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One of my very first portraits appeared on the cover of this magazine ...and then in this magazine... with an article about my art ...

I started painting late in life and lived in different countries. My mother was an artist and and she used to say that she was not good at painting portraits and that she found it difficult. I, on the other hand, loved drawing portraits. I have travelled a lot and went to New Mexico several times and visited all the galeries there and it inspired me to start painting. I took some classes at the Ontario College of Art, also when I lived in Mexico, took some classes with well-known artists there. Had my first shows in Mexico.
Back in Canada, I attended many workshops and lately took two courses on making abstracts.
I initially painted landscapes and then migrated to portraits and figures and now, also, abstracts.

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Artists Curriculum

SHOWS: (1998 - 2024)

ART IN THE SQUARE, THE SHOPS AT DON MILLS
FASHION WEEK, FRIDAY HARBOUR, ADM DESIGN INC.
ADM DESIGN INC. FRIDAY HARBOUR
HEINTZMAN HOUSE ART SHOW AND SALE
ART IN THE SQUARE, THE SHOPS AT DON MILLS
HEINTZMAN HOUSE ART SHOW AND SALE
AURORA ONLINE ART SHOW
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO
MCALPINE GALLERY
GRAZIE RESTAURANT, TORONTO
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO – EXHIBIT FOR A YEAR
FALL ART SHOW, ADM DESIGN & DÉCOR, FRIDAY HARBOUR
ADM DESIGN INC., NEWMARKET
GRAZIE RISTORANTE, MAPLE
ART SOCIETY KING ART TOUR
PAINTING IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO FOR ONE YEAR
ART SOCIETY KING ART TOUR
WINGED CANVAS GALLERY, GROUP SHOW
THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE ART IN THE VALLEY SHOW
ART SOCIETY KING ART TOUR 2017
ART AURORA 2017
ART SOCIETY KING ART TOUR 2016
SEASONS' CHRISTMAS SHOW, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE MISSISSAUGA
SOYRA, ART IN THE VALLEY SHOW
KING HERITAGE & CULTURAL CENTRE
SUMMER BLOOM EXHIBITION ASK FESTIVAL KING
GRAZIE RESTAURANT, MAPLE
SCHOMBERG STREET GALLERY JURIED SHOW & SALE
POLO FOR HEART EVENT Art Walk
SOYRA MEMBERS' EXHIBITION & SALE
POLO FOR HEART EVENT, Art Walk
ART SOCIETY KING Show
ART TOUR CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED, COFFEE IN THE COUNTRY, PINE FARMS ORCHARD GALLERY
ART IN THE VALLEY, ST. ANDREW’S VALLEY GOLF CLUB
ART SOCIETY KING – ART TOUR 2011
SOYRA JURIED EXHIBITION & SALE - AWARD
ART SOCIETY KING - ART TOUR 2010
ART IN THE VALLEY 2010 SHOW - SOYRA
COLOUR & FORM SOCIETY JURIED SHOW 48TH ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW & SALE
ART AURORA - AWARD
ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION & SALE – RICHMOND HILL GROUP OF ARTISTS
SOYRA 2009 FALL SHOW – AWARD
ART AURORA 2009
47TH ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW AND SALE COLOUR & FORM SOCIETY JURIED SHOW
SOYRA JURIED EXHIBITION - AWARD
FIGURE ME CRAZY – PAINTED LADY GALLERY
FOURTH ANNUAL ART ON MAIN – South Simcoe arts council
JURIED SHOW RICHMOND HILL GROUP OF ARTISTS JURIED SHOW – AWARD
ART SOCIETY KING ART TOUR
ART AURORA 46TH ANNUAL JURIED SHOW
RICHMOND HILL GROUP OF ARTISTS FALL SHOW - AWARD
SOYRA MEMBERS EXHIBIT AND SALE
GALLERY STREETSVILLE – Simply square show
ART SOCIETY KING, Art Tour
RICHMOND HILL GROUP OF ARTISTS JURIED SHOW
NEW TECUMSETH & AREA ARTS COUNCIL
ART ON MAIN RICHMOND HILL ART TOUR OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION,
THE RICHMOND HILL GROUP OF ARTISTS,
MILL POND GALLERY FALL GROUP SHOW
THE RICHMOND HILL GROUP OF ARTISTS
MILL POND GALLERY
TO LIVE WITH CULTURE 05/06 - ARTSWEEK 2005 ORIGINS
ETOBICOKE CIVIC CENTRE ART GALLERY
THE CANADIAN PORTRAIT ACADEMY, 8TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
RICHMOND HILL GROUP OF ARTISTS
GROUP SHOW MUSKOKA LAKES ART TOUR MUSKOKA PLACE GALLERY
GROUP SHOW ART AURORA – 43rd annual juried art show
GROUP SHOW AT GALLERY STREETSVILLE, MISSISSAUGA “THROUGH MY EYES” OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION,
COLOUR AND FORM SOCIETY, PAPER MILL GALLERY, TODMORDEN MILLS
CREDIT VILLAGE OUTDOOR ART SHOW
PORT CREDIT FACES III INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
PERIOD GALLERY, DIRECTOR’S RECOGNITION MENTION
FIRST SOLO SHOW, MEXICO CITY
29TH ART FAIR THE AMERICAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION, A.C. MEXICO CITY

ART EDUCATION

CVP ART2LIFE ACADEMY, ABSTRACTS
THE MESSY MIDDLE COURSE, ABSTRACTS
PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH BOB BURRIDGE, US ARTIST
PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTIST ERNESTINE TAHEDL
PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH LARRY MOORE, MAUI, HAWAII
PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH FAMOUS PORTRAITIST DANIEL GREENE , Hudson Valley US
WORKSHOPS WITH DONNA CAMERON, D. D. GADJANSKI, TIM PACKER
PAINTING WORKSHOPS IN ACAPULCO AND TAXCO, MEXICO WITH PROFESSORS LOUISE CADILLAC AND MIKE DESATNICK, MARIA FERNANDA CARRASQUILLA .
PAINTING WORKSHOPS IN NEW MEXICO, USA AND PUERTO VALLARTA WITH ARTISTS STEVE GRAY, BEN KONIS AND EVELYNE BOREN
ATTENDED THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ARTS – TORONTO, ONTARIO - OIL PAINTING, ACRYLIC PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOPS
PAINTING WORKSHOP IN TAOS, NEW MEXICO WITH KIM ENGLISH

Artist Statement

Louise Garin is an award winning artist who paints in oil and acrylics. She has traveled to the American South West (Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico) and thereafter spent many years living in Mexico. It inspired her profoundly to paint.

She began painting in acrylic, then layered with gold, silver and bronze leaf. She now paints in both media, oil and acrylics, taking many pictures, experimenting with new techniques and new materials and endeavors to keep her work fresh and vibrant.

Her stylized portraits show her fascination with people and convey sensitivity and emotion through applied colour. Each portrait has its own challenges as it develops, and she works through every painting until they speak to her no matter how long it takes and only then do they become true originals.

Louise grew up in Montreal, Canada. She has traveled extensively throughout Latin America, Europe and South America and has lived over 8 years in Mexico. She now lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.