BIOGRAPHY
Sophie Dubé is an abstract painter with a B.F.A. from the University of Ottawa. Her work has been exhibited and collected internationally, and published in ELLE, ELLE Décoration, Talkies Hong Kong, Paroles, Tatler Hong Kong and Home Journal. It has also been featured in the corporate collections of Chambers Law Firm, The Hodes Group, Landor Associates, SNC-Lavalin International, Taipei Hilton and several private collections worldwide. Sophie has been represented by Art-Lease Hong Kong (since 2002).
Solo Exhibits
2016 “RENEWAL”, The Green Door, Ottawa (April 2016)
2015 “SOULPRINT”, Canvas, Ottawa
2004 “PERFECT”, The China Tee Club, Hong Kong
2002 “ELEVATE”, The Economist Gallery, Hong Kong
1997 “FINDING THE BALANCE”, Dragon’s Back Gallery, HK
(RTHK, “Hong Kong Today”, live radio interview)
“SPIRIT”, The American Club in Taipei, Taipei
“THE HEART: PATHS”, St. Francis Gallery, Ottawa
Group Exhibits
2015 “Great BIG smalls XI”, Cube Gallery, Ottawa (Nov-Dec 2015)
2007 The Collection, Ottawa
2005 “Art in the Garden”, Chelsea, Quebec
2004 LIFE Cafe, Hong Kong
2003 The Lee Gardens, Hong Kong (painting demonstration)
2002 “HEAT”, Galerie Martini, Hong Kong
1998 Art Works Gallery, Hong Kong
1996 “Between Oceans and Lands – Through the Eyes of Canadian Artists”, Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei
“Good Luck with Mouse” Shin Leh Yuan Art Space, Taipei
1995 Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa
Frame of Mind Gallery, Ottawa
World Exchange Plaza Community Gallery, Ottawa
1994 St. Francis Gallery, Ottawa
University of Ottawa, Ottawa
1993 St. Francis Gallery, Ottawa
1989 “Sans Sérif”, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
ARTIST STATEMENT
As an abstract painter, I’m passionate about creating visual experiences where strong linear elements and shapes come together within intense color fields. These lines and shapes create a visual language that reads as something unique to each viewer, transforming the resulting abstract compositions into sites of private thought.
My approach to painting combines intuitive gestures and deliberate mark-making. At first, using colour without restraint, I fill the entire surface of the canvas in a very instinctive and dynamic manner. I like to break the whiteness of the canvas and aim at discovering the painting through the act of painting itself, and that is for me a liberating source of inspiration.
In a second stage, I explore the pictorial information, then identify areas I want to retain, emphasize or modify. I'm not afraid to change the image. The space is pushed and pulled through the layering of paint, revealing in places the rich history of previous layers. At this point, I shift my attention to how the elements relate to each other to create a composition that makes me feel a sense of balance.
My work draws on the parallel between composition within the canvas and balance in one's life – a concept I consider to be the driving force in my art.
