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BIOGRAPHY Helene DeSerres
« Using various media, I love to create a new and mysterious universe using transparencies, textures and vibrant colors evoking both the surrealism of the images and the mysteries of nature »
Pluridisciplinary artist, Hélène is a photographer a watercolourist, mixmedia painter, sculptor et jewelry designer.
She was born and raised in Montreal, qc, Canada.
After completing her classical studies and obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, she later enrols in the Plastic Arts program .
While on a two year stay in Quebec City, she follows creative workshops . During this stimulating period, she discovers the art of sculpture and copper enamel.
Upon her return to Montreal while her family was growing, she worked as a real estate agent, had a health food store, did management training.
When the children left the nest she followed her dream, to be a full time artist. Hélène is initiated into the ethereal world of water color with a chinese master and completes her apprenticeship studying with the sculptor, Andre Turpin.
At the Allende Institute in Mexico, she experiments with lost wax technique and creates her first bronze sculptures. In Montreal, she further applies these techniques to her unique jewelry creations.
An avid photographer since early childhood, fiercely passionate for adventure and travel, she is fascinated with exploring the many diverse cultures and the intense beauty of this planet.
Hélène loves to capture vivid landscapes, authentic, down to earth people and unsuspecting organic elements.
Prolific artist, Hélène DeSerre’s work has been recognized internationally through numerous exhibitions and has received several awards in painting, sculpture and photography .
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