WHO IS ARO?
Caroline Bergeron was born in Quebec in 1975. Her artist name is ARO and represents, in addition to the diminutive of her first name, three words that have always inspired her: authenticity, romanticism and originality. This future creator of emotions grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. A self-taught artist, she says that art chose her at 42. Who she is today was forged by her past as an entrepreneur, as director of business development for Campbell's Soups and as the owner of successful restaurants in Old Quebec.
It was during a creative workshop in 2017 that she reconnected with art, after a career as a restaurant manager. This workshop is a revelation for her. She changes her professional direction.
Several elements mark his journey, notably his meeting with Michelle Obama, to give her one of his paintings in person, and his exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. This very special trip allows you to deepen your knowledge of different artistic movements and helps your work evolve considerably.
She participates in several international group exhibitions, which lead her to exhibit in Canada, the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia. She is the subject of several articles, reviews and publications in books and specialist journals, including the prestigious Architectural Digest in the United States. She opened her own art gallery in Stoneham, Quebec in 2018. She is also represented in 9 art galleries in Canada and the United States.
In 2018, it was appraised by an art expert in Canada and, in 2020, by Akoun in France. That same year, it made its entrance to the museum level in France. Today her works can be found on 5 continents and she already has an impressive list of collectors.
ARTISTIC APPROACH
ARO works his works in successive layers. Dripping and all-over with a knife are found in his work which is sometimes at the crossroads between lyrical abstract and geometric abstract. ARO has always used pure instinct to express his emotions. His need to delve into the heart of art history allowed him to learn a lot. Horizons have also opened up with the exploration of mediums. “Each work has its story. I draw from within myself and I share my thoughts, what lies within me,” explains the woman who feels artistically close to Pollock and Riopelle.
Questioning begins the creative process. The artist designs his work in the manner of a dance, where each step, gesture, movement corresponds exactly to an inner melody which is expressed in colors on the canvas, thus revealing a state of mind or a state of feeling. be. She is one with her work. ARO Action painting favors the physical act without figurative suggestion. The structure of the painting results from the energy and psyche that animate his body during creation. This ballet of expressed emotions is a testimony of the living body, in action, in movement.
“Art is a very powerful and unique emotional marker. Art provokes emotions.” For the artist, painting is a laying bare “a way of revealing oneself, of showing one’s vulnerability”. Painting is a liberation, a letting go. In this process of liberation, three acts stand out: being in the present moment, fulfilling the need to express oneself and inspiring people.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Solo exhibitions
2023
Non-Negociable, Galerie Aro, Stoneham, Quebec, Canada
(May 2023)
2022
Introspection, Saphira & Ventura Art Gallery, New-York, USA
(October 2022)
Pure, ADC Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
(September 2022)
Introspection, Galerie Aro, Stoneham, Quebec, Canada
(May 2022)
2021
Renaître, Galerie Aro, Stoneham, Quebec, Canada (November 2021)
Le temps nous appartient, Galerie Aro, Stoneham, Quebec, Canada (May 2021)
2019
ParÊtre, Galerie Aro, Stoneham, Quebec, Canada (May 2019)
2018
Beauce Entrepreneurship School in Montreal (artist in residence)
Urgence de vivre, Galerie Aro, Stoneham, Quebec, Canada (Oct. 2018)
Spag & tini, Old Quebec, Quebec, Canada (artist in residence)
A journey to the heart of my soul, Château Laurier, Quebec, Canada
The Sum of My Encounters, Galerie Québec Art, Québec, Canada
Group exhibitions and art fairs
2022
