News, Events, Collaborations

RESUMÉ

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

SELECT SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

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

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

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

TEACHING

Expressions in Paint workshops with Claire Desjardins

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

COMPETITION JURY

Juror: C Beyond Art Competition, Gilead Sciences Inc. - International competition open affected by HCV. www.cbeyondhcv.com

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