Caroline Cloutier
Caroline Cloutier explores light, perception, and the unseen forces shaping reality. Her practice has evolved from photography and installation, where she used architecture and optical illusions to shift perception, to painting, a more fluid expression of light and energy. Through painting, Cloutier engages with color and pigment to explore the vibratory nature of existence. Inspired by sacred geometry and natural movement, her compositions reflect what she calls the “architecture of life”—the invisible yet fundamental patterns that structure reality, from atomic arrangements to planetary motion. Her luminous, energetic paintings employ the full spectrum of color to evoke light as a living force. Layered brushstrokes, reminiscent of woven matrices or shifting veils, create optical effects that invite viewers to move around the work, experiencing its vibratory essence.
Caroline Cloutier holds an MFA in Studio Arts (Photography) from Concordia University (2022) and has exhibited across Canada, the United States, Italy, and Austria. Her public art commissions include permanent metal, concrete, and glass sculptures, as well as large-scale photographic murals. She has received fellowships and residencies from the British School at Rome, Banff Centre, NARS Foundation, and Molinari Foundation, among others. Her work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Quebec, Scotiabank, Desjardins, Google, Deloitte, and Telus. She has received funding from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Recent Exhibitions
Chapitre III - Inaugural Exhibition
From April 4 to May 25, 2024
Light Flow
From April 27 to May 27, 2023
Task Negative - Group exhibition
From October 1st to November 5, 2022
Lightswitch
From May 27 to July 4, 2020
Pliages
From February 2 to March 2, 2019
Contre-espace
From May 14 to June 23, 2016
