Stéphanie Prest-Beaucher

Stéphanie Prest-Beaucher

Surrounded by painting and other studio-based arts her whole life, Stéphanie Prest-Beaucher is an actively engaged artist from Montréal, now living in the Cowichan Valley, BC. Holding a BFA from Concordia University, she served as a member of the Painting and Drawing Students’ Association and acted as the Association’s Vice President during her senior year.

Her varied endeavors include working with fashion and accessory designers Viola Blanca and Cheryl Fudge, mehndi (henna tattoos), flower arranging and photography. She is also greatly inspired by traveling and her trips to places such as Nantucket, France, Brazil and the West Coast. Long inspired by vivid colours and the study of colour theory, Prest-Beaucher’s work has evolved as an exploration of colour, pattern and representation of physical forms.

Stylistically influenced by artists such as Guido Molinari, Gustav Klimt and David Hockney, her love of nature and experience working with flowers can be seen in many of her painting series. Most recently, she explores landscapes and seascapes. Through photography and the subsequent painting, she attempts to capture the serenity and tranquility that occurs in nature.

Artist Statement

As an artist I have always been interested in the formal elements of painting and textiles. Much of my art is based on my knowledge of color theory and the juxtaposition of complimentary colors. I have always been fascinated by experimenting with the combination of color and pattern.

Over the past couple of years my work has taken a far more realistic approach. Working with more natural shades of color and playing with tonality to achieve a more three dimensional quality, this has led me to explore nature and its intrinsic beauty.

Through photography and the subsequent painting I try to capture a certain sense of serenity and tranquility that is often seen only in nature. Something I feel is often lacking in our fast paced world. The environment I live in and the experiences that occur in my life have been the source of my inspiration. My work is a culmination of this variety of influences.

Galleries

2014-23Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria.
2020-22 Excellent Frameworks, Duncan.
2021 Fortune Gallery, Victoria.
2018 The Gallery at Mattick’s Farm, Victoria.
2016-18 Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon.
2015- 2016 Trounce Alley Gallery, Victoria.
2008 – 2013 Thomas Henry Gallery, Nantucket.

Education

1999-2003 Concordia University, BFA Studio Arts, Montréal.
1996-1999 Champlain College, DEC Fine Arts, St. Lambert.

Solo Exhibitions

2021 Fortune Gallery, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2017 Stage Wine Bar, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria
2017 The Dock, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria
2016 The Dock, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2015 Juan de Fuca Library, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2015 Stage Wine Bar, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria
2015 Discovery Coffee Oak Bay, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2014 Discovery Coffee Downtown, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2014, Stage Wine Bar, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2013, Koffi, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2013, Stage Wine Bar, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2013, Hutchison Library, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2013, James Bay Coffee & Books, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2013, Bean Around the World, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2012, Fan Tan Alley Gallery, Acrylic Paintings, Victoria.
2011, Boutique Yazz, Acrylic Paintings, Montréal.
2010, Brutopia, Acrylic Paintings, Montréal.
2009 Corail Bleu, Acrylic Paintings, Montréal.
2008 L’Anonyme, Acrylic Paintings, Montréal.
2006-2007 General 54, Acrylic Paintings, Montréal.
2004 “Striped” Acrylic Paintings, Corail Bleu, Montréal.
2003 “Sensations” Mixed Media, Acrylic and Oil, Café X, Montréal.
2002 Fibres Showcase, Textiles, Concordia University, Montréal.
2002 “Body Rhythms” Mixed Media and Acrylic, Luba Lounge, Montréal.
2001 Fibres Showcase, Textiles, Concordia University, Montréal.

 

