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Fortunée Shugar

Earth Series #4

Raised in Montreal, artist Fortunée Shugar has spent a lifetime involved in the arts. With a love of visual art, she began her degree in Fine Arts at Sir George Williams University. Fortunée broadened her pursuit of artistic passions to other areas, from Haute Couture, to animation to commercial art, while raising her family.

Fortunée recently returned to formal schooling to complete her degree in Fine Arts at the University of Ottawa. This achievement later in life, has inspired her to grow in new directions and explore her artistic muse with great inventiveness and determination. Motivation, self-discipline, inquisitiveness and life experience have propelled her to search for novel ways to express her creativity, whether in painting or with fabric and/or other types of fibre. She responds sensitively to the nature of her chosen medium.

Searching for relationships in colour and spontaneous expression in her interpretation of the world, Fortunée’s work is emotional and textured. Often there are strong narrative elements stemming from deeply felt personal beliefs and/or memories. In her semi-realistic, semi-abstracted expressionism, Fortunée expresses and portrays human desires, hopes, passion and things ephemeral.

Wish You Were Here

“The miracle of life parallels the miracle of nature. They walk the same path. These are subjects I explore in my work: the unpredictability of life, the chaos, and the sublime beauty. The mysteries of nature and its energies propel me in my artistic search. Whether the paintings are purely abstract or not, I attempt to come to grips with the life force within me which fuels my passion, in relation to the images expressed on the surface of the canvas. Memories, perceptions and personal beliefs help shape my attitudes and motivate me to explore various issues through painting. As I work, subconscious layers of memories reveal themselves as they search for their own meaning.”

Fortunée has exhibited her work in solo and group shows in many galleries and other public spaces. Her paintings are on display in private collections and institutions in Canada, the United States and abroad.

fortunee@rogers.com

613-723-1270