Geneviève LeBel
Visual artist
Montreal
Education
1996-97 Visual Art, Université Laval, Quebec
1990-92 D.E.C. Visual Arts, Cegep du Vieux-Montréal, Mtl, Qc
Exhibitions
Art auctions
2015 Montefiore Auction House, 36 Gordon St, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Paintings January on Ste-Cath 1 & 2 and The Green Line 2
2014 Silent Auction for Un Quartier en Art, 4821 Sainte-Catherine East, Montreal
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve collective
Group exhibitions
2015 Galerie D (Galerie Dentaire), 1200 Amherst, Montréal
Ménage à Trois, paintings and sculptures
Trio exhibition with Georges Dutil and Danielle Bédard
By invitation
Un Quartier en Art, showcase at 4696 Ste-Catherine East, Montreal
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve collective. By call for artists
The Sky Club, 1474 Sainte-Catherine East, Montreal
Exhibition GangBang. By invitation
2014 Musée McCord Musique - Le Québec de Charlebois à Arcade Fire
Exhibition of the stage costume with integrated sculptures made for the singer Pierre Lapointe
in 2008 in collaboration with the designer Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt. By invitation
Un Quartier en Art, showcase at 4041 Ste-Catherine East, Montreal
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve collective. By call for artists
Galerie Alt Art & Design, 3977 Ste-Catherine East, Montréal
Exhibition of the Collective Un Quartier en Art. By invitation
2013 Le repaire des 100 talents, 5867 St-Hubert, Montreal
Exhibition Musée d’histoire naturelle. Paintings. By call for artists
Galerie Kaf Art, 9367 Lajeunesse, Montreal
Exhibition Ah! Kaf’Ret. Monotype. By call for artists
2009 The Beverley Owens Project Gallery, 1140 Queen St W, Toronto
Lust Group Show#1 of the Seven Deadly Sins Project
Engravings Naughty Series. By call for artists
Ben Navaee Gallery, 1111 Queen St W, Toronto
Collective exhibition Human Rights Show
Engravings World Civilians Series. By call for artists
2008 Galerie Frezza-Lesage, 6378 St-Laurent, Montreal
Engravings Hungry Riots Series. By call for artists
2006 The Workshop Alley of Le Cirque du Soleil, 8400 2nd Avenue, Montreal
Annual exhibition. Bronze The Aquanauts. By invitation
2004 Musée Marius Barbeau, St-Joseph de Beauce, Quebec
Exhibition of local artists
Bronzes The Aquanauts and Rhetoric. By call for artists
2002 Galerie Vivarts, St-Georges, Quebec
Exhibition local artists
Sculptures glass paste and wrought iron The breath and Illuminated people 1
By invitation
Galerie Rouje, Quebec
Duo exhibition with Marco Dubé
Installation Synergy, sculptures and projections
By call for artists
Solo exhibitions :
2015 Café Bobby McGee, 3213 Ontario East, Montreal
Les belles-sœurs, 2251 Marie-Anne Montreal
Café des bois, 2996, Mont-Royal East, Montreal
Paintings. By invitation
2009 O Patro Vys, 356 Mont-Royal, Montreal
LEB Engravings and Posters. By invitation
2004 Espace Pierre-Debain, 120 Principale, Gatineau, Quebec
Vegetal Cycle & Others Such Shells, sculptures and installations
By call for artists
Cegep Beauce-Appalaches Library, St-Georges, Quebec
LEB : plasters & bronzes. By invitation
1997 Fou-bar, Quebec, Qc
Exhibition engravings and sculptures. By invitation
Librairie du Faubourg, Quebec
Hurluberlures et Bouts d’Carnets, drawings, engravings and sculptures. By invitation
Bar Le Sacrilège, Quebec
Ni queue ni tête, drawings and engravings. By invitation.
Events:
2014 Saturdays in Art in Place Valois, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal
Street portrait
2013 Festival Just for Laugh, Ste-Catherine Street, Montreal
Art Alley 1st edition, Street portrait
2011 The Art House Coop, Brooklyn NY - The Sketchbook Project 2011 Tour
Collective exhibition of drawings, on tour in eight american cities
2008 Festival Just for Laugh, Place des festivals, Montreal
The Twins Parade, doubles portraits
2002 Symposium des Artistes-Installateurs de Beauce, St-Benoît de Beauce, Quebec
Installation Glass and Metal Garden, glass, silverware and iron
2001 Symposium des Artistes-Installateurs de Beauce, St-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec
Installation Suspended Soul, plaster and ropes
2000 Symposium des Artistes-Installateurs de Beauce, St-Joseph de Beauce, Quebec
Installation Bottled Light, glass and ropes
1998 Symposium des Artistes-Installateurs de Beauce, Vallée-Jonction, Quebec
The Wolfpack, Fresco lime putty La meute
Others diffusions
2010-2015 Web diffusion - regular update of four blogs chronicling my artistic works and experiences:
LEB arts visuels, LEB illustrations, LEB peintre and LEB sculpteure
Related work experience
2014-2015 Un quartier en art -Urban revitalization project
In collaboration with the SDC and the district Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal
Project development, coordination, art direction, artists calls, approach of the owners, installations, blog updates
(unquartierenart.blogspot.com), organization of special events (auctions, openings ...).
