Césan is a self trained painter with over 20 years of studio practice and meditation. Formal study has focused on development of from the wrist up artistic intuition and includes a BA in Religious Studies and Art History from McMaster University, and a diploma from the Anna Wise Institute, San Francisco in Biofeedback Meditation.  Extensive travel, from prehistoric sacred sites of the East, to contemporary museums of the West, is an ongoing foundational pedagogy.

Césan recently won The People’s Choice Award at the Aurora Cultural Centre’s Juried Group Exhibition, and she has accepted an invitation to be Artist in Residence at Trent University in 2011. Her work is currently in corporate and private collections in Canada, US, UK, Holland, France, Italy, Iceland and Israel. Césan’s studio/residence overlooks Pioneer Park Conservation Area in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

 

Select Exhibitions

 

2011     Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, curated 2 person exhibition, March 2-27, Collingwood

2010     Abstraction and Texture, solo exhibition, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora

            Recent Work, curated by Sara Petroff, Petroff Gallery, Toronto

            Featured Artist, curated by Phil Emond, Gordon Harrison Gallery, Ottawa

            Queenwest Art Crawl, Toronto

            Biannual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Ontario

            Bloom!, featured artist in curated exhibition, The Village Gallery, Port Credit

            Selections from the Heart Series and Tortoise, solo exhibition,Toronto Centre for the Arts

            Celebrating Art and Time, juried group exhibition U.R.J world headquarters, New York City

2009     Recent Paintings, Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto, ON

            Recent Paintings, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON                                 

2008     Recent Paintings, Petroff Gallery South, Toronto, ON

             Recent Paintings, Marten Arts Gallery, Bayfield, ON

             New Judaica, Temple Beth Shalom, Cherry Hill, NJ

             Group Exhibition, Edgar Modern, Bath, UK

             The Affordable Art Fair, London, UK and Amsterdam                                       

2007     Recent Paintings, Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA

             Group Exhibition, Galerie Arteconte, Paris, France

            Nuit Blanche, Art Square Gallery, Toronto, ON

            People of the Sun, Art Square Gallery, Toronto, ON

            Group Exhibition, Arta Gallery, Toronto, ON                                                  

2006     Solo Exhibition, Kolel Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, Toronto, ON

             Solo Exhibition, Hugh’s Room, Toronto, ON

2005     Window of Opportunity, A Show of Hands Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON

            Ladders, Toronto Waldorf School, Toronto, ON         

2004     Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, ON   

             Window of Opportunity, A Show of Hands Petroff Gallery,     Toronto, ON

             Solo Exhibition, Lanes Gallery, Toronto, ON

             Solo Exhibition, The Free Times Café, Toronto, ON

2003     The Richmond Hill Studio Tour, Richmond Hill, ON

1999     Uncommon Threads, A Show of Hands Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON

 

Live Solo Painting Shows

2008     Baycrest Fundraising Gala, Toronto, ON

2005     Yoga Pilgrimage, Wade Morisette, Toronto, ON

2004     Yoga Retreat Centre, Paradise Islands, Bahamas

2003     International Nia Conference, Toronto, ON

 

Corporate Collections

 

Union of Reform Judaism, New York

Critical Knowledge Inc., Toronto, ON

Mantra Partners, Toronto, ON

Regulus Investments, Toronto, ON

Canadian Bear Ltd., Toronto, ON