I paint because I have to. I'm decidedly grumpy if I can't work on my art for a few days. Not just painting but planning, sketching, finding titles.
Boldly coloured art affects me emotionally and I want my paintings to have as strong an effect on audiences.
My colour choices make the works lush, vibrant, evocative - with an edginess, hinting at a story (or several) beyond the canvas. There is something new with each viewing, and the canvases are endlessly alive.
Smaller works by YCS are at Café Aurora. Everything there is for sale: tables, chairs, art, sugar bowls, “antiques.” Warning: the place is addictive, with mental and visual stimulation, and always something appealing for the taste buds from breakfast through lunch to supper, tea on the terrace, ice cream. A hangout for writers and artists, karate kids, gardeners. Bonus: YCS biscotti also available.
Café Aurora
552 Beaconsfield Blvd
Beaconsfield, QC H9W 4E2
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Solo Exhibitions |
Group Shows | Rentals | Collections | Studio Visits | Bibliography | Links
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
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images3 Montreal |
| 2007 |
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Spring BREAK! Aikawa, DDO |
| 2006 |
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Bees' Knees & Hens' Teeth, Galerie Design Ex Machine, Pointe Claire |
| 2006 |
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Bien Assise, Les Belles Soeurs, Montreal |
| 2005 |
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Double Take: Ways of Seeing, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2003 |
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Night Magic, Zéro Celsius, Ste Adèle |
| 2002 |
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Ripe, Georges Laoun, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Building |
| 2001 |
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The Wild, Weird and Wonderful Show, F*L*Y Montreal |
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Persons, Places, Things, Pavillon Des Arts de Ste Adèle |
| 2000 |
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Beginnings, Georges Laoun, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts building |
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GROUP SHOWS:
| 2009 |
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Red Alert II, Galerie Ouest, Ste Anne de Bellevue |
| 2008 |
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Flights of Fancy: The Imaginary Canadian Stamp Collection, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2008 |
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Art at Home, Invitational, under auspices of Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2007 |
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Juried, Mind Games, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2006-2007 |
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Juried, The New Collection 2007, Stewart Gallery, Pointe Claire |
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Eye Candy, Galerie Design Ex Machine, Pointe Claire |
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Art Wow, Galerie Harwood, Hudson |
| 2005 |
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Petits Formats, Les Belles Soeurs, Montreal |
| 2004 |
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Juried, Structural Integrity, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
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Visual Arts Centre, Westmount QC |
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RENTALS:
There is a whole world out there that needs great art – but can’t own it. Renting is the choice option. Works by YCS have been used for
- Set decoration in films by Incendo and Muse
- Corporate décor
- High-end home staging by Indulge Home Staging and Royal LePage Cavagnal
Maybe rental is the route for you? Contact the artist at ycs-art@videotron.ca
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COLLECTIONS:
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Corporate:
Concordia University
Europea
Giorno & Sera
Il Centro
Vago
TF Firma
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Private:
Acqui Terme, Italy
Atlanta, Georgia
Beverly Hills, California
Boca Raton, Florida
Boston, Massachusetts
Durango, Colorado
Edmonton, Alberta
Houston, Texas
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Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Montreal, Quebec
Napierville, Illinois
New York, New York
Paris, France
Perpignon, France
Poitiers, France
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ste Adèle, Quebec
St Sauveur, Quebec
Tel Aviv, Israel
Toronto & Ottawa, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia
Washington, DC
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STUDIO VISITS:
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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The Chronicle, 27 August 2008
Grave Obsessions, Incendo Films, 2007
Cités Nouvelles, October 2006
The Canadian Jewish News, August 2006
Buy Me! HGTV, January 2006 & in frequent reruns
Laurie & Olga Show, CJAD, October 2005
Les Recettes Selon Jérôme Ferrer, 2005, Cover art
Votre Maison, Spring/Summer 2005
Nutrition Care, Rabin, Marilyn, 2003, Cover art
Vie des Arts, Winter 2002- 03
Montreal Gazette, November 2002
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