About Claire Desjardins
Claire Desjardins is an award-winning abstract painter based in Gore, Quebec.
Claire exhibits her paintings in galleries across North America. Her work can be found in both private and corporate collections worldwide.
“My art is about building beautiful, joyful connections with the natural world.”
Claire grew up in Montreal and spent most of her summers in Vermont, the Green Mountain State. Her country home as a child was nestled in 60-acres of untamed boreal forest. Creativity in her household was encouraged. Great art was revered. Claire’s success as a fine artist was a celebrated rite of passage.
“I believe a keen understanding of color and its relationship to people and nature creates more beautiful places to live, work and play.”
Claire’s paintings, though abstract, take their visual cues from forms, colors, textures and patterns in nature: the feathers of a bird, the shades of turquoise in the water, how the light through the trees dapples on the ground below.
Beyond the canvas, Claire’s art transforms commercial and residential interiors, urban exteriors, housewares, furniture, package design and women’s apparel. Her work has appeared in major motion pictures and popular television shows. Claire’s long-standing corporate collaborations shape and define the customer experience – most notably for retail North American retail giant Anthropologie.
News, Events, Collaborations
RESUMÉ
SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
Solo exhibition, LINGER
Wall Space Gallery
Ottawa, ON
July 10 to July 26, 2025
Solo exhibition, Ready to Exhale
Wall Space Gallery
Ottawa, ON
July 7th to August 1st, 2022
Solo exhibition, LOVE
Wall Space Gallery
Ottawa, ON
July, 2020
Solo exhibition, Basking in the Glow
Wall Space Gallery
Ottawa, ON
September, 2019
The Other Art Fair, Chicago
Mana Contemporary
May, 2019
The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Expo Center
May, 2019
Halcyon Days
Visiting artist program, URBN - Building 543
Philadelphia, PA
April, 2019
The Artist Project 2019
Toronto, Ontario
February, 2019
The Other Art Fair, NY 2018
New York (Brooklyn)
November, 2018
Solo exhibition, Voices In My Head
Eleanor London Public Gallery
City of Côte St-Luc
Côte St-Luc, QC
June to August, 2018
The Other Art Fair, LA 2018
Los Angeles, CA
March, 2018
The Artist Project 2018
Toronto, Ontario
February, 2018
Spectrum Miami Art Show
Spectrum Miami Tent
Miami, FL
December, 2017
summerCRUSH
Wall Space Gallery
Ottawa, ON
July to August, 2017
ArtExpo New York 2017
New York, New York
April, 2017
The Artist Project 2017
Toronto, Ontario
February, 2017
Imaginary Friends
Galerie Arts Monaro
Montreal, Ontario
August, 2016
The Secrets We Keep
Wall Space Gallery
Ottawa, Ontario
June to July, 2016
After The Sky Clears
The Gallery at Victoria Hall, City of Westmount
Westmount, QC
March, 2016
Artist Talk: March 8
Claire Desjardins
Galerie Arts Monaro
Montreal, QC
March to April, 2016
Artist Talk
Galerie Arts Monaro
Montreal, QC
April, 2016
The Artist Project
Toronto, Ontario
February, 2016
Visceral Voice
Wall Space Gallery
Ottawa, Ontario
April, 2015
The Artist Project 2015
Toronto, Ontario
February, 2015
Claire Desjardins
Galerie Lydia Monaro
Montreal, Quebec
November, 2014
Claire Desjardins
Sozo Gallery
Charlotte, North Carolina
August to November, 2014
Art Now Westmount: speaker
Westmount Public Library
Westmount, Quebec
June, 2014
Claire Desjardins
East Gallery, Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
January to March, 2014
This Way
Galerie Lydia Monaro
Montreal, Quebec
November, 2013
Then and Now
Muse Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
September to October, 2013
Ebb & Flow
Muse Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
February, 2012
Surface
Le Meridien Versailles
Montreal, Quebec
December 2011 to March 2012
Transition
Massarelli Design Studio, Belgo Building
Montreal, Quebec
November, 2011
GOT GALLERY?
Massarelli Design Studio, Belgo Building
Montreal, Quebec
November to December, 2010
TEACHING
Expressions in Paint workshops with Claire Desjardins
Colors of Costa Rica Art + Eco Retreat
Ojochal, Costa Rica
January, 2025
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
June, 2018
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
November, 2017
Vancouver Island Art Workshops
Saanich Fairgrounds, Victoria, BC
October, 2017
Vancouver Island Art Workshops
Saanich Fairgrounds, Victoria, BC
October, 2017
Gore Community Center
Gore, QC
September to October, 2017
Gore Community Center
Gore, QC
May, 2017
Donna Downey Studios (1)
Huntersville, NC
April, 2017
Donna Downey Studios (2)
Huntersville, NC
April, 2017
Oakville Art Society
Oakville, Ontario
November, 2016
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
November, 2016
Gore Community Center
Gore, QC
October, 2016
Artists Association of Nantucket
Nantucket, MA
September, 2016
Oakville Art Society
Oakville, Ontario
June, 2016
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
April, 2016
Woodlands Art League
Houston, Texas
October, 2015
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
May, 2015
College Sainte-Anne
Lachine, Quebec
April, 2015
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
October, 2014
Anthropologie
Brossard, Quebec
June, 2014
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe, Vermont
June, 2014
Paint your own tote with Claire Desjardins
Anthropologie
Newport Beach, Quebec
February, 2020
Anthropologie
Montreal, Quebec
February, 2015
Anthropologie
Brossard, Quebec
December, 2014
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
"Discover Claire Desjardins"
Artist Portrait
DeSerres
February, 2021
Article on JIGGY Puzzles launch
Mentioned in article
Forbes Magazine
January, 2021
"Creative Business"
Interview by Olivia Taggart
Ottawa At Home Magazine
December, 2020
Portrait of an Artist: Claire Desjardins
Interview by Anthropologie
Anthropologie
January 2020
"Wearable Art for Creative Women"
Interview by host Derick Fage
Breakfast Television Montreal, CityTV
March, 2019
"Claire Desjardins and Brian Azeff: from canvas to clothing"
Interview by host Sonali Karnick
CBC Radio 1 - All In A Weekend
January, 2019
"Episode 31 Claire Desjardins" (audio podcast)
Interviews with Jerry Hardesty
The Artist's Voice
January, 2019
See full list in Media & press
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
Merit Scholarship
Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
West Rutland, Vermont
2019
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Self-directed artist residency
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
December, 2015 to January, 2016
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Grant recipient: Da Wang Culture Highland
Shenzhen, China
Fall, 2013
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Grant recipient: Vermont Studio Arts Center
Johnson, Vermont
February, 2013
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Grant recipient: Vermont Studio Arts Center
Johnson, Vermont
April, 2012
COMPETITION JURY
Juror: C Beyond Art Competition, Gilead Sciences Inc. - International competition open affected by HCV.
2021
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Juror: Manitoba Society of Artists - 85th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2017
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Juror: ONE® Canada Design Contest
2017 - national design contest
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Artists Rights Society
Member: February 2019 to present.
CARCC - Copyright Visual Arts
Member: December 2018 to present.
Federation of Canadian Artists
Member: May 2015