Hélène Labrie
Artist Biography
Hélène Labrie is one of those rare artists who discovers his or her talent quite by chance. At seventeen she enrolled in fine-art classes due to a connection she felt with the ambience and atmosphere of that classroom. In an attempt to envelope herself in such a peaceful environment, she enrolled in graphics and communications classes at university.
This course of learning lacked the spirit she found in her earlier art classes. It was in 1978, through chance, that she came across the "Atelier Julien". This ceramics studio in Quebec City was exactly what she had been looking for . There she began experimenting with her unique anecdotal characters. Presently she continues to focus on the figure "confined in an abyss, caught and fixed in the heat of action".
Hélène is represented in many prestigious corporate and private collections including The Royal Canadian Mint, Bombardier, Lavalin and Cinar.
