Venus Lukic

Visual

Specialities: Creative writing, Drawing, Painting, Pop-up books

Contact Info

Email address

venuslukic@gmail.com

Phone Number

438-365-8062

Website address

www.venuslukic.wordpress.com

Other Weblink

www.chezjoiecreative.art

Where Artist lives

Verdun

Resides in

Lester B. Pearson

Social Media

Experience working with

Cycle 1 Elementary
Cycle 2 Elementary
Cycle 3 Elementary
Secondary 1 & 2
Secondary 3 & 4
Secondary 5
CEGEP
Senior Citizens

Lifelong Learners

Adult Learners

I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work

Health and Wellbeing
Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)

I've received CHSSN Mental Health Initiative training for:

Youth
Older adults

Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire

I can facilitate virtual creative experiences

School board areas you are available to work in

English Montreal
Lester B Pearson - outside Montreal transportation areas (STM)
Lester B Pearson - within public transit area

Travel

I am available for travel within the same day

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Stories and News:

Pop-Up Books at Verdun Elementary School

I am a painter and conceptual artist though I often work in mixed media or other artistic modalities such as creative writing or performance based practice as well. As a painter I am trained to use oil paints but lately have found myself using acrylic or watercolour paints for my artistic work. I have training in both abstract and figurative painting and love to combine these two in my abstract figurative works. Beyond my work as an artist, I have worked in education and now in mental health.

Rebel, 2013, Oil on canvas

On the Backs, 2022, Acrylic on canvas

Stroll, 2022, Acrylic on canvas

Gather, 2021, acrylic on canvas

The Doorway, 2024, acrylic on canvas

Creative Approach and Experiences Offered

I am offering a new workshop. This will be a painting workshop where I will work with students to creative abstract figurative works. In a one day workshop I can offer a live painting session that is interactive with students. In shorter workshops spread over two days I can work more closely with the students on their individual pieces. My main focus will be to teach students how to slow down and spend more time looking at their work of art during the creation of it, focusing mostly on the process of painting without worrying too far in advance about the final product. Some of the workshop time will be devoted to working with others to decide how to proceed with a painting. In my workshops I will be working with acrylic paint, brushes and canvas. I'm excited to share my painting technique with students in higher grades who can really delve into the practice of painting as a rewarding experience that can also be used as a meditative practice.