Brigitte Dion – C.V.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Advertising Art
Red River Community College, Winnipeg, Manitoba
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2006Virages
Franco Manitoban Cultural Centre, Saint Boniface, Manitoba
2005Homage
SITE Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004Home is a Place
SITE Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2003Rentrer chez soi/To Come Home
Franco Manitoban Cultural Centre, Saint Boniface, Manitoba
2002Chez Soi
Wasagaming Community Arts Inc., Wasagaming, Manitoba
Trees and Chairs
Piano Nobile Gallery
Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001Espace Silence, a reflection on winter (with Louise Fiset)
Curated by Denise Préfontaine
Franco Manitoban Cultural Centre, Saint Boniface, Manitoba
2000Recent Paintings by Brigitte Dion
St. Boniface College, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Vastly Different New Paintings (with Peter McConville)
Adelaide McDermot Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998–01Brigitte Dion
Gas Station Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006Beastly; Animals in Art
Border Crossings Magazine Fundraiser
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004Gilding the Lily
Border Crossings Magazine Fundraiser
Ft. Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
MAWA and the Women’s Health Clinic Spring Art Auction
Millenium Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
X3 - Ace Art Inc. Annual Fundraiser
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
2003Grand Jury VII
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Franco Funkée
La Maison des Artistes Visuels, Winnipeg, Manitoba
X3 - Ace Art Inc. Annual Fundraiser
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
2002À l’avant-plan: d’est en ouest
Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF) 25th
Anniversary Exhibition
La Maison des Artistes Visuels, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Entre Saisons
La Maison des Artistes Visuels, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Library Project (curated by Shirley Brown)
Dunlop Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
Prêt à Porter
La Maison des Artistes Visuels, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Spirit
Border Crossings Magazine Fundraiser
Ft. Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
X3 - Ace Art Inc. Annual Fundraiser
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001Grand Jury VI
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Library Project (curated by Shirley Brown)
Toured five rural libraries in south-western Manitoba and
Gallery 1.1.1., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Noël à la Maison
La Maison des Artistes Visuels, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Wall Art II
The Other Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
X3 - Ace Art Inc. Annual Fundraiser
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
2000Annual Access Show
Main/Access Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Arts 2000
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Juried Show
Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
Fantasy Auction (fundraiser)
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Magic
Border Crossings Magazine Fundraiser
Pantages Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Quincunx
Adelaide McDermot Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
X3 - Ace Art Inc. Annual Fundraiser
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1999Annual Access Show
Main/Access Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Grand Jury V
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
X3 - Ace Art Inc. Annual Fundraiser
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998Ex Post Facto
Main/Access Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
X3 - Ace Art Inc. Annual Fundraiser
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
1997Masked Art Ball
Border Crossings Magazine Fundraiser
Pantages Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1995Pool of the Black Star
CARFAC Manitoba
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winipeg, Manitoba
19941 Degree
Main/Access Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
GRANTS & AWARDS
2002RBC Investments New Canadian Painting Competition
Western Region Short List
Sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada
In partnership with the Canadian Art Magazine Foundation
Trepanier Baer Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Visual Arts “B” Grant
Manitoba Arts Council
2001RBC Investments New Canadian Painting Competition
Western Region Short List
Sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada
In partnership with the Canadian Art Magazine Foundation
Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, British Columbia
Visual Arts “B” Grant
Manitoba Arts Council
1997Foundation Advisory Program
Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1996Foundation Advisory Program
Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Visual Arts “C” Grant
Manitoba Arts Council
COLLECTIONS
PUBLIC
Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Franco Manitoban Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Globe General Agencies, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Province of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Wellington West Capital, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PRIVATE
Berlin, Germany
Edmonton, Alberta
Grand Cayman, British West Indies
Los Angeles, California, USA
Winnipeg, Manitoba
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
2006
November 29
Review by Guillaume Dandurand
La Liberté, Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
2005
September 29
Review by Lorne Roberts
Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004
October 21
Hometown Advantage by Lorne Roberts
Winnipeg Free Press, p.D1, Winnipeg, Manitoba
March 13
Artist profile on CA VAUT lE DÉTOUR
Radio-Canada (Télévision)
February 9
Artist profile on ZIGZAG
Radio-Canada (Télévision)
January 16
Feature artist on LANDSCAPE AS MUSE on Bravo tv channel
291 Film Company Inc.
2003Interview on PASSEPART with Pascale Boutroy
TV5 television channel
2002Fabriqué au Manitoba, ou de l’autre côté de la rue
Deschambault by J.R. Léveillé
Liaison, Numéro Hors-serie (pan-canadien), pp.15, 34
À l’avant-plan: d’est en ouest
Television interview
CBWFT, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001L’hiver en couleurs and Une précieuse collaboration
by Daniel Bahuaud
La Liberté, vol.87, no.41, du 2 au 8 février, p.1, p.11
Radio interviews on CKSB, Winnipeg, Manitoba:
Espace Silence
New Canadian Painting Competition
1999
April 24
The Power of Light by Sarah Crawley
National Post, Weekend Post, p.6
1996Television interview, Arts Review
CBWFT, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Ace Art Inc.
La Maison des Artistes Visuels
Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005–06Artist Educator
Learning Through The Arts (LTTA)
2004Painting Workshop Instructor
Freeze Frame, International Festival of Film
2003–05Instructor
Saturday Morning Art Classes (SMAC)
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2003Instructor
Studio Programs for Children, Mixed Media
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Instructor
Artstravaganza, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Guest Art Instructor
Ecole Tuxedo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Guest Art Instructor
Van Wellegham School, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2002–03Contract Framer
Chicken Coop Productions, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1999Book Cover
Last Night’s Dream by Heather Frayne
Turnstone Press
1998–03Curator
Gas Station Theatre Lobby, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998Book Cover
The Drum King by Richelle Kosar
Turnstone Press
1995–04Professional Picture Framer (PPFA)
DIY Framing, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1995–96French Tour Program
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1994Contract Artist
Manitoba Children’s Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2006Transitions
Curator: Brigitte Dion
Michel St. Hilaire
2003La marée aux 1000 vagues, les flamboyantes lueurs du fleuve
Workshop Instructor/Facilitator (French language)
Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec
Parallaxe
Thematic residency and exhibition
Curator: Marie Bouchard
Association des groupes en arts visuels francophones (AGAVF)
St. Boniface, Manitoba
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