biographical notes

"Making art comes from a desire to see, to know, and to feel deeply -- and to live life as fully as I can."

Lynne Saintonge works in the visual arts with a main focus on painting -- oil, watercolour, and occasionally encaustic. In 2001 she also began making small editions of original digital prints. Drawing and photography are also part of her repertoire, but mainly as elements of her main focus rather than as ends in themselves at this point in time.

After traveling and living in several places over the years including London, England; Edinburgh, Scotland, and Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick along the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy, Lynne now lives in Riverview close to the City of Moncton.

In 1993 Lynne and her husband, artist David Taiaroa, opened Joie de Vivre - contemporary art & craft in Riverside-Albert, NB. The gallery was dedicated to showing work by professional artists from the province and several other parts of the country.

From 1993 to the gallery's closing after its 15th season in 2007, Lynne and David showed work by a wide range of artists and artisans, many of whom became gallery artists and worked with Joie de Vivre for years. As gallery director Lynne also curated numerous special exhibitions. She sees the work she did at Joie de Vivre as a significant part of her work as an artist. The gallery drew a community of artists together in an exceptionally beautiful region -- designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the fall of 2007 -- and presented their work in a unique and professional setting to people from around the world.

For more about Joie de Vivre visit: www.joiedevivre.nb.ca

After moving to Riverview, Lynne has re-established her studio and also continues her work as a consultant with Panchroma, the website development business she and David established in 1999.

Lynne Saintonge completed her BFA at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, and has been working as an artist for 30 years.