Michelle Letarte
35 Howland Road,
Toronto, M4K 2Z7
647-524-2970
michelle.letarte16@gmail.com
EXHIBITIONS
| November 3-21, 2021 | Solo show "Riverdale Blooms", Propeller Art Gallery |
| Throughout 2021 | Salon 15, Mail Art: unlimited Dada, Unfurled Artist Stories, Altered Images at Hand, Pop-Up Members Show, Collective Experience, Off the Wall 2021, group shows at Propeller Art Gallery |
| August 5-21, 2020 | Solo show “Namibia Moments” Propeller Gallery and online exhibition |
| Throughout 2020 | Salon 14, PAG25 and Off the Screen online group shows at Propeller Gallery |
| April 24-May 12, 2019 | Solo show “Parallel Perceptions” at Propeller Gallery |
| Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2019 | Exhibition de groupe “ Le langage de la matière”, Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| Throughout 2019 | Salon 13, Figure it Out, Blue | Bleu Impulse, Summer small works, The Promise of Sekishu and Off the Wall group shows, Propeller Gallery, Toronto |
| December 7-24, 2018 | Strand Fine Art Services Christmas show and sale, London, ON |
| Throughout 2018 | Salon XII, Propeller Member’s Exhibition, Red Impulse, Colour: what do you mean by that?, Out of this World, Summertime, Fundraiser 2018 and Northern Tendencies Group Shows. Propeller Gallery, Toronto |
| Feb 27- May 29, 2018 | SPRING MIX, an art exhibit for renewal, by Michelle Letarte and Lynn Spencer, Mangia & Bevi Restaurant, Toronto |
| March 10 – 30, 2018 | “Connections, a Selection of Propeller Artists “ Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, ON |
| Oct 1-Dec 31 , 2017 | Group Show “ Quand je n’ai pas de bleu, je mets du rouge –Picasso”, Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| Oct 18- 29, 2017 | Solo show “Colours of Ancient Mexico”, Propeller Gallery, Toronto |
| Aug 16-Sept 3, 2017 | Group exhibition “Gampi Konshi: Dyed, Dark and Dramatic”, The Japanese Paper Place, Etobicoke |
| July 14-16, 2017 | Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, group exhibit by Propeller Gallery |
| 25 Mar-Aug 12, 2017 | Group Exhibition at John Allan’s Salon, Toronto |
| April 5-15, 2017 | Invited Group Show “Evolution of Abstraction” Propeller Gallery, Toronto |
| Throughout 2017 | Salon XI, 150 Years of Light in Canada, Propeller Gallery, Toronto |
| Throughout 2016 | Salon X, Black and White Ball, Re-Vision@Propeller, 20|20 : Propeller’s 20th Anniversary, and Off the Walls Group Shows |
| Oct 1-Dec 31 , 2016 | Group Show “Hommage à la Couleur” Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| August 1-31, 2016 | Secrets de la Baie, Papeterie St-Gilles, St-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Quebec. |
| March 2-20, 2016 | Epaves & H2O Artefacts, solo show at Propeller Gallery, Toronto. |
| May 4- June 30, 2015 | Japan Revisited, solo show at Yogathletix, 911 Queen East, Toronto. |
| April 1- June 30, 2015 | Group Show, " L'art de recycler” Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| Throughout 2015 | Gala, Black & White Ball, Netscapes, Salon 9, Off the Walls, Propeller Gallery, Toronto. |
| Throughout 2014 | Salon VIII, Black & White Ball, Shared Places/Shared Spaces, Migration, Off the Walls, Propeller Gallery, Toronto |
| Nov 5-16, 2014 | Solo show “Malta & Gozo”, Propeller Gallery, Toronto |
| Sept 26-27, 2014 | “Journées de la Culture”, Maison Félix-Leclerc, Vaudreuil, QC, with Galerie mp tresart |
| July 9-12, 2014 | “Mondial des Cultures”, Place St- Frédéric, Drummondville, QC, with Galerie mp tresart. |
| April 4-6 2014 | Group show with SCCA, Art expo, New York. |
| Throughout 2013 | Salon VII, Black & White Ball, Off the Walls |
| April 3-6, 2013 | Group show with the Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance (SCCA), Art expo, New York. |
