Joanne Gauthier
Joanne Gauthier was born in Trois-Rivières, Québec in 1962 and studied Decorative Arts at the Cégep de Trois-Rivières. Her unique style involves applying acrylic paste to the canvas, carving into it, and using water-based paint coats to build colour. The final coat consists of oil paint mixed with varnish, creating bold colours with a glass-like quality. Joanne's work features radiant colours, floral patterns, and arabesques that lend it an art nouveau flavour with a vibrant spirit. She is inspired by nature, women's status, and a passion to "open up the path of the soul." Her art achieves inner reflection and outer harmony with brilliant colour and lyrical imagery.
West End Gallery respectfully acknowledges that our gallery is situated on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples, including the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, and Inuit.