CURRICULUM VITAE

Born in Switzerland, Béatrice Sokoloff lives in Montréal, Canada, where she is a member of Atelier Circulaire.
Since 2006, Béatrice Sokoloff has been showing her work regularly.
Béatrice Sokoloff’s works are part of public and private collections in Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, England, Italy, Romania and Israel.
She is represented since 2010 by Beaux-arts des Amériques Gallery in Montreal (www.beauxartsdesameriques.com).

EDUCATION IN ARTS                           

2006: Intensive summer program at EINA, Barcelona.
2002-04 : Study at Saydie Bronfman School of  Fine Arts, Montreal.
1981-84: Calligraphy and Chinese painting at Virginia Chang’s Studio, Montréal.

SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS

2010 (Sept. 1st-23th): “Polyphonie du noir”, Galerie Alain Piroir, Montreal, + où va le jour, artist’s book (poem by Louise Warren).                                                         
2010 (May 26th-June 19th): “Dessins au noir”, Gallery Luz, Montreal (with Patricio Vélez, Barcelona).  
2009 (Sept. 2-26th): “Transports urbains”, photographs, Gallery Luz, Montreal.
2008 (May 7th-31st) : “États de nature/avant les mots”, engravings and drawings, Gallery Luz, Montreal (with Roch Landry) .                                           
2007 (September 13th-23th) : “Le corps de l’arbre”, engravings and Chinese ink, Visual Voice Gallery, Montreal.

GROUP EXIBITIONS          

2012 (August 9th-25th): Québec Artists, Beaux-arts des Amériques Gallery, Montreal.
2012 Exhibition in the workplace, S & C ASSURART, Montreal, Que., curators Beaux-arts des Amériques.
2012 Salon des membres, La Galerie Circulaire, Montréal.
2012 (April 12th-15th): PAPIER 12, Beaux-arts des Amériques Gallery, Montreal.
2011 (Dec. 3d-23th): Group show, Beaux-arts des Amériques, Gallery, Montreal.
2011 (Sept. 7th-30th): “Going elsewhere”, photographs, galerie III, Luz Gallery, Montreal.
2011 (June 8th-Aug. 28th): 10th Lessedra World Art Print Annual 2011, Sofia, Bulgarie.
2011 (June 18th-July 23th): Salon des membres, La Galerie Circulaire, Montreal.
2011 (April 14th-17th): PAPIER 11, Beaux-arts des Amériques Gallery, Montreal.
2010 Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF 2010, Oct.28th  –Nov. 2nd), Beaux-arts des Amériques Gallery, Montreal.
2010 Art Rental-The New Collection 2011, Stewart Hall Gallery, Pointe-Claire, Qué. (Exhibition: Oct. 30th  – Nov. 28th).
2010 (Oct. 7th-10th) Exhibition, followed by Art auction, October 10th, Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides, Saint-Jérôme, Qué. 
2010 (April 15th-18th): Foire PAPIER 10, Espace Robert Poulin, Montreal.
2010 (June 3d-30th) : Swiss artists, Consulat général de Suisse, Montreal.
2010 (March 8th- April 9th) : Exchange Six, Visual Studies Gallery, University of Buffalo Center for the Arts, Amherst, USA.           
2009 (Nov.2nd-13th): « Cercles et autres figures », by a group of artists from Atelier Circulaire, Agora, CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal, Montreal.
2009 (Aug. 29th-Sept. 23th): Exchange Six, Print Zero Studios, Seattle, WA, USA.
2009 (Oct. 18th –Nov. 7th ): Exchange Six, 5th Parallel Gallery, Univ. of Regina, Regina.
2009 (Aug. 12th-Sept. 12th): Calibre 12, Maison de la  Culture Maisonneuve, Montreal.
2009 (July 9th-Aug. 30th): International Juried Print Exhibition, Ottawa School of Art, Orleans Campus Gallery at the Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ont.
2009 (May 29th-30th):  “Au parc les artistes!”, group exhibition organized by Galerie d’art d’Outremont, Montreal.
2008 (Dec. 5th-18th): “The Stamp Show”, Visual Voice Gallery, Montreal.
2008 (Dec.3d-8th): Oregon Ink Spot Print Exchange Exhibition, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR, USA.
2008 (November 15th- January 10th , 2009): Mini Print International of Cadaqués, Galerie L’Étang d’Art, Bages, France.
2008 (Oct 25th-Nov. 20th): International Small Engraving Salon Carbunari 2008, Muzeul Florean, Baia Mare, Rumania.
2008 (Oct. 23th  -26th) Foire PAPIER 08,  ARPRIM, Montreal.
2008 (Oct. 4th -26th): Printmaking Today, Mostra d’arte calcografica contemporanea, Centre Dedalo, Castiglione (PE), Italy.
2008 (Oct 1st - Nov.5th): Grabados por la Paz, Galeria Leopold Carpinteyro, Monterrey NL, México.
2008 (Oct.3d -Nov. 7th): Miniprint International of Cadaqués, Foundation Tharrats d’Art Grafic, Pineda de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
2008 (Sept.12th-Oct.5th): Miniprint International of Cadaqués, Farley Yard, Chiddingly, East Sussex, England.
2008 (Sept.5th -30th): Oregon Print Exchange (selected works),The Crompton Tavern, Derby, England.               
2008 (June 28th- September 15th): Mini Print International of Cadaqués, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Spain.
2008 (June 11th -August 31st ) : 7th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Miniprint 2008, Lessedra Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2008 (June 4th- 31st ):  “Amazonas”, paintings, Gallery Luz, Montreal.
2008 (April 24th-May 25th): Second International Miniprint Exhibition, Ottawa School of Art Gallery, Ottawa.                                                                
2007 (August 27th-30th) : Foire PAPIER 07, ARPRIM, Montreal.
2007 (December 1st-15th): “Prêt-à-emporter”, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal.
2006 (May 25th-June 4th): “From the artists’ collection”, Espace Deux, Centre Saydie Bronfman, Montreal.

