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ARTIST PROFILE
Rosalie Levi was born in Montreal in 1962, and as a teenager, moved to
Ottawa with her family. She later went on to Toronto as a young adult. It was here that she was trained, encouraged and inspired
by a variety of artistic mentors.
Introduced to clay sculpting at the Leah Poslun Center in Toronto, Rosalie's primary
subjects were live models. From the beginning, recreating the anatomy of the human form and portraiture came easily to her.
Two years later, Rosalie returned to her home in Montreal, where she attended classes at the Saidye Bronfman Center for the
Arts. To her surprise, there were no live models to work from. This forced her to take a different approach to her sculpture,
and look within for inspiration. Since the human form was familiar to her in the sculpting medium, her work took on a surreal
effect that represented the human form. Since then, she has worked on her own to create many pieces that reflect the human
spirit, energy and the connectivity to others.
She is presently living in St.Lazare, well known for their horses and
trails. This has inspired her to create a series on horses, Stallion's Pride being the first. Her
"Mare's Love" was purchased by the city of Saint Lazare in 2012.
Rosalie has also created a line of stunning sterling silver miniatures of her pieces, which can be worn
as a pendant or brooch.
Rosalie has recently been working on a new project.
She creates wonderful flowing and dynamic pieces in multimedia. Incorporating found objects, she creates beautiful pieces
that invoke the viewers emotions. These are one of a kind sculptures, which have been sold as far a Argentina and Brasil.
Currently,
she is exhibiting her work in Montreal.
ARTIST'S
STATEMENT
My work is very fluid and sensual, expressing the energy inside the form and invoking the emotions of the
observer. In groupings, each subject flows one into the other, representing the strength and continuity of the human spirit.
Rosalie Levi
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