CLAIRE DESJARDINS
Claire Desjardins (b. 1965, Montreal, Canada) is a painter, sculptor and textile artist based in Gore, Quebec, who exhibits her work regularly throughout North America. Her paintings delve into the visual possibilities of gesture and color, emphasizing energetic, animated brush strokes and bold, colorful palettes. She strives to communicate a sense of the personal and unpredictable in her work, infusing her paintings with a sense of immediacy and depth of emotional expression.
“All of my work is an attempt to decipher the chatter in my head, to put forward a less awkward side of myself, to navigate through my everyday chaos towards calm. My paintings are personal. The outside world is referenced quite indirectly through the filter of my emotions. Through my work, I find myself expressing sentiments or reactions of which I am consciously unaware.”
Claire has been exhibiting extensively in group and solo shows since 2010, is often commissioned for corporate projects and public art installations. She is a frequent world traveler, and feels deeply connected to the vibrant spirit and wider culture of diverse communities.
