

ARTISTE MULTIDISCIPLINAIRE
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
Hélène Montpetit (b. 1954, Lachine, Canada) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Ile-Bizard, Canada, working primarily in painting and drawing. Employing graphite, pastels, watercolour, and acrylics, she is best known for her character studies and socially engaged works that capture the human condition with depth and sensitivity.
Montpetit's subject matter focuses on individuals in both exceptional and ordinary settings, with the artist's stated aim to create art that moves people and inspires them to meaningful action. Her practice is characterized by a profound engagement with contemporary global issues and the rich complexity of human experience. Notable projects include Fudgesicle/Apocalypse, a three-part series responding to contemporary global crises from conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza to extreme weather events. In this series, she employs medieval painting tropes, devices, and colours to pose urgent questions about humanity's role as both destroyer and potential restorer of planetary balance. Her series Faces comprises pastel portraits that explore human complexity, capturing not only physical likeness but the essence of character through gesture, expression, and presence.
Montpetit has exhibited at Viva Vida Art Gallery in Pointe Claire, Canada, and her works are held in private collections. She has participated in Artists in Montreal Member Exhibitions, the Scotiabank Contact Festival's third annual Forms, Faces & Spaces, figuratively speaking! at the Upper Sisnett Lobby, Helson Gallery in Georgetown, Ontario, and the See|Me True North online Exhibition in New York, USA.
EXHIBITIONS
October 2025 - The Great Canadian Art Show online exhibition.
September to October 2025 - Viva Vida Art Gallery and Art Centre - Inaugural Exhibition of Vaudreuil-Dorion Gallery.
February 2025 -Artists in Montreal Winter Online Exhibition.
November 2024 to January 2025 - Viva Vida Gallery and Art Center annual small works and one-of-a-kind Exhibition, 278 Lakeshore Road, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9S 4K9
October 2024 - Artists in Montreal Fall Group Show, Georges Laoun Opticien, 4012 St-Denis St., Montreal, Quebec.
September 2024 - Fusion Arts' 10th Annual Figures & Faces Art Exhibition. Online.
July 2024 - Artists in Montreal Summer Group Show, BOA Gallery, 263 de la Commune East, Montreal, Quebec.
May 2024 - Scotiabank Contact Festival - Third annual Forms, Faces & Spaces, figuratively speaking! Group juried exhibition, Upper Sisnett Lobby, Halton Hills Cultural Centre, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 2A3
February 2024 - Artists in Montreal online Winter Exhibition.
February 4- April 7, 2024 - Looking Back, Looking Forward, Teaser Showcase for 3rd annual Forms, Face & Spaces, figuratively speaking! exhibition, Artway Gallery, Shoppers World, Brampton, Ontario.
January 2024 - Mural Mosaic - Montreal Children's Hospital mural project.
December 2023-January 2024 - Viva Vida Art Gallery and Art Centre - Celebration, 15th annual small works and one-of-a-kind Exhibition.
October 2023 - Youth Employment Services - Online silent auction- (donation of 3 artworks)
September 2023 - Women In Art Online Exhibition
July 2023 - Artists in Montreal Summer Art Show, Valmi Gallery, 1595 Van Horne, Montreal, Quebec
June 2023 - Artist Network Artists to Watch Competition
May 2023 - See|Me True North Exhibition, New York
February 2023 - Artists in Montreal Virtual Valentine’s Art Show
August 2022 - Artists in Montreal Virtual Summer Exhibition In My Childhood
February 2022 - Artists in Montreal Virtual Valentine’s Art Show - Judge’s Choice Award
AWARDS
2024
Exhibition Finalist for Patrick H. - Fusion Art 10th Figures & Faces Art Exhibition.
Honourable mention for Fudgesicle/Apocalypse - Scotiabank Contact Festival - Third annual Forms, Faces & Spaces, figuratively speaking!
2023
Honourable Mention for Fall The Dancer - See|Me True North online Exhibition, New York.
2022
Judge’s Choice Award for Momma Told Me There'd Be Days Like This - Artists in Montreal Virtual Valentine’s Art Show, February
AFFILIATIONS
Member, Artists in Montreal
Associate Member Professional Artists Association
MEDIA
Society of Canadian Artists - Spring 2024 Newsletter
Artists in Montreal’s Featured Artist, August 2022.