“What interests me is colour’s ability to evoke memories, feelings, and worlds. I’ve noticed for example that my colour choices change according to the seasons, my travels, and my state of mind. I try to express, with sensitivity and reflection, the complex spectrum of feelings and thoughts I have, using combinations of colours informed from my sensory experiences“
Natalie Légère was born in Moncton, NB, and graduated with a B.A. from l’Université de Moncton, in 2008. She recently had an intensive period of professional development learning representational oil painting through a two year mentorship with Dustin Neece, and workshops with many artists including Anne Blair Brown, Maggie Rose and Camille Przewodek.
Légère’s recent solo exhibits include Raptors, Galerie Marie-Hélène Allain, Bouctouche, NB, Impressions: Mandalas from Still Life, Galerie 12, Moncton, NB, and Pastels, Galerie Assomption, Moncton, NB. Group exhibits include Market Series II , Third Space, Saint-John, NB, Chouettes, Grassroots Gallery, Fredericton, NB, and Summer, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB.
Légère offers workshops and artist talks to different age groups (Génie Art), and participates in residencies (Naked State), art festivals (Hom’Art), and Plein Air events (Paint Peggy’s Cove, Edge of Winter, Ecology Inspires Me). She is a member of many professional artists associations such as: Association Acadienne d’Artistes Professionnel•le•s du Nouveau-Brunswick (AAAPNB), and Oil Painters of America (OPA).
Légère maintains a Studio in Fredericton, NB and is currently painting for upcoming exhibitions: The Owls of Turtle Island, Saint-John Arts Center, Saint-John, NB, and two persons exhibits with Roch Bourque, Galerie 12, Moncton, NB.
Education & Mentors (selected)
2023 - Colour, and Oil Painting Workshops with Maggie Rose.
2021-23 - Oil Painting Apprenticeship Intensive, with Dustin Neece.
2021-23 - Loose And Painterly Brushstrokes, and other courses with Anne Blair Brown.
2021 - Mondays with Camille, Cape School (Hensche) Method, Camille Przewodek.
2019 - Mentorship with Jared Betts, organized by ArtsLink NB.
2018 - Mentorship with Barbara Safran de Niverville, organized by AAAPNB.
2018 - Catapult Accelerator Program for Artists, with ArtsLink NB, Fredericton..
2008 - B.A - Multidisciplinary: Visual-Arts, French Literature and Artistic Expression, Université de Moncton, Moncton, N.B.
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2024 - (upcoming) Saint-John Arts Center, Saint-John, NB. (November 1-Dec.20, ‘24).
2023 - Raptors, Marie-Hélène Allain Art Gallery, Bouctouche, NB.
2022 - Impressions: Mandalas from still Life, Galerie 12, Moncton, NB..
2021 - You’re A Member of this Community, my Dear, Galerie 12, Moncton, NB.
2020 - Howl, Gallery 12, Aberdeen Cultural Center, Moncton, N.B.
2020 - Pastel, Assomption Life Gallery, Moncton, N.B.
2005 - Mandala, Moncton Public Library, Moncton, N.B.
Group Exhibits (selected)
2022 - Third Space Market Series: II, Uncorked Tours, Saint-John, NB.
2021 - Summer: paintings of Wolastoq, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB.
2021 - Chouettes, Grassroots Gallery, Fredericton, NB. 2 persons.
2000 - Operation: Open Heart, Galerie d’Art de l’Université de Moncton, NB.
Residencies (selected)
2019 - Naked State Artists Residency, Arts Unfold, Bare Oaks, ON, Canada.
Workshops Offered (selected)
2023 - Acadie Rocks! - Dot painting co-hosted by Sunbury Shores and le Regroupement féministe du Nouveau-Brunswick.
2022 - Petits Francos K-5 Artist Feature, Painting Wildlife, Fredericton, NB.
2022 - Painting an Owl, 3rd grade students, École des bâtisseurs, Fredericton, NB.
2020 - “Bodies of Water Paintings & Videos”, NB Tourism, Heritage, and Culture NB.
2019 - “Génie Arts”, curriculum through Arts, École Le Sommet, Moncton, NB.
Memberships (selected)
2022-23 - Oil Painters of America, associate member.
2001-23 - Association Acadienne des Artistes Professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick (AAAPNB)
2019-23 - Galerie 12, Moncton, NB.