Elaine Jaques

Biography

Jaques has participated in many group exhibitions in Canada and USA.  She graduated from Communication & Design, the Ontario College of Art; studied Jewelley Making & Enamelling, George Brown College; Clay Modelling Figure & Portraiture, University of Toronto; and at The Art Centre, Central Technical School where she is currently a volunteer teaching assistant. She was elected into the Sculptors Society of Canada in 2009. Jaques’ studio is based in Toronto.

Artist Statement

I strive for a fundamental authenticity in my work – a core connectedness to an image, an expression of an idea or a feeling that can communicate something real both to me and to the viewer.

The power of a nuanced gesture to evoke a multi-layered and highly individual response continues to engage and fascinate me. Sometimes the smallest piece conveys the greatest intent and the strongest biggest idea.