MEDIUM Glass on metal Acrylic paint, black and colored ink MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Professional Visual Arts Artist Association (RAAV) Conseil des Métiers d'Art du Québec (CMAQ) The Enamelist Society, USA (Glass on metal) Cercle des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs du Québec (CAPSQ) Association canadienne d'émailleur (Glass on metal) FORMAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Graphic Arts 1989-90 école la Salette Founding course 1983-84 école des métiers de l'Est FORMAL PROFESSIONAL FORMATION Self taught. E xperienced multiple techniques with glass on metal. The main objective is to obtain a picture with a clear, focused definition, a relief and which brings out the luminosity and the intensity of the glass powders. All this by drawing with glass powder. Through the years, I have established my own creative process : R & D of my own tools, perfecting my dexterity and obtaining the control of the firings. MAJOR GROUP EXHIBITIONS Artexpo (on invitation) New-York 1998 Rhinebeck (on invitation) New-York 1997 Signature Ottawa 1997-98 One of a kind Toronto 1996-97 Naive art museum of Bage France 1995 Plein Art Québec Quebec 1995-98 Marc-Aurèle Fortin museum Montreal 1995 Civilization museum of Quebec Quebec 1995-98 The Duke Gallery (Naive Art book) Australia 1994 International Naive Art contest North Hatley 1993-98 Salon des Métiers d'Art du Québec Montreal 1991-98 MAJOR SOLO EXHIBITIONS Cultural center of Charlesbourg Charlesbourg 1998 Cultural center of Brossard gallery Brossard 1998 Maison Lachaine (cultural center) Ste-Thérèse 1997 Elgar cultural center Nuns Island 1996 La Dentelière (private solo) Ile-Perrot 1994 Vaudreuil museum Vaudreuil 1993 Jeannine Blais gallery North Hatley 1992 OFFICIAL RECOGNITIONS PRIZES DISTINCTIONS Artist chosen for the International years of older people (by a Montreal foundation) 1998 Registered to the governmental file for the integration of Arts in architecture. 1997 Work chosen by les Grands Ballets Canadiens. 1995 Artist chosen for her body of work by World Vision Canada (Christmas card ) 1995-97 Artist chosen by Téléglobe Canada for the Internationale family year. 1994 Selected artist to create the poster for the International Naive Art contest. 1994 Selected artist to create the Vaudreuil museum promotional poster. 1993 Public Award at the Vaudreuil museum (Musée en art). 1997 Honorific mention, Prix Gérard-Marie Boivin, Vaudreuil Museum 1998 Silver medal,International visual art gala , Naïve Art Category 1998 Public Award at the International contest of Naïve Art, North Hatley,Qc. 1998 Public Award at the Visual Arts show of Brossard. 1997 Selected work for the biennal of excellence of the Montérégie 1996-98 Florence Landry prize of excellence, Laurentides, Montagne-Art. 1996 Prize of excellence,International Visual Arts gala in Montréal. 1996 Prix rencontre of the Maison des Futailles of the Société des Alcools du Québec. 1996 BIBLIOGRAPHY / DIFFUSIONS / EDITIONS Art books : Liberté d'expression et pluralisme (G. Robert) 1998 Naive Art in Australia, Canada and Europe 1994 La fête au Québec et l'Art Naïf, Trécarré Editions 1993 Media : Magazin'Art International Edition, present the artist and her works 1998 Front cover of the book, Les Chanteux de Robert Payant 1998 TV-5,International TV station present the artist and her works. 1998 Le journal de Québec, PleinArt, plein la vue 1997 Histoire de musée, TéléQuébec 1997 The Journal French Canada presents the artist and her work 1996 Art Contexte, community TV 1996 La voix des Mille-iles, cover page 1996 World Vision magazine 1995-97 Glass on metal magazine of the U.S.A. presents the artist and her work 1994 The Gazette, Exhibition at the SOTIR gallery 1994 Dernière Heure magazine, Our Québécois artist to collect 1994 Economic portrait of the Lajemmerais, cover page 1994 Première édition, shows on its cover page the piece included in the 1993 Vaudreuil museum collection. Community TV, les artistes de chez nous (30 min.) 1992 La Presse, Salon des Métiers d'Art " Le stand du bonheur" 1991 WORKS IN MUSEUMS France Musée International, in France 1996 Naive Art museum of Bage, in France 1995 Vaudreuil museum 1993 Sherbrooke fine arts museum 1992 WORKS IN CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Téléglobe Canada Crochetière, Pétrin avocats Société des Alcools du Québec Savin Canada inc. Cédarome Canada inc. Sivaco International (USA) Gespro inc. M.G. Management inc. (NY,USA) Blais et Trudel, architectes McAsphalt industrie ltd. ©Jenny Hellers Glass On Metal Artist / Artiste-peintre & Émailleure 55 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec, P.Q., Canada, G1K 3Y7 Agent : Denis Savoie, tel. & fax (418) 525-7582