A fine opening at the Centre culturel Yvonne L. Bombardier

artist Catherine Rondeau stands in front of her photograph at an opening reception

They like to celebrate in a big way at the Centre culturel Yvonne L. Bombardier! This past Sunday, every effort was made to inaugurate the exhibition Apparences with sparkle and great class. The event, in which I’m showing next to artist-photographers Chloé Beaulac and Luc Pallegoix, is part of photo tour Objectif Photo Cantons-de-l’Est reuniting twelve…

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Upcoming conference at LaSalle Photo Club

surreal tableau with little girl looking at fish swimming underwater through a door

I will give a conference this week on my artistic practice at the LaSalle Photo Club. Description & details below. I hope you will join me! The Dreamlike World of Photomontage Catherine Rondeau is a fine art photographer specializing in the creation of digital photomontages. Favoring natural light and spontaneity when shooting her base material,…

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A moment to reflect on my recent exhibition at the MNAMSH

vue d'exposition de l'événement Histoire de filles de Catherine Rondeau au MBAMSH

After a little over three months, my exhibition Histoires de filles (Maiden Tales) presented at Mont-Saint-Hilaire’s Museum of  Fine Arts (MBAMSH) is now over. I am most grateful to the director, Chantal Millette, for the rare chance she gave me to occupy the entire museum space with my two photographic series Beyond the Looking Glass  and Northern Crossing. I would…

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A refreshing summer photo exhibit

artist photographer looking at a photograph of a young girl holding an old camera in the snow.

Setting up the exhibition of my series Northern Crossing at the Centre d’exposition de Mont-Laurier last week went like a charm. The director, Marie-Anick Larochelle, and the coordinator, Olga Daussà Pastor, gave me a most friendly and professional welcome. After unpacking the frames, we took the time to carefully consider the sequencing of the images. Olga’s…

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Immersion in the magic of photomontage | Conference at the ACS Photo Club

Vue d'un écran d'ordinateur avec le programme Photoshop de traitement numérique des images et une photo surréelle d'une enfant qui mange une soupe.

I will be giving a conference on my photography work for the members of Radio-Canada’s ACS Photo Club next February 5th. It’s an honor to be invited by these pros of the media world to talk about my creative process. In addition to speaking about the specificities of a professional artistic practice, I’ll be going…

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Warm welcome at the Montreal Camera Club

What a wonderful warm welcome I was given last evening at Canada’s United Church in Westmount where members of the Montreal Camera Club gathered to hear me talk about my photography practice. I’m always surprised at how much I have to say about my work! It’s quite a good exercice for structuring my thoughts. I…

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Up-coming conference at the Montreal Camera Club

I will be giving a conference entitled “The World in My Imagination” on December 4th at the Montreal Camera Club. I’ve been asked to talk about my creative process, sources of inspiration as well as the more technical aspects behind my photomontage constructions. I had the chance to meet a few members of the club earlier this…

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Speech at the Maison culturelle et communautaire de Montréal-Nord

(THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE IN FRENCH) À titre d’administratrice au Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV), je donnerai une courte allocution demain soir (22 février 2017) suite à la présentation de deux épisodes de la série À tout hasard de la réalisatrice Suzanne Guy. Après un aperçu de ma démarche artistique, je…

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Beyond the Looking Glass – LAST DAYS

Only a few days left to view Beyond the Looking Glass at the Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Center in Dorval. The show runs through February 26th. Peter B. Yeomans Culural Center 1401, chemin du Bord-du-Lac Dorval (Québec) H9S 2E5 514.633.4170   CULTURAL CENTER SCHEDULE Wednesday to Friday: From 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday:…

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Opening reception this evening!

My exhibit Beyond the Looking Glass opens today at the Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Center in Dorval. The opening reception is at 7 PM. All are welcome! The exhibit will continue until February 26th 2017. Peter B. Yeomans Culural Center 1401, chemin du Bord-du-Lac Dorval (Québec) H9S 2E5 514.633.4170   CULTURAL CENTER SCHEDULE Wednesday to Friday: From 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday…

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