Maco Museum, Veroli, Rome, Italy with Saphira & Ventury Gallery, New-York
Venice Art & Technology, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy with Saphira & Ventury Gallery, New-York
7th International Salon of Painting, Menduina Schneider Gallery, L.A. California, USA
Perspective Show at Saphira & Ventury Gallery, New-York
Deconstruction, Phygical Exhibition Saphira & Ventury Gallery, New-York
World Art Dubaï with Saphira & Ventura Gallery Dubai World Trade Center, Dubaî, United Arab Emirates
World Art Forum with Saphira & Ventura Gallery National museum of civilization, Cairo, Egypt
2021
NFTs: Timeless and Ancient Art with Saphira & Ventura Gallery at One Art Space, 23 Warren St, New-York
Scope Miami with Saphira & Ventura Gallery, 1130 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, Florida
Fait Maison exhibition at La maison des artistes visuels francophones de Winnipeg, Canada
Art Expo New York - SOLO, Pier36. 299 South Street, NY
Exposition ArtQuake à Nigde en Turquie, Art Nigde International Gallery
8th edition of the Contemporary Art Symposium of Rivière-Éternité as honorary president
51th international exhibition of the Circle of Painters and Sculptors of Quebec, La Madeleine Church, 8e arrondissement, Paris, France
2020
VR 3D contemporary art museum in Longwy (France) Art Total Multimedia
Palais des congrès de Montréal, Group exhibition with the Circle of Painters and Sculptors of Quebec
2019
7th edition of the Contemporary Art Symposium of Rivière-Éternité
ADC Fine Art, group show, Cincinnati, Ohio
2018
ADC Fine Art, collective exhibition, finalist Artist Come Alive Contest
Spectrum Miami, represented by Art Blend from Fort Lauderdale
49th international exhibition of the Circle of Painters and Sculptors of Quebec at the Galeria Miejskiego Domu Kultury, Mikolow in Poland
48th international exhibition of the Circle of Painters and Sculptors of Quebec at the Abbey of Fontdouce, Saint-Bris-des-Bois, France
Art Shopping at the Carrousel du Louvre, represented by Mecenavie, Paris, France
Art Expo New York, represented by the MJ Laberge gallery in Montreal
Professional affiliations
Since 2020
Art X Terra (Quebec)
Since 2018
International collective of artists Art Zoom (CIAAZ)
Regrouping of visual artists of Quebec (RAAV)
Since 2017
Mondial Art Academia - France
Circle of Painters and Sculptors of Quebec (CAPSQ)
Private and corporate collections
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, Chicago, USA
Scenic Eclipse, Scenic Cruise Line Yacht
Chateau Laurier, Quebec, Canada
Claude Lafleur, Anges Quebec, Canada
André Lachance, Proludik, Quebec, Canada
Construction Gératek, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Christian Boissonneault, Desjardins Securities, Quebec, Canada
Linda Dallaire, Groupe Dallaire, Quebec, Canada
Jacques Talbot, Restaurant Cosmos, Quebec, Canada
Jean Martin and Brigitte Clavet, Restaurant St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
Michael Connelly, Toronto, Canada
Dasya Katz, New York, USA
Kao Yun Hwa, New Tapeï, Taiwan, China
Deborah Shelton and Francisco Durazo, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Andréanne Martin Nutritionist, Quebec, Canada
Construction Parox, Beloeil, Qc, Canada
Hotel Manoir Victoria, Québec, Canada
Groupe CME, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Municipalité de Rivière-Éternité, Saguenay, Canada
Ramp-Art, Lévis, Québec
Assemblée Nationale, Bureau de Chauveau, Qc, Canada
Corporation des Concessionnaires Automobiles du Québec
Robert Poëti, Ancien Ministre Transport et PDF CCAQ
Yvon Fournier, Fournier Autos
Selected prizes
2023
5th International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci in Milan
By Salvatore Russo, Curator
2021
Spotlight Program Artist Winner
ArtExpo, New-York, USA
Gold Medal in Abstract Art at the 51th Internation exhibition of Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec at Église la Madeleine, Paris, France
Nomination as cultural personnality of the year, MRC Jacques-Cartier
2020
Certificate of recognition from the VR3D Contemporary Art Museum in Longwy (France) for her contribution to promoting the art of her country on the international scene
