Bio

Bethany LeBlonc is an emerging interdisciplinary artist currently working in Peterborough ON. Bethany's main practice is in creating realist paintings, using acrylic paint layered with drawing mediums. She is a self taught painter, with a background education from the Haliburton School of Art & Design, where she completed her Visual & Creative Arts Diploma. Bethany has shown in various settings; most recently an installation piece at Erring at King George through Public Energy & a group exhibition at the Propeller Art Gallery. She has also just finished a year long project; "Unfiltered Urban Landscapes'', with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Artist Statement

In my practice I am dedicated to creating work which is an honest reflection of modern day life, through varied perspectives. My paintings examine the presentation of space in relation to it's use: how private property can display a public message, or a public property can become a private message. My work explores themes such as; poverty, housing, and acts of kindness or otherwise drawn from my community as well as personal experiences. This is often communicated through hand written signs, and items/belongings left behind. Travelling throughout my city by foot daily is how I find inspiration and observe changes. I combine a number of different mediums and techniques, including acrylic paint, ink, grease markers and sometimes sculpted elements using found materials. My objective is to create a depth in my work to engage the viewer's attention and encourage closer observation of not only the piece they are viewing, but where it fits into their life and those around them

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