My journey started years ago as I was taking a painting course and my teacher leaned over and said, “its time stop being the promoter and become the artist”. As a former board member of the Visual Arts Centre (2021-2024), and a career in artists’ management, I understand the tremendous influence art has in unifying a community. This has become my personal mission which I share through my work and involvement on committees with a number of Arts organizations.I am influenced by expressionism, and whether landscape or abstract, my paintings are imbued with flowing saturated colour schemes and layered textures, all enlivened by a vivid colour palette, the result exuding a jarring sense of movement, power and light.

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Exhibitions 2025:

May/June: www.missionoldbrewery.ca/en
Month of May: WASM at Montreal Arts Council
May 23/24: Open studio (3854 Northcliffe, #14) NDG ART HOP
Sep 9-15: WAS Annual Exhibition at Galerie Erga
Oct 17-25: Fundraising gala Visual Arts Center

Info@ helen-fortin@videotron.ca