Artist.
@s_gervais_art
SGervais.Art [at] gmail.com
Education:
*(In Process) Visual and Digital Arts Diploma, Humber Polytechnic, Toronto ON
September 2023 - Present
*Working at Heights Certified, Star Training Construction Safety, Toronto ON Completed March 2024
*Art Foundations Certificate, Humber Polytechnic, Toronto ON
Completed April 2023
Exhibitions:
*(In Process) Decagram, Humber Polytechnic, Visual and Digital Arts Graduate Show, Toronto ON April 11 - 20, 2024.
*InSitu Arts Festival 2024, Missisauga April. 2024.
Created an art piece for the Lost Library Room, Curated by Artist, Kim-Lee Kho.
*We Chair-ish You in Haldimand County, Haldimand April. 2021-June. 2021
Refurbished and painted reclaimed chair for an art installation and charity auction.
Skills:
Mural painting for personal, gallery, and professional purposes.
Design experience, proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud. Previously managed the design and manufacture of self-promotional merchandise prototype.
Social Media management.
Life and figure drawing and painting skills, can aptly represent shape and form using a variety of media. Particularly skilled in charcoals, chalk pastels, conte, acrylic, pen and ink, and oils.
Photography and video editing skills.
Working at Heights Certified, sculptural and general art installation experience.
Collections:
*We Chair-ish You, Haldimand County Auction piece.
Maud Lewis inspired antique Chair. 2021.
*Various Commission Pieces
Private collection, various sculptural pieces.
Private collection, hand painted antique chair.
Private collection, hand painted reclaimed furniture. 2018 - Present Day.
Employment and Volunteering:
*Nuite Blanche 2024, Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore Oct 2024.
(Volunteer)
Assisted in installation for outdoor piece by Soul Collective.
Assisted in preparation of walkway for exhibition.
*InSitu Arts Festival 2024, Missisauga Feb. 2024-April. 2024.
(Volunteer)
Assisted in the creation and installation of various gallery pieces and spaces.
Assisted in the creation of the Hall of Lost Languages with various fellow student artists under instruction of Curator, Heather Snell.
Assisted in setup, creative brainstorming, installation, and problem solving for the Lost Childhood Room with Artist, Fausta Facciponte.
Created an art piece for the Lost Library Room, Curated by Artist, Kim-Lee Kho.
Utilized Working at Heights expertise while installing a large sculptural piece in the Lost Childhood Room.
Installed large hanging art piece in the Lost Library Room.
Awards:
*Recieved Honors throughout education.
*2nd place finalist in the 'Painter's Duel' painting competition, Steampunk Con Niagra 2019.
(Below) Installation of large hanging sculpture in The Lost Library, Wolff Power Art, Insitu 2024
(Above) Installation of Traversing Orbits, collaborative piece, Nuit Blanche 2024