Louise Laroche
About the Artist:
Born and raised in Quebec, Louise Laroche moved to Ontario in 1986 after completing her BA in Fine Art from Laval University. Her work from this period consists of large abstract paintings filled with intense primary colours and large brush strokes. In 1991, during a 3-week residency at Langage Plus Gallery in Quebec, she painted directly on the walls of the entire gallery, fulfilling her love for large-scale painting. She created a similar smaller installation at the Banff art Center Gallery.
It is at that time that Louise was introduced to printmaking. The Joshua Creek Studio became her second home. Looking for rich colours and textures without the toxic fumes usually associated with printmaking, she began her exploration of non-traditional material. Over the years, she developed a unique technique using aquarelle crayons to create her monoprints. It is this technique, constantly renewed, that is used to create most of her recent work. Her monoprints and collages are a balance between abstraction and figuration. She works intuitively, and it is through manipulations and experimentations that the nature and the subject of her works are determined.
Louise’s work is exhibited regularly in solo or group shows, mostly in Ontario and Quebec. You can find her work in many collections across Canada, the United States, and abroad. She has been selected multiple times to participate in the Ontario Arts Council program Artist in Education.
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Exhibitions
Bronson Smith - All about Art Online Auction 2021
It’s All About ART Online Auction Preview
Oct 21, 2021 to Nov 21, 2021
Installation view of KAST Selections exhibition. From Left: Paul Nabuurs, Bronson Smith, David Hickey
Selections: 37th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour Exhibition
Jul 22, 2021 to Oct 3, 2021
Jane LowBeer, String Theory, 2015, monotype on paper, 22" x 28"
It’s All About ARTISTS Preview Exhibition
Oct 8, 2020 to Nov 8, 2020
Peer Christensen, Park & Lansdowne St., Peterborough, oil on canvas, 2019
Selections: 35th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
Jun 29, 2019 to Sep 22, 2019
Rowena Dykins, Lynn River, 2012
33rd Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour: Selections
Jul 1, 2017 to Sep 24, 2017
Leanne Baird, Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, 2016
32nd Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour – Selections
Sep 17, 2016 to Oct 30, 2016
Jenny Kastner, Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, 2015
31st Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour: Selections
Sep 12, 2015 to Nov 1, 2015