. 2003 Visual Arts Missisauga Annual Juried Show. 2003 Arts Etobicoke Annual Juried Show. 2003 Beaux- Arts Brampton Annual Juried Show, Beaux-Arts Brampton Gallery, Brampton, Ontario.
SELECTED AWARDS: 2006 2nd Prize, Artworks Oakville 7th Annual Juried Show. 2004 "Best in Show", Arts Etobicoke Annual Juried Art Show. 2004 Juror's Award (Top Award) , Beaux - Arts Brampton Annual Juried Art Show. 2003 Nancy Bell Memorial Award (Top Award) Beaux - Arts Brampton Annual Juried Art Show. 1990 City of Brampton Citizen Arts Acclaim Award.
WHAT THE JURORS SAY: “The artist exhibits a remarkable understanding of oil painting as well as an unusual depiction of a subject which is familiar but seen in a different light. “- Lupe Rodriguez , artist, Art Gallery of Ontario & U. Of T. lecturer, CBC arts commentator . - Ann MacDonald, Director/Curator Doris McCarthy Gallery
“This one (a cat) is dreaming of conquest and power and the artist’s virtuoso brushwork perfectly suits the animal’s emotion. - John Sommer, Curator, Gallery Sol, Georgetown
"Expertly composed and executed work with the flow of pattern on the water's surface echoed in the plant life on the shore. The colour of the flowers is a perfect counterpoint to the cool blues of the lake.- Juror Judy Daley's Comment, Assistant Curator of Art Gallery of Peel, Heritage Complex. Brampton
GALLERIES: Soon to be at Morrison Galleries, Chicago, Illinois. Presently at Williams Mill Art Gallery, Halton Hills, Elizabeth's Art Gallery, Goderich, Ontario. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Peel Board of Education Peel Summer Academy for Gifted Children, Peel Board of Education Continuing Studies for Adults, Brampton Parks and Recreation
EDUCATION: Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 4 years Communication and Design. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelor of Science, Biology with a minor in Studio Art and Art History, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
MEMBERSHIPS: Canadian Portrait Artists Institute, Williams Mill Artists Association (Executive Secretary) Visual Artists Ontario, Oakville Arts Council, Mississauga Arts Council, Brampton Arts Council, Visual Arts Mississauga, Beaux-Arts Brampton Artists Co-operative (past newsletter chair, strategic planning assistant chair. Past board member, newsletter editor of Visual Arts Brampton. (Her winning VAB logo design is still in use today.)
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