The sculptures and paintings of Jeanie Riddle articulate themselves around a material reflection on line, contour and pictorial surface, from which a dialogue between the gaps, cracks, broken lines and colored planes elaborates itself. Riddle uses as little tools as possible in order to reduce even the simplest of forms. Hence the “emptied” space become architectural. Through this unique technique, the artist seeks to express her relation to the world, constructed in the image of an instinctive and tender architecture.

Born and raised in Montreal, Jeanie Riddle left in the early 90s for California returning to Canada in 1999. She received her MFA from Concordia University in 2005. She has exhibited widely across Canada as well as in NYC and Berlin. She is the recipient of numerous Canada Council grants including an international residency in Paris. Her work can be found in the collections of TD Bank, The Bank of Montreal, RBD, Giverny Capital, The Canadian Art Foundation, Duncan Ross, The Aldo Group, The Claridge Collection, The Tedeschi Collection, The City of Montreal as well as privately in Canada, USA and UK.

COLLECTIONS

TD Bank, Toronto (Canada)
Bank of Montreal
Dexia, London (UK)
RBC Investor Services, London (UK), Toronto (Canada)
Giverny Capital
The Canadian Art Foundation
Duncan Ross & Associates
The Aldo Group
Claridge Collection
Tedeschi Collection
City of Montreal Collection
Private collections

EDUCATION

2015
Alter Studio summer academy, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris (France)

2005
MFA Painting, Concordia University, Montreal (Canada)

2002
BFA Studio Arts (with distinction), Concordia University, Montreal (Canada)