The Bewitched Canoe, a Jolly Subversive Christmas Tale

quatre personnes courent la chasse galerie dans un canot volant

Acabris! Acabras! Acabram! May the holiday season be magical and allow yours stories to soar high above the pine tree line to jump from the old year to the new one.  What about the Devil? We’re taking him on board, of course! The cotillion is much livelier when he’s there to warm bodies and souls!  …

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Clocktower Place soon for hire at L’Artothèque

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

Have you heard of L’Artothèque? Dedicated to the visual arts since 1995, L’Artothèque is a library of over 3000 art works that offers original pieces for rent at affordable prices to individuals, businesses, institutions and audio-visual production societies. Located in the heart of Montreal’s Rosemont-La Petite-Partie, its missions are to support artists from Québec and…

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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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Beyond the Looking Glass – Bombardier Cultural Centre

carton d'invitation à l'exposition "APPARENCE" au Centre culturel Yvonne L. Bombardier

Solo exhibition
15 September – 15 December 2019

Beyond the Looking Glass will again be presented this fall as part of the APPARENCES exhibition at the Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre in Valcourt. The event will also showcase the work of artists Chloé Beaulac and Luc Pallegoix. The opening will take place on Sunday, September 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the presence of the artists.

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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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Publication in South Korean Chaeg Magazine

Chaeg magazine inside layout showing a photo of a child transformed into a cat by Catherine Rondeau

I obtained a great publication in the latest issue of Chaeg, a South Korean cultural magazine. Not only are several images from my Beyond the Looking Glass series published, but also a text I wrote on the workings of children’s imagination. It’s amusing to see my words translated into Korean characters! Your browser does not seem to…

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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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20 Years of Christmas Cards

Sending homemade Christmas cards has been a tradition in our family since my girls were very little. This year we are celebrating our 20th edition!

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Double photo book launch

With much enthusiasm and pride I’ll be hosting a double photo book launch this coming Sunday, December 2cd, at the opening reception for my show at the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Fine Art Museum. Beyond the Looking Glass and Northern Crossing aren’t very big publications, but they are filled with color images, feature both French and English texts,…

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Show at the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Fine Art Museum

Solo Exhibition
2 December 2018 – 19 March 2019

Well, I’m off to the museum! United under the title Maiden Tales, my Beyond the Looking Glass and Northern Crossing series will soon be exhibited at the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Museum of Fine Arts. A journey from childhood to the emergence of femininity…

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Why I’m saying goodbye to Facebook?

photo of hand waving from the water with text: CIAO FACEBOOK

It’s decided, I’m closing my Facebook account. And Instagram too (owned by Facebook). At first, I was curious to see if these platforms would help be stay in touch with my friends and promote my photography work. A big NO on both counts. The algorithms keep us caught in a vicious cycle: in order for…

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Mont-Laurier Exhibition Extended

teenage photo model Emma Boudou takes the pose next to a large scale framed portrait of herself

Good news: my Northern Crossing exhibition will be on for an extra week in Mont-Laurier. You have until August 25th to go see this “fabulous family frenzy”, as described by a visitor… My big girls giggled like little children taking each other’s picture in front of their pictures!   Centre d’exposition de Mont-Laurier 385, rue…

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A video about my Northern Crossing series

One of the great services offered to artists who exhibit at the Centre d’exposition de Mont-Laurier, is the production of a video about the event. These videos, that always feature interview segments with the artist, then serve as cultural mediation tools in the little exploratory space that adjoins the main show room. As a bonus,…

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Interview in Le Courant des Hautes-Laurentides

For the opening of my exhibition Northern Crossing at the Mont-Laurier exhibition Centre this past June 7th, journalist Kathleen Godmer came to interview me. An edited version of our discussion was published in the newspaper Le Courant des Hautes-Laurentides. Here is an excerpt: Link to the full article to continue reading: Traversée boréale : émotions…

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A warm opening in Mont-Laurier

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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