| April 1 - June 30, 2014 | Group Show, "Les Mots du Coeur", Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| Nov 13- 24, 2013 | Four artist Show “Terre et Mer” Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| Nov 15- Dec 23, 2013 | Group Show, "Zones du Silence" Espace Frère-Jérôme, Claridge, Quebec City |
| Sept 1 -Nov 30, 2013 | Group Show, "Je m'envole avec Toi", Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| January-April 2013 | Solo exhibition at YOGAthletix, 911 Queen East, Toronto |
| Dec 1, '12 -Jan 30,'13 | Third Anniversary Group Show, "La couleur des mots", Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| Oct 24-Nov 4, 2012 | Solo show “Anatolia” at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| Sept 1- Sept 30, 2012 | Group Show « Équinoxe de passion », Galerie mp tresart, Durham Sud, Quebec |
| Jan 4-29, 2012 | Salon 6 group show at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| Nov 8-20, 2011 | Collage of Cultures with 3 other artists, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| Throughout 2011 | Group Shows at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts: Salon; Scapes; Black & White;15th Anniversary; Nuit Blanche |
| May 25-June 6, 2010 | First solo show at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, “O Africa” |
| March 4-7, 2010 | Toronto Artist Project, Propeller booth, Queen Elizabeth Building, Toronto |
| January 7-18, 2009 | Salon 3 group show, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| June 26, 2008 | June 26th ART-ARTP, Second Art Exhibit at Sickkids, Toronto |
| April 11-12, 2008 | Beecroft Fine Arts Spring Show, Women’s Art Association, Toronto |
| Sept 20 -Oct 4, 2007 | Praxis Gallery, Queen West, Toronto. "Exotic Places” with artists D.D. Gadjanski, Christl Niemuller and Valda Zobens. |
| April 26-28, 2007 | Beecroft Fine Arts Spring Show, Women’s Art Association, Toronto |
| March 2, 2007 | First Winter Art Exhibit at Sickkids, ARTP, Toronto |
| Sept 26, 2003 | Open House at Artist studio, Toronto |
| Sept 5-18, 2003 | Praxis Gallery, Queen West, Toronto, “Volcanic Landscapes”, with artist William Fox. |
| April 11-24, 2003 | Praxis Gallery, Queen West, Toronto, “5 Visions de France”, from 5 artists. |
CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES
| October 23- November 3, 2019 | Co-organizer of The Promise of Sekishu exhibition, Propeller Gallery |
| Feb 13 - Mar 3, 2019 | Curator/Co-organizer of "Blue | Blue Impulse" group exhibition for Propeller Gallery |
| Feb 14 - Mar 4, 2018 | Curator/Co-organizer of Red Impulse group exhibition for Propeller Gallery |
| May- Sept 2017 | Co-curator /co-organizer for Propeller Gallery of “In the Spirit of INDIGO” Festival, with different community partners and including several workshops, two lectures and two parallel exhibitions at the Japanese Paper Place and Propeller Gallery, with the support of an Ontario Art Council Visual Arts Project Grant |
| April-May 2014 | Co-curator of “OCCAM'S RAZOR: Art, Science and Aesthetics” Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, April 2 - 20, 2014, !dea Gallery at the Ontario Science Centre, May 3 to June 1. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
| From May 2020 | Chair of the Board of Directors at Propeller Gallery |
| 2014-2019 | Chair of Membership & Selection Committee at Propeller Gallery |
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Many paintings have been given to Auctions for Research and Charity and are in homes of friends and colleagues around the world.
PUBLICATIONS
| Colours of Ancient Mexico Publisher: Michelle Letarte; ISBN 978-1-7751364-0-8 |
| Quand la poésie épouse l’art – Illusions décolorées Les Editions mp tresart, 40 artistes et 16 poètes - Hommage à Gilles Carle 2014 |
TEACHING
Summer 2008: Art classes to children, age 2-14 in Mana, Mali.
ARTISTIC TRAINING
| 1996-present | WORKSHOPS:
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| 1976-1995 | Attended courses in Ceramics, Textiles with major in Sculpture at OCAD |