Toronto artist selected to exhibit her unique rendition of Northern Birch Trees at the Paris Louvre


Mississauga, Ontario: April 25, 2012 – Toronto artist Doris Pontieri was one of the first Canadian artists to be selected to have her work exhibited at the December 2012 Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SBNA) annual show at the Louvre in Paris. Based on the quality and appeal of her work, Ms Pontieri easily secured her place in the delegation of just 12 artists representing Canada at this prestigious international art exhibition.

The selection committee chose Ms Pontieri’s Northern Birch Trees,on 22 x 30 inch canvas as a stunning example of great Canadian art. It is part of a series using a special mixed media technique developed exclusively by her, using charcoal, watercolour and acrylic paint. Her recent leap forward with this technique has enabled her to use canvas, which made it possible to paint much larger pieces which would appeal to international exhibits.

“I have had many highlights in my career as an artist, but this has a place of its own. I am both proud and humbled,” said Ms. Pontieri. “The SNBA show at the Louvre carries with it a special depth based on history dating back many years exhibiting tremendous artworks from around the world.”

We do not need to travel to France to see Northern Birch Trees. This special work will first be on display in Toronto, starting at Artworld of Sherway (Sherway Gardens) May 4 to May 30; at Hazelton Fine Art Gallery (14 Hazelton Avenue) from June 1 to June 30; moving from there to Art One Gallery at First Canadian Place from July 1 to July 30. Ms Pontieri has also been invited to show her work in two other shows in Paris, one in Spain and one in Brussels during 2012.

“After many visits to northern Ontario during late winter, I wanted to recreate the feeling and strength of our beautiful Canadian birch trees, without painting them too heavily, ‘said Ms Pontieri. ‘Developing this mixed media technique allowed me to capture all that the trees have to say to us, and to Paris!”