About The Artist

Biography My name is Marie Manon and I grew up in a small Laurentian village in the province of Quebec. As a child, I observed my father painting beautiful scenery, for his own pleasure, and I still remember the lovely unfinished paintings and paint brushes all around the living room. My first attempts at painting were in my teens but then life took me elsewhere. I have taken many art classes but I consider myself as a self-taught artist. In 2010, I decided to try abstract painting on canvas, a universe unknown to me, which offers me freedom of expression and movement, which I adore. I paint only in acrylic. My paintings are spontaneous, I do not make a sketch, I let brushes be guided by my emotions and my imagination. During the last few years, painting has become a real need. I paint my emotions. It is my therapy, my meditation. A painting created by emotion is the reflection of my identity. Solo/Group Exhibitions: January 2015: “Love Show:, Art Spot, Calgary March 2015: “Raw GRANDEUR”, Standard, Calgary March 2015: “Permanent Exhibition at Chiropractic Family Care Centre, Calgary March 2015: “Smoke & Mirrors” Donated painting for Calgary Humane Society April 2015: “Motion in Art”, Inglewood Community Centre, Calgary April 2015: “Speed Painting Team” Art Battle fundraiser for Mental Health Aware May 2015: “Splash Art Market”, Calgary June 2015: “Tangent”, CAVA, Edmonton September 2015: “Proposition Abstraite” Alberta Cultural Days, Calgary Recognitions: January 2015: RAW Artist Publications: Collective Minds Inc Magazine First Edition Photo credit for Abstract Acrylic Workshop – Venus Studios, Palm Desert CA