BIOGRAPHY
Canadian expressionist painter, Lori Zébière combines her passion for animals, nature and landscape with a love of vibrant bold colour to produce eye-popping contemporary works. Lori’s style is a result of many influences that span from the European fauvist painters of a century ago; to Canada’s own impressionists & First Nations artists; through to current abstract works. Growing up in Northwestern Ontario provided her a deep respect for Canada’s First Nations people and she often draws on their use of bold colours, storytelling and symbolism for inspiration. Lori is a self-directed artist, a Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) and has volunteered for a term on the Board of Directors for The Laurel Centre.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
“My work is all about experimenting with colour, shape and spirit to express emotion. I want to communicate to my viewer how I see the world as a powerful, magnificent, place full of energy and life; and other times a playful, whimsical place with endless possibilities. I do not wish to copy Mother Nature, only to interpret her in my unique way. For me, creating a painting parallels living one’s life; I’m always evolving, always moving forward, always learning from the past. I build, tear down, and then build up again, repeating the process many times over, while never completely destroying my starting point. A little of the past always peers through the present.”
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CURRICULUM VITAE
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SHOWS
2010 In Your Face, Group Show, Outworks Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2010 78th Annual Manitoba Society of Artists Open Juried Show, The Bay, Winnipeg, MB
2010 New Works from Artistic Soulz Group, Maple Grove Tea Room, St. Andrews, MB.
2009 50 Manitoba Stories, Group Show, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2009 New Works, Maple Grove Tea Room, St. Andrews, MB.
2009 To Each HER Own, Artistic Soulz Group Show, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2009 Taste of the East, Eastern Manitoba Artists Co-op, Cre8ery Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2008 Every Story has a Picture, Gallery Artists Annual Exhibition, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2008 Transitions, Oil Pastel Society Member Show, On-line.
2008 Beautiful Me-dium, group piece within group show, Cre8ery Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2008 Eastern Manitoba Artists Co-op Annual Member Show, Gwen Fox Gallery, Selkirk, MB
2008 Tea-time Florals, Maple Grove Tea Room, St. Andrews, MB.
2007 Every Picture Tells a Story, Annual Group Exhibition, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Wpg, MB.
2007 Winnipeg Sketch Club 90th Annual Juried Exhibition, Label For Artists Gallery, Wpg, MB.
2007 Emerging, Oil Pastel Society Member Show, On-line.
2007 Winnipeg Sketch Club on Display, Assiniboine Park Conservatory, Winnipeg, MB
2007 Painting Is Not My Hobby , Adelaide McDermot Gallery, Winnipeg, MB.
2006 Studio Programs Exhibition, Winnipeg Art Gallery Studio, Winnipeg, MB
EDUCATION
2009/10 Painting with Milos Milidrag, MFA (Belgrade), Winnipeg, MB
2009 Winnipeg Art Gallery, Pastel Landscape Workshop by Graham Clarke, Winnipeg, MB
2007/08 Figure Drawing and Painting with Milos Milidrag, MFA (Belgrade), Winnipeg, MB
2006 Winnipeg Art Gallery Abstract Drawing with Milly Giesbrecht, Winnipeg, MB.
AFFILIATIONS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Federation of Canadian Artists
Manitoba Society of Artists
Oil Pastel Society
Selkirk Community Arts Centre
Eastern Manitoba Artists Co-op
Artistic Soulz Group
Assiniboia Group of Artists Cooperative Inc.
CHARITABLE EVENTS/ VOLUNTEER WORK
2009 – CNIB EYE on the ARTS Fundraiser, Winnipeg, MB: Donated Artwork
2007 – 2009: Eastern Manitoba Artist’s Co-op, Winnipeg, MB Volunteered on Board of Directors,
Newsletter and Web-site committees.
2005 – 2008: The Laurel Centre, Winnipeg, MB: Donated Artwork
EMAC Cre8ery Show 2009