Jeannette Sirois
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Solo Shows
2026 | On the Table: The 2SLGBTQ Visibility Project. Mahon Hall Gallery, Salt Spring Island
2026 | On the Table:The 2SLGBTQ+ Visibility Project, GPAG, Gibson Public Art Gallery
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2025-2026 | Jeannette Sirois, Portraits. CPAG, Cowichan Public Art Gallery
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2020 | Unfurled Petal. West End Gallery
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2017 | Portrait in Nature. Salt Spring Art Gallery
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2015 | Overexposed/Underexposed, Place des Arts Gallery
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2015 | Overexposed/Underexposed, The Cultch Gallery
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2014 | Beyond Real, Leigh Square Gallery
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1997 | Explorations in Drawing. Fort Nelson Art Gallery
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Group Shows
2025 | Drawing 2025. John B. Aird Gallery, Ontario, Canada
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2024 | West End Gallery
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2024 | On the Table | Viki, Sooke Fine Arts Show
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2023 | West End Gallery
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2022 | West End Gallery
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2021 | Facing Time, Surrey Art Gallery (curator: Jordan Strom)
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2021 | West End Gallery.
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2019 | Bad Hair Day #3, Sooke Fine Arts Show
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2019 | Group Show. West End Gallery
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2019 | Bad Hair Day #3, Kingston Portrait Prize
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2019 | Homage, Salt Spring Art Gallery (curator: Patrick McCallum)
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2017 | Body of Work, Mahon Hall Gallery
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2016 | Group Exhibition, Mahon Hall Gallery
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2015 | Equality of Same: Lorraine, Kingston Portrait Prize
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2015 | Pride in Art Society, Queer Arts Festival
2015 | View from the Southbank II, Surrey Art Gallery (curator: Jordan Strom)
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2015 | Year of Reconciliation Public Art Project, Vancouver (4 works in public venues)
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2014 | Group Exhibition, Surrey Art Gallery
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2014 | International Print Exhibition, California
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2014 | The Miracle of the Portrait, Portrait Society of Canada
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2014 | About Face, North Vancouver Arts Society
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2013 | The Miracle of the Portrait, Portrait Society of Canada
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2013 | Group Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists
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2013 | Group Exhibition, Surrey Art Gallery
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2025 | Catalyst Grant Award, Wilding Foundation & SSNAP
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2024 | Catalyst Grant Award, Wilding Foundation & SSNAP
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2019 | Award of Excellence, Sooke Fine Arts Show
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2019 | People’s Choice Award, Sooke Fine Arts Show
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2015 | Surrey Art Gallery Acquisition, Parkinson’s the Destroyer
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2015 | Surrey Art Gallery Acquisition, Equality of Same: Lorraine
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2015 | Americans for the Arts Public Art Network, Year of Reconciliation Group Award
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2014 | Public Art Grant, City of Vancouver, It’s Written on Your Face
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2014 | Surrey Art Gallery, Group Show, First Place
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2014 | Award of Excellence, Colored Pencil Society of America
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2013 | Surrey Art Gallery, Group Show, First Place
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2003 | M.Ed. in Visual Arts Focus. University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
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1995 | BFA, Concordia University, Montreal.
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1983 | DEC Interior Design, Dawson College, Montreal.
Awards & Acquisitions
Education
Talks & Teaching
2025 | Interview. Opus Arts Artist Series Video - Youtube
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2025 | Jeannette Sirois, Drawing with Colour - Pencils, papers and Beyond. Online learning portal. Studio 22Forty-Nine
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2025 | Jeannette Sirois, Crystal & Florals. Workshop leader in advanced drawing skills, online learning portal. Studio 22Forty-Nine
2025 | Dynamic Portraits: Coloured Pencil and Graphite. Gibson School of Arts, Gibson, BC
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2025 | Introduction to Drawing with Colour. University of Victoria. Victoria, BC
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2025 | Opus Arts Drawing with Colour demonstration and Talk. Opus Arts, Victoria, BC
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2024 | On the Table, Artist Talk, Sooke Visual Arts Show
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2024 | Breath of Life, Featured Article & Talk, Colored Pencil Society of America
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2024 | On the Table: From Pencil to Paper, Sooke, BC
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2024 | Jeannette Sirois, Drawing with Colour - Pencils, papers and Beyond. Online learning portal. Studio 22Forty-Nine
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2024 | Drawing Portraits with graphite. University of Victoria. Victoria, BC
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2024 | Jeannette Sirois. Botanicals: Illustrations with Colour. Online learning portal. Studio 22Forty-Nine
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2023 | Jeannette Sirois, Drawing with Colour - Pencils, Papers and Beyond. Online learning Portal. Studio 22Forty-Nine
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​2023 | Observatioanal Drawing. University of Victoria. Victoria, BC
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2023 | Drawing Portraits with Graphite. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
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2020 | Jeannette Sirois, Drawing with Colour - Pencils, Papers and Beyond. Online learning Portal. Studio 22Forty-Nine
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2020 | Observatioanal Drawing. University of Victoria. Victoria, BC
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2020 | Workshop Lead. Creatures in Colour. Duncan Arts Council. Duncan, BC
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2020 | Workshop Lead. Birds. Shape, Form and Colour. Duncan Arts Council. Duncan, BC
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2019 | Workshop Lead. Drawing with Colour - Pencils, Papers and Beyond. Duncan Arts Council. Duncan, BC
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2019 | Homage Group Show, Artist Talk, Mahon Hall Gallery
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2017 | Body of Work, Artist Talk, Mahon Hall Gallery
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2015 | It’s Written on Your Face, Vancouver Public Library
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2015 | View from the Southbank, Artist Talk, Surrey Art Gallery
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2025 | Kingston Prize Publication. Print
2025 | Opus Art: Beyond the Face with Jeannette Sirois (YouTube)
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2025 | Opus Art: The Power of Personal Stories (Online)
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2024 | To the Point Magazine, Colored Pencil Society of America
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2024 | Saanich News (Online/Print)
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2020 | Focus Magazine (Online & Print)
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2020 | Victoria News Online
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2016 | Professional Artist Magazine (Online & Print)
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2015 | Kingstong Prize, Catalogue
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2014 | Vancouver Sun (Online & Print)
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2014 | Tri-City News (Online)
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Press & Publications