Freelance artist:
2015 Jardin botanique Montreal – painter and decorator for special projects, Un Noël Bonbon
DynamoThéâtre, - painter for the stage set Inner Migrant
Théâtre L'Espace Libre - painter for the stage set Septembre of Évelyne de la Chenelière
Zone 3 (Joëlle Harbec, concepor) -painter for the stage set VRAK Attak - VRAKtv
Éditions TNT - Illustration of the book cover D'un couvert à l'autre
Atelier la Boutique Montréal –painter and decorator for special projects
2014 Jardin botanique Montréal - Exhibition Un Noël bonbon
Conception technique et réalisation de l’ensemble des éléments du décor
In collaboration with Émilie Tanguay-Pelchat, landscape architect;
Jardin botanique Montréal - Collective mural painting animation
Every sundays of the summer, in collaboration with Café-Graffiti
Jardin botanique Montréal - Thematic What if we take the time
Painting and maintenance of ground paintings throughout the garden
In collaboration with Café-Graffiti
2013 Happening.ca -Reopening of the Montreal Casino, sculpture and finishing of stone costume characters
2012 -2013 La Tohu, Montréal, la Falla project - Scenic painter
Large size painting of structures and characters
2009 -2013 Atelier Prisme 3, Montréal - scenic painter and in charge of the painting department
Large format painting for the stage and television, artistic and technical project development, team managements.
Clients : CTV News, TNM, Monument National, Musée Pointe-à-Callières, Théâtre du Rideau-Vert, Musée Grévin…)
2007-2012 Studios Artefact, Montréal.
Sculptor, props and painter, christmas sets
2009 Dow Film Productions - for the movie Immortals, costume props for extras and stuntmen
Manufacture of leather costume accessories, custom adjustments, maintenance between sets
2008 Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt, conceptor - for Mutantès, Pierre Lapointe
Sculpture for costume accessories.
2006 -2007 Cirque du Soleil, Montréal - tour chow KOOZÂ
Sculptor and props, masks conception, costumes props, masks series.
2006 Cirque du Soleil, Montréal, chapelière
Milliner for LOVE show and previous
2003 -2005 Atelier LeBluz Art & Design, St-Prosper, Qc -private drawing teacher
1998 - 2001 Alain Boily Consultant (Follux), St-Georges, Qc - Designer lighting.
Design, prototypes modeling et production
1996-2006 Live model for colleges, universities and drawing workshops
1992 -2015 Fresco painting, windows and murals for individuals and traders
Implications / volunteering
2014 - 2015 Un quartier en art Project, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Mtl
Revitalization Initiative by art occupation of vacant storefronts
2008 – 2010 Les Artistes pour la Paix
Board of directors Secretary and director of the Communications and Events committees
2008 Citoyen(ne)s pour un Ministère de la Paix
Board of directors Secretary and director, representative of the Artistes pour la Paix
2001 – 2002 Artistes-Installateurs de Beauce, Board of directors and director
Bourses et reconnaissances
2015 Signature of the Golden Book of the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve for involvement in the project Un Quartier en Art
2004 Contest Quebec Medal Award - finalist prize
2002 Contest Quebec Medal Award - finalist prize
2001 Canada council for the arts -grant research ant development mediatic art
For co-creation project with Marco Dubé. Installation: Synergy
Bibliographie
2015 Newspaper Métro edition july 14th 2015
L’art donne un coup de main au développement commercial, article de Audrey Gauthier
SRC Première chaîne, le 15-18 with Michel C.Auger
May 15th 2015 broadcast- Les vitrines d'HoMa prises d'assaut par des artistes du quartier
A report from Anne Tessier-Bouchard
Journal le 24h, may 13th 2015 edition
Un Quartier en Art: animer les commerces abandonnés du quartier par Camille Gaïor
2014 L’itinéraire Vol.XXI no20 p.23, october 15th 2014 edition
Une ville en art report, Tout le monde dehors by Magda Ouanes
Reflets de société Vol.22 no5, édition été 2014
Cover page and report Le Café-Graffiti s’invite au Jardin botanique and
Murales collectives – les dimanches au jardin de Delphine Caubet