ACA Contest, Art Design Consultant Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Aro Burst Blast (6 canvases) selected from over 3,500 entries
2019
ACA Contest, Art Design Consultant Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Aro's Proud of Myself work selected from over 2000 applications
2018
49th international exhibition of the Cercle des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs du Québec at the Galeria Miejskiego Domu Kultury, Mikolow in Poland, medal of honor of the show for the quality of her work and her contribution to the promotion of the art of her country, on the international scene
ACA Contest, Art Design Consultant Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Work Tornade d'Aro selected from more than 2,000 applications
48th international exhibition of the Circle of Painters and Sculptors of Quebec at the Abbey of Fontdouce
in France, gold medal in distinct technique with Aiming for the impossible
2017
38th Gala-Competition of the Cercle des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs du Québec, silver medal in abstract art with Exotism
In the media
2023
Derrière le Volant, at RDS Broadcast Saison #2, Aro's automotive art dresses the set and the artist proposes 5 topos during the season (April to June, Saturday 12:30 pm)
Pleins Feux sur Québec, TVA, Saison 8, March 4th
Automotive art by Aro and testimony from Robert Poëti
2022
TV Show: Vu d’ici, CCAP Cable, June 2022 Aro présente sa nouvelle exposition Introspection
ICI Québec , Radio-Canada, May 5th 2022, Le téléjournal Qc L’artiste de Lac-Beauport ARO présente « Introspection »
NOOVO Info, May 6th 2022 NFT : UNE ARTISTE DE QUÉBEC EXPOSÉE À NEW YORK
2021
Show Seen from Here, CCAP Cable, Aro presents her new exhibitions Renaître in Stoneham, October 2021
Show Seen from Here, CCAP Cable, Aro Artist Painter from Stoneham, March 2021
2019
TVA Nouvelles, broadcast of September 24, 2019, The artist Aro creates a canvas for Michelle Obama
Magazin'Art, Volume 31, No 124, summer 2019 Fueling the energy of life, Portrait de Galerie
Show Seen from Here, CCAP Cable, Aro Artist Painter from Stoneham, May 2019
TVA Nouvelles, program of May 29, 2019, A local entrepreneur who is extremely successful in the art world
L'Écho du Lac (newspaper), The ParÊtre d'Aro collection, May 2019
Arts et cultures, May 7, 2019, ParÊtre, a human and powerful exhibition of Aro - see section the press speaks about it
Info-culture.biz, May 7, 2019, ParÊtre, a human and impactful exhibition of Aro - see section the press talks about it
Magazine des arts, May 7, 2019, ParÊtre, a human and powerful exhibition of Aro - see section the press talks about it
Magazine'Art, Volume 31, No 122, winter 2019: Galerie Aro
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2018
L'Écho du Lac (newspaper), Aro, A very strong marketing image, November 2018
Show Parlons-en on the CCAP Cable channel - Loan of the artwork Crazy 24 x 48 for the decoration
Journal de Québec, Inspiration sans frontières, October 26, 2018
Magazine'Art, Volume 30, No 120 summer 2018: Aro on display at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris,
Magazine'Art, Volume 30, No 119, spring 2018: Eclecticism, Galerie Québec Art
Magazine'Art, Volume 30, No 118, winter 2018: Eclecticism, Galerie Québec Art
Journal de Québec, A talent comes to light, February 2, 2018
Spotlight on Quebec, broadcast of March 24, 2018
TVA Nouvelles, issue of March 22, 2018, The Riopelle of modern time
2017
L'Écho du Lac (newspaper), When a businesswoman turns into an artist, December 2017
Publications
2023
The universal Artist -5th International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci- Salvatore Russo
Contemporary Celebrity Masters by Salvatore Russo
2022
Architectural Design, AD Magazine, France, Europe
Tendance Magazine, Un Fauteuil Pour Deux, Qc, Canada
Blink, Your art resource, ADC Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio USA
2021
Tendance Magazine, Un Fauteuil Pour Deux, Qc, Canada
2020
Blink, Your art resource, ADC Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio USA
2019
Blink, Your art resource, ADC Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio USA
The Art Book 2019, ArtBlend Artist Agency, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA