DOMINIQUE ROLLAND

Born in 1951 in Montreal, I was introduced to the world of arts and crafts early on by my mother Marie de Lorimier, a student of l’École des Beaux-Arts. Ever since then I have continued to hone my craft through exploration of various mediums. Right now I live in the region of Bas-St-Laurent in Quebec.

My fascination for the aquatic world stems from many summers spent by the St-Laurent river, as well as numerous seaside voyages and deep-sea diving expeditions.

I wish to express an osmosis between the fragility of the ephemeral moment, and the infinite movement of the sea — in which I project my sense of self.

STUDIES, COURSES IN ART

1966-1968Drawing studies D.E.C. arts and philosophy
2011Chinese painting classes with Liankui Zhang, Galerie de Chine, Montréal

ARTISTIC EXPLORATIONS IN IMAGE-MAKING

1969-1986Charcoal, pastel drawing, watercolor explorations and batik creations
1988Explorations in India Ink, oil painting on the theme of marine flora.
1990-2006Oil painting explorations on a theme of undersea floral movements
2013-2017Oil painting expressions of emerging marine impressions

EXPOSITIONS

1989Exhibition ELAAC 89 "À l'ombre du Génie" a AGACM production at La Cité de l'Image in Montréal sponsored by Yves Saint-Laurent
2007Exposition at Gallery Nota Bene, Montréal
2008Exhibition "Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec" at Centre culturel Brancusi, Montréal
201726 July to 25 August, solo exposition "Ailleurs Jamais" at Galerie d’Art Léonard-Parent, Rimouski

A member of the Council on Culture of Bas St-Laurent

“To let each impression and each embryo of a feeling come to completion, entirely in itself, in the dark, in the unsayable, the unconscious, beyond the reach of one’s own understanding, and with deep humility and patience to wait for the hour when a new clarity is born: this alone is what it means to live as an artist: in understanding as in creating.” Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a young artist.