{"title":"Caroline Gaudreault","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaroline Gaudreault is a Canadian magical realism painter born in Alma, in Quebec’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. Raised in a creative environment, art became part of her life from an early age. She studied visual arts at Collège d'Alma before pursuing university studies in literature, history, Spanish, and programming. For several years, she worked across these fields while continuing to practise art sporadically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile living in Mexico, Gaudreault encountered the imagery and traditions of the Day of the Dead, which inspired her to return more seriously to painting and drawing. Fascinated by skeletal figures adorned with flowers and placed in ordinary, everyday settings, she began creating works featuring characters that are part human or animal, part skeleton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2018, Gaudreault began focusing more intently on her practice and refining her distinctive visual language, drawing on both Mexican folklore and classical portraiture. Blooming, empty eye sockets recur throughout her work as a contemporary memento mori, a reminder of life’s impermanence. Her paintings balance whimsy and darkness, exploring the beauty and fragility of life alongside the extraordinary and mundane aspects of everyday experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/beinart.org\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e if you would like to buy an original painting by Caroline Gaudreault or to be notified when we have new available art for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"caroline-gaudreault-etrange-specimen-acrylic-on-panel","title":"Caroline Gaudreault - 'Étrange Spécimen' - acrylic on panel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÉtrange Spécimen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on panel by Caroline Gaudreault (2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtwork size: 35.5 cm x 30.5 cm (14\" x 12\")\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrame size: 44.5 cm x 39.5 cm (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e 17.5\" x 15.5\")\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caroline Gaudreault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51696674210105,"sku":null,"price":2310.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1136\/8870\/files\/caroline-gaudreault-etrange-specimen-1.jpg?v=1768440284"},{"product_id":"caroline-gaudreault-madame-bouvier-acrylic-on-panel","title":"Caroline Gaudreault - 'Madame Bouvier' - acrylic on panel","description":"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadame Bouvier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic on panel by Caroline Gaudreault (2026).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtwork size: 29.5 x 20.5 cm (11.5\" x 8\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrame size: 37 x 27.5 cm (14.5\" x 10.75\")","brand":"Caroline Gaudreault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54281049112889,"sku":null,"price":1650.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1136\/8870\/files\/Caroline-Gaudreault-Madame-Bