
Dominique Fortin "Trouver son éternité IV"
Mixed media on wood
36" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "On traîne ce grand jour et son ombre épaisse"
Mixed media on canvas | 48" x 72"
Dominique Fortin "Trouver son éternité V"
Mixed media on wood
48" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "Bull's Eye"
Mixed media on canvas
48" x 72"
Dominique Fortin "Naissance"
Mixed media on wood
48" x 96"
Dominique Fortin "Fire walk with me III"
Mixed media on wood
60" x 60"
Dominique Fortin "Échapper à la descente"
Mixed media on wood
60" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Orion"
Mixed media on wood
48" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Mon Tigre" (Diptych)
Mixed media on wood
60" x 80"
Dominique Fortin "Les Vents I"
Mixed media on canvas
36" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "On a Journey"
Mixed media on wood
60" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Les Fusées Patientes V"
Mixed media on wood
60" x 40"
Dominique Fortin "Les Fusées Patientes VI"
Mixed media on canvas
60" x 40"
Dominique Fortin "Douce lueur"
Mixed media on canvas
60" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Chrysalide III"
Mixed media on wood
36" x 60"
Dominique Fortin "Rhizome IV"
Mixed media on canvas
36" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "J'ai Appris ce que Disent les Oiseaux" (2008)
Mixed media on wood
48" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Les Vents II"
Mixed media on canvas
36" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Le Cavalier Botté" (2008)
Mixed media on canvas
30" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "T'embellis ma vie III" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
20" x 16"
Dominique Fortin "Métamorphose XVII" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
30" x 24"
Dominique Fortin "Fire walk with me" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 60"
Dominique Fortin "Les courants IV" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
60" x 40"
Dominique Fortin "Jusqu'à ce que la vie nous sépare III" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
36" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "Conseil de bande II" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Fire walk with me" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "En parallèle avec les loups II" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Mes Têtes Hurlantes D'une Terrible Nature" SOLD
Mixed Media on wood
48" x 96"
Dominique Fortin "Jusqu'à ce que la vie nous sépare II" SOLD
Mixed media on wood | 36" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "Les courants V" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
60" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Unlock Yourself XXXII" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
40" x 30"
Dominique Fortin "Ma Planète Immobile" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "Dans ton cou je retrouve mon coeur" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
30" x 40"
Dominique Fortin "Vers la vie" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 30"
Dominique Fortin "Les Fusées Patientes" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Les Fusées Patientes II" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
60" x 48"
Dominique Fortin "Dream on III" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 60"
Dominique Fortin "Aimer autant que la force de ce vent" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 60"
Dominique Fortin "Free Spirit VI" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
16" x 20"
Dominique Fortin "La source II" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 36"
Dominique Fortin "Glisser dans les courants que la vie..." SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 96"
Dominique Fortin "Free Spirit III" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
12" x 16"
Dominque Fortin "Free Spirit VII" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 60"
Dominique Fortin "Caribou" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
48" x 60"
Dominique Fortin "Free Spirit II" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
12" x 12"
Dominique Fortin "Union II" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
24" x 24"
Dominique Fortin "Mon clan" SOLD
Mixed media on wood
40" x 40"
Dominique Fortin's art is defined as an unwavering exploration of human nature. Initially inspired by the modern tradition, her work has evolved into a unique, almost dreamlike style, imbued with fantasy and romanticism, childlike innocence and brutal emotion. Nostalgic or melancholic memories of childhood, mysterious phrases, magical incantations and snippets of mantras populate Fortin's works. Phrases are repeated like the memory of a nursery rhyme of which only a few fragments remain. Inspired by ideals of optimistic perspectives and the constant redefinition of life, the artist is strongly influenced by the theme of childhood. With her unique and very personal vision, Fortin’s paintings reflect the inescapable nature of change.
Birds and butterflies are frequent motifs in Fortin’s work, serving as symbols of metamorphosis and the cyclical nature of life. According to the artist, "they are the soul liberated from its physical incarnation". She has always focused on the reciprocity between man and nature. She paints messengers, guardian angels and totem animals, who undeniably carry a part of the sacred. If the theme of childhood is central, the artist does not aspire to find this lost paradise. Rather, she depicts abandonment and the loss of innocence and naivety characteristic of the passage into adulthood. Through her unique artistic language, Dominique Fortin produces visually rich works that stimulate our unconscious through many degrees of meaning. Her works are produced through an amalgamation of diverse pictorial techniques, allowing the artist to create pieces that echo the optimistic and romantic ideals she aspires to convey. She works on the texture of her paintings with whatever she can get her hands on (paper, fabric, cardboard, etc.) and uses different media that bring flesh, depth and sensuality to her pictorial material.
Born in 1974 in Montreal, Dominique Fortin has a background in visual arts and jewellery. She exhibits her work internationally in solo and group shows and in the largest trade shows. Her work can be found in numerous private collections throughout North America, Europe and Asia.