Artist Bio

Michèle Beaudin was born and raised in Montréal, Canada. Mother to three daughters and grandmother to seven, Michèle spent many years living in the United States and abroad. She now shares her time between Montréal, Quebec, and her mountain home in Laural, Quebec. This artist’s award-winning photography and extensive collection of published articles, chap books, and novels have a presence in four continents.

Also an award winning published author, Michèle has been documenting her own adventures as well as her family and friends’ lives on paper as well as with her camera since she was a child. While pursuing a career in international business and technology in Montréal, New York, Toronto, and Bermuda, she freelanced as a journalist for various newspapers and magazines. Her recent experience in Africa, as part of the Peace Corps served as an inspiration for her to dedicate her life creating and sharing beauty as a professional artist.

Artist Statement

As a child, I took for granted that everyone saw the world as I did: excitingly beautiful, and a constant source of inspiration. The camera I chose as a prize when I was eight years old eventually melted under the sun, but I still hold dear all the images captured by this wide eyed girl who sailed through childhood, trying to fit in, and dreaming of all the adventures this world had to offer.
Years later, I sought to share my vision with the world. I may sometimes shock complacent souls with the reality of an imperfect world, but also seek to inspire with artistic compositions landscapes. My ultimate goal is to empower others in their search for the often repressed self that lies within.