Groups Exhibitions

2016-23 “Small Works Show”, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria.
2018-2023 Group Show, Victoria International Airport, Victoria.
2019 Group Show, Fortune Gallery, Victoria.
2018-2019 Pop Up Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria.
2018 ‘Spring & Winter Small Works Show, Matticks Farm Gallery, Victoria.
2013-18 Moss Street Paint-In, Victoria.
2017 Tidelines, Exhibition with Logan Ford, Trounce Alley Gallery, Victoria.
2016 Pop Goes Victoria, Trounce Alley Gallery, Victoria.
2015 Pop Up Art Show, Theatre Inconnu, Victoria
2014-2015 Victoria International Airport, Victoria.
2014 ‘Small Works Show’, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria.
2013 ‘Sidney Art Show’, Mary Windspear Center, Victoria
2012 ‘Look’ CACGV, Bay Center, Victoria.
2010 ‘Nantucket Land Council: Love of The Land’, Preservation Institute, Nantucket.
2010 ‘Co- Painters’, Brutopia, Montréal.
2009 Nantucket Arts Festival, Preservation Institute, Nantucket.
2008-2009 ‘Green House Art House’, Boynton Gallery, Nantucket.
2009 ‘Nantucket Land Council: Love of The Land’, Preservation Institute, Nantucket.
2008 Centre Chat Bleu, Paintings, Montréal.
2008 ‘Elan Art Storm’, La Sala Rossa, Digital Projections of Paintings, Montréal.
2008 ‘Queen West Art Crawl’, Gladestone Hotel, Toronto.
2008 ‘Nantucket Land Council: Love of The Land’, Brigham Gallery, Nantucket.
2007 ‘Love of the Land: Wildflower Benefit’, Preservation Institute, Nantucket.
2006 ‘EnviroArt’, Galerie Mosaik Art, Montréal.
2006 ‘Lise Bricault & Stéphanie Prest’ Duo Show, Gallerie Donati, Montréal.
2006 ‘Topsy-Turvy World’, Musée Des Beaux Arts de Montréal.
2005 ‘Closing Exhibition’, Galerie Accidentelle, Montréal.2005
‘Summer Sample Sale’, Kava Street, Montréal.
2004 ‘Prest meets Pincombe’, Duo Show, Lydia Pincombe, St. Lambert.
2004 ‘The Out Store’, Café Vortex, Montréal.
2003 ‘Concordia Graduation Exhibition’, La Gazette, Montréal.
2003 Painting & Drawing Department Exhibition, VAV Gallery, Montréal.
2003 House Fly Productions, Le Swimming, Montréal.
2003 Painting & Drawing Association Exhibition, Bonkif, Montréal.
2002 Free Style Magazine Lauch, Université de Concordia, Montréal.
2001 Painting & Drawing Association Exhibition, Reggie’s, Montréal.
1999 ‘Disavril’ Duo Show Andrea Burns, Cégep Champlain. St. Lambert.
1997-1998 Exposition Collectives, Cégep Champlain, St.Lambert.

 

Commissions and Private Collections

2023 Gartrell Yeo Collection, Victoria.
2022 Flynn Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2021 Yeo Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2021 Krauss Collection, Victoria.
2020 Gartrell Yeo Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2020 Ostrowski Collection, Painting, United Kingdom.
2019 McEwan Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2019 Hayter Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2019 Steeves Collcetion, Painting, Victoria.
2018 Harris Collection, Montréal.
2018 Amelia Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2017 Dellight Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2017 Lefebvre Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2017 Dellight Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2016 Steeves Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2016 Wyatt Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2015 Conn Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2015 Massey Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2015 Ryan Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2015 Meckling Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2015 McEwan Collection, Painting, Pennsylvania.
2014 Manning Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2014 Barfoot Collection, Painting, New Zealand.
2014 Boyd Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2014 Bishop Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2014 Holden Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2014 Yeo-Gartrell Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2014 Louie Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2013 Halligan Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2013 Karen Miller Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2013 Easdon Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2012 Salls Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2012 Blair Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2012 Milligan Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2011 Leger Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2011 Borchelt Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2011 McEwan Collection, Painting, Victoria.
2011 Prest Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2011 Freedman Collection, Painting, Boston.
2010 Ward Collection, Painting, Nantucket.
2010 Sanseverino Collection, Painting, Nantucket.
2010 Coffey Collection, Painting, California.
2009 Huot Collection, Painting, Ontario.
2009 Burns Collection, Painting, Ontario.
2009 Prest Collection, Painting, Calgary.
2008 Dempsey Collection, Painting, England.
2008 Manning Collection, Painting, Nantucket.
2008 Knapp Collection, Painting, Toronto.
2008 Noble Collection, Painting, Nantucket.
2008 Françoise Nicholas, Mural, Montréal.
2008 Bisson Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2008 Knapp Collection, Painting, Toronto.
2008 Prest Collection, Painting, Calgary.
2007 Luderer Collection, Painting, Nantucket.
2007 Burns Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2007 Barefoot Collection, Painting, New Zealand.
2007 Gauthier Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2006 Kolaitis Collection, Painting, Montréal
2006 Gallie Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2005 Gilfix Collection, Painting, Winnipeg.
2005 Moulin Collection, Painting, Québec.
2005 Véronique Boissonneault, Costumes, Montréal.
2005 Crawford Collection, Painting, Nantucket.
2005 Webster Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2005 Pouliot Collection, Portrait Painting, Montréal.
2004 Melanie Bouchard, Mural, St. Lambert.
2004 Wigglesworth Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2004 Mahood Collection, Portrait Painting, Toronto.
2003 Madore Collection, Painting, Montréal.
2001 Brutopia, Window Painting, Montréal.
2001 Ben & Jerry’s, Mural, Montréal.
1999 Morency Collection, Montréal.

