Monique Martin is an artist and
art
educator from Saskatoon, Canada. Biography
Monique Martin is an artist and
art
educator from Saskatoon, Canada.
Monique teaches at a designated
Fine Arts
School in Saskatoon. She teaches all the art from Kindergarten to Grade
8.
Monique has lectured at workshops and taught in
classrooms in many countries. Monique is a
two-time winner of a National Teaching Award (1999, 2001) for combining
art
into other subject areas.
Monique has been nominated for
the YWCA
Women of Distinction and for the Lieutenant Governor's Arts Award for
Innovation in the Arts (2006). She received the
Governor
General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History
(2007). In 2009 she received the Prime Minister's Award for
Teaching Excellence that honours outstanding and innovative teachers in
all disciplines who insill in their students a love of learning and who
utilize information and communications technology (ICT) to better equip
their students with the skills needed to meet the challenges of the
21st century society and economy.
Monique has had exhibitions of
her
professional artwork in Australia, England, France, USA and many
galleries in
Canada.
Monique's artwork often
utilizes
historically significant symbols and images to express her ideas. Many
ideas,
symbols and meanings are gathered while traveling and seeing new
images,
studying the masters and meeting other contemporary artists.
Monique
researches many of her concepts in detail prior to creating her work.
Monique
generally paints large-scale pieces. Her work utilizes
ever-changing
concepts and images because her art is a way of exploring who she is,
who she
was, who she is becoming and where she fits into the world around
her.
Monique also works in the printmaking medium, block prints, clay and
pastels.
Monique was Artist in Residence in Vallauris, France (2006), Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia (2003) and Coaticook, QC, Canada (2001). She is currently the Artist in Residence for Georges Vanier School a designated Fine Arts School. She is also the World Tulip Summit Society Ambassador and Artist in Residence. She will be Artist in Residence at the Bytown Museum, in Ottawa, during the summer of 2010.
Her work was featured
in Maclean’s
Magazine (May 13, 2002
issue) and Inflight Magazine (April 2002 Issue). Star Phoenix,
Saskatoon, 2005.
Monique
lectures often about her work,
with topics ranging from women’s issues to world politics. Her
lectures
are thought provoking and often quite moving. Monique is an
experienced
professional public speaker and audiences enjoy her animated dialogue
about her
artwork and life.
Her work is represented
by:
Galerie Brigitte
Desroches- Montreal, Canada
Musee des Beaux-Arts de
Montreal Art Sales and Rental
Gallery – Montreal, Canada
Rouge Gallery - Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan Faculty Club - Saskatoon, Canada
