|
2009 Group Exhibition, Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, British Columbia
2008 Group Exhibition, Collins Lefebvre Stoneberger, Westmount, Quebec
2008 Online Exhibition, Saatchi Online
2008 Online Exhibition, phauxshow.com
2008 Public Auction, Bice, Segal Cancer Centre, Montreal, Quebec
2007 Public Auction, Bice, Segal Cancer Centre, Montreal, Quebec
2007 Public Auction, Selwyn House, Westmount, Quebec
2006 Public Auction, Jarry Tennis Stadium, Segal Cancer Centre, Montreal, Quebec
2007 Group Exhibition, Collins Lefebvre Stoneberger, Westmount, Quebec
2006 Solo Exhibition, Collins Lefebvre, Stoneberger, Westmount, Quebec
PRESS RELEASE
“Finding Peace”
Exhibition: August 30 – September 17
Vernissage: Wednesday, August 30, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Collins Lefebvre Stoneberger Fine Art of the Americas is pleased to present “Finding Peace,” the debut exhibition of oil paintings by Montreal artist HEIDI SPECTOR.
The horizon, ever-distant, invites us to leave ourselves, though we are bound by our bodies and our lives to remain. The movement happens within us. Heidi Spector’s landscape paintings are evocations of an interiority that is restorative: often of a light towards the end of the day, when the shapes and shadows of nature’s forms soften and her colours enhance in saturation. There is an unhurried tempo to these interpretative works that conveys the painter’s process, intention and vision. This is one woman’s vision of peacefulness and calm, in a sometimes volatile world, that we can all share.
As we wend our way through our hurried lives, we are confronted, perhaps even bombarded, with images from a world that seems to present crushing sadness and disappointment. We cannot disregard humankind’s seemingly endless desire to annihilate and destroy, but neither can we let it take away our capacity for hope.
“My work invites you to enter an unpeopled world where the genius of natural forms -- ocean shorelines, lakes, rolling hills -- evokes a quiet contemplation. A cleansing of the human spirit; a sense that you can surrender to the undertow of the painting and free your mind from life's daily pressures.”
You are cordially invited to attend the vernissage at Collins Lefebvre Stoneberger Fine Art of the Americas in Westmount this coming Wednesday. The artist will be present.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Committee member to establish new visual arts program for the YM-YWHA in response to closing of Saidye Bronfman Centre. Helped to organize art programs for mentally challenged individuals, families and children.
| 2004-now |
Private art studio “Studio 7” located in Complexe Canale, 4710 St. Ambroise, Montreal, Quebec |
| 1996-2003 |
Artist in training
Charlotte Rothenberg School of the Arts, Montreal, Quebec
|
| 1993-1995 |
Visual Arts Centre, Westmount, Quebec
|
| 1993-1996 |
Freelance advertising consultant/graphic artist/creative copy writer for corporate clients
|
| 1989-1993 |
Director of Marketing, Landfeld Corporation, Montreal, Quebec
|
| 1988-1989 |
B.A. Creative Writing, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
|
| 1986-1988 |
Journalism Major, Baruch College, New York, New York
|
| 1986-1988 |
Internship at The Village Voice Newspaper, New York, New York |
|