Charities

2022 Rewired Recovery NYE Gala & Auction, Victoria
2018-22 10th Annual International Women’s Day Luncheon, Bridges for Women Society, Victoria.
2016 Live Auction, South Park Elementary School, Victoria.
2015 Live Auction, South Park Elementary School, Victoria.
2015 Live Auction, Stelly’s Secondary Fundraiser, Victoria.
2014 Live Auction, Stelly’s Secondary Global Fundraiser, Victoria.
2013 Live Auction, Cisco Brewers Nantucket, Nantucket.
2012 Boney Up Silent Auction, Sons of Norway House, Victoria.
2006 Art for Awareness Silent Auction, Hemingway’s, Toronto.
2003 Loyola High School Auction, Montréal.

 

Publications

2008 Alison Shriberg, ‘Inspiration in a Greenhouse’,
2008 Mahon About Town: Nantucket Arts and Social Events, August 2008.
2008 Nantucket Aids Network, Flyer Summer 2008, Nantucket.
2006 Hélène Nadeau, ‘Topsy-Turvy World : Museum Empoyees in the Spotlight’,
M Magazine , January 2006-April 2006, 26-27.
2005 Michel Daras, ‘Un Monde à l’envers, les employés du Musée s’exposent,’ vol. 4
Info Expo , December 2005.

 

Reviews

2015 Robert Amos, ‘Come for coffee, stay for the art’, Times Colonist, February 15 2015, Sec. Islander.
2006 Paul Villeneuve, ‘Un Monde à L’envers…’ Le Journal de Montréal, 1 April 2006, Sec. Museum.

 

Volunteer Experiences

2014 Cosmic Campout, Photographer, Ladysmith.
2012-2013 Craidarroch Castle, Photographer, Victoria
2012 Boney Up Benefit, Caterer & Volunteer, Victoria.
2011 Craidarroch Castle, Events Coordinator, Victoria.
2010 NLC Love of the Land: Wildlife Benefit Exhibition,
Curator and Promoter, Nantucket.
2009 Nantucket Arts Festival, Nantucket Arts Council,
Administrative work, Promoter and coordinator
2008 NLC Love of the Land: Water Benefit Exhibition,
Assistant Curator and Promoter, Nantucket.
2008 Centre Chat Bleu, Blue Happenings, Montréal.
2008 Boston Pops: VIP Cocktail, Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Nantucket.
2008 Nantucket Land Council, Assistant Curator, Nantucket.
2008 Seaside Shakespeare Festival, Henna Tattoos, Arts Council, Nantucket.
2008 Annie Abrahams, Dance Performance, Bleu/Orange, Oboro, Montréal.
2007 NLC Love of the Land: Benefit Exhibition, Curator and Promoter, Nantucket.
2007 Administrative volunteer work, Nantucket Land Council, Nantucket.
2007 Event Facilitator, Loring Campaign Celebration, Nantucket Land Council.
2007 Curator, Love of the Land: Wildflower Benefit Exhibition, Nantucket.
2007 Biennale de Montreal, Assistant Painter, Fine Arts Museum.
2003 Painting and Drawing Dep’t Exhibit, Installation and Curator.
2002 Painting and Drawing Dep’t Exhibit, Installation and Curator.
2002-2003 Painting and Drawing Student Association, Vice President.
2001-2003 Painting and Drawing Student Association, Member.
1997-1999 Group Exhibition Curator and Installation, Champlain College.
1994-1996 Assistant Instructor, Walker Hadley School of Dance.