Deirdre Chase enjoyed studying painting at Concordia University in the great city of Montreal. She has been a practicing artist for over 20 years.
She is equally fascinated by Portrait and Landscape painting. But, really, she loves manipulating paint, creating layers and a sense of history or pentimento. Oil paint is layered on with squeegees, brushes, and fingers to create translucent and opaque layers. Recently, her landscape paintings have explored the presence of light and energy in the landscape.
Currently, she is working on a portrait series of artists and environmentalists who have passionately celebrated and defended our landscapes and our planet, They include Tom Thomson, Greta Thunberg, David Suzuki, Petra Kelly and Emily Carr among others.
Recent Shows
2023
The Creemore Arts Festival, Creemore Ontario
A Portrait Show, The Craig Gallery, Meaford, Ontario, Juried Group Show
Through Her Eyes, The Press Room Gallery, Collingwood, Ontario, Group Show
Dear Visionaries, The Tremont Hall Gallery, Solo Show
CollingwoodArt Crawl 2023
2022
Toronto Outdoor Art Festival (TOAF 61) Juried Art Show at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario.
Magnetic North, Double Doors Gallery, Anten Mills, Ontario, Group Show
Collingwood Art Crawl, 2022
2021
Voyageur, Jessica’s Books and Gallery, Thornbury, Ontario, Group Show
The Earth 2.0: A Portrait Show, The Press Room Gallery, Collingwood, Ontario, Solo Show
Collingwood Art Crawl 2021
Education
Concordia University, Fine Arts, 1989-1991
Sheridan College, School of Art and Design, 1991-1994
