Born in Belgium and a Quebecer by choice, Cecile Buysse received her Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from Concordia University in 1991, where she studied painting with Guido Molinari. Between 1989 and 1996, she participated in several studio workshops with T. Hopkins and Seymour Segal at the Saidye Bronfman Centre, as well as a workshop on silkscreen techniques at the Centre de Recherche et de design en impression textile (centre for textile design and printing) in Montreal. Cécile has been painting for more than 20 years. She was a member of the Conseil de la peinture du Québec (Painters' Council of Quebec) in 1992 and 1993 and a member of the Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels from 1998 to 2004.
THEMES/SUBJECTS
The artist explains her artistic journey: "From the beginning, painting, for me, was pleasure, a pretext to make colours vibrate spontaneously. It was both abstract and playful; abstract because it was necessary, it came from inside, it satisfied, then, as it does today, a strong need for liberty and pleasure..."
TECHNIQUE
Oils are applied "alla prima" with a palette knife, in thick, sensual layers. Cécile's work is a product of spontaneity and control, pleasure and quest, violence and softness.
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Microcosms, Solo Galerie Valentin, Montréal
2008 Jubilate, Espace d’art du Canal, Montréal
2005 La part de l’œil, prise 2, Opticien G. Laoun, Montréal
2002 Nouvelles lunes, Centre communautaire Elgar, Verdun
2000 Territoires, Galerie 1040 Marie-Anne, Montréal
1998 Galerie Louis Thibodeau, Montréal
1996 La part de l’oeil, Galerie 1040 Marie-Anne, Montréal
1995 Naissances, Galerie 1040 Marie-Anne, Montréal
1993 Galerie L’Empreinte, Montréal
1991 Espace bleu, Galerie Rouge, Complexe du Canal Lachine, Montréal
1990 Galerie L’Empreinte, Montréal
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011-10-09-08 Artists’Choice, Galerie Valentin, Montréal
2010-09-08 Small Size Works, Galerie Valentin, Montréal
2008 Small Size Works, Galerie Knowlton, Knowlton
2008 Espace d'art du Canal, Montréal
2004 Galerie L’Empreinte, Montréal
1999 Complexe du Canal Lachine, Montréal
1995 Centre Saydie Bronfman, Montréal
1993 Hôtel de ville de Montréal, Grand Prix des Métiers d’art
1992 Centre culturel de Trois-Pistoles
1992 Galerie bleue, Complexe du Canal Lachine, Montréal
1993-92-91 Annual Exhibition- Centre de Recherche et de Design en Impression Textile de Montréal.
1991-90 Designtex 90 et SISIM 90 et 91, Montréal
1989-88 Conceptart, Outremont
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Michèle Pontbriand, « Par-delà la couleur, Cécile Buysse : La part de l’œil – prise 2 ». Vie des Arts, no. 202 (Spring 2006)
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Cover of Moebius magazine, Montréal, Editions Tryptique (Spring 2006)
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« La lune se lève au Centre Elgar », Le Magazine Île-des-Sœurs (October 3, 2002)
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« Des œuvres de Cécile Buysse au centre Elgar », Le Magazine Île-des-Sœurs (September 12, 2002)
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Cover of Moebius magazine, Montréal, Editions Tryptique (Spring 2002)
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“How to beat space crunch : rent, Plateau gallery lets artists manage their own exhibitions”, The Gazette, Montreal (March 10, 2001)
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Michèle Pontbriand, « Constat d’éclat », Vie des Arts, no. 182 (Spring 2001)
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« Événement Art d’œuvre : 12 artistes réunis à Trois-Pistoles », Hebdo-réveil (August 3, 1992)
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« Art d’œuvre : un événement artistique qu’il faut voir », Hebdo-réveil (August 10, 1992)
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Drawings published in Moebius magazine (Spring 1988)
VIDEO, ARTICLES & OTHER MEDIA
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Émission espace visuel, Radio centre-ville with Pierre Archambault (November 17, 2005)
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Ni vu ni connu, vidéo produced by Communications students from Université de Montréal (October 2002)
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Calendrier culturel de Francine Moreau, Radio-Canada FM (October 8 and 22, 2002)
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Art d’Oeuvre 1992, news report, TVA
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Voyage artistique heureux avec Cécile Buysse, La voix Pop de St-Henri (September 2008)