SERIES OF WORK

2011 : “L’un et le multiple” series (monotypes).
2010 : où va le jour,  artist’s book, Béatrice Sokoloff, engravings, Louise Warren, poem, Éditions Alain Piroir, Montreal.
2009 : “Going elsewhere” (photographs)
2008-2009 : “L’autre rive”, mixed media (collagraphic prints and acrylic on rice paper mounted on canvas).
“Caxiuana” series (collagraphs).
2008 : “Quel jardin?” series ( lithographs).
« Illuminations » (photographs).                                                 
2007 : “Quel jardin?” series (engravings).
“Amazonie” series (watercolour paintings).
“Transports urbains” (photographs).
2006: “Amazonie” series (engravings and drawings).                
2005: “Nus” (Chinese ink).
“Caxiuana” (photographs).
“Caxiuana” series  (drawings).
“Amazonas” (paintings).
2003-04: “Le corps de l’arbre” series (Chinese ink and mix media).

AWARDS

2010 Prix international Saint-Denys Garneau , for the artist’s book où va le jour.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Centre Dedalo, Castiglione, Pescara, Italie.
Collection Loto-Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Museu Goeldi, Belém, Para, Brésil.
Muzeul Florean, Baia Mare, Roumanie.

 MEDIA                                                                                 

- Brenda Andres, « Rencontre avec une artiste aux horizons multiples », Horizon
no 73, Montreal, 2011.
- Interview par Claudine Bertrand, Radio cnv, 10 septembre 2010.
- Interview par Chantal L’Heureux, CIBL 101,5, émission IN SITU, 8 décembre 2010.
- Horizon no 70, pp. 8-9, 2010.
- The Belgo Report, extraits, 15 mai 2008 et 25 mai 2010
- L’ARTEFACT no 3, p. 18, 2010, article de Ginette Trépanier.

 BIBLIOGRAPHY

- 10th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini-Print, catalogue, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011.
- André Lamarre, introduction to catalogue Polyphonie du noir, Montreal, 2010.
- Béatrice Sokoloff, introduction to catalogue Dessins au noir, Montreal, 2010.
- Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides Foundation, Art auction catalogue, 2010, 
p. 5, Saint-Jérôme, Qué.           
- Béatrice Sokoloff, introduction to catalogue Transports urbains, Montreal, 2009.
- Ottawa School of Art, International Juried Print Exhibition catalogue, Ottawa, Ont.     
2009.     
- Ottawa School of Art, Second International Miniprint exhibition catalogue, Ottawa,
Ont. 2008.
- ARPRIM (Regroupement pour la promotion de l’art imprimé), Mois de l’art imprimé 2008,
catalogue, p. 10, Montréal, Qué.
- 28th Mini print internacional de Cadaqués 2008, catalogue, #28224, Cadaqués, Spain.
- 7th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini-Print, catalogue, p. 27, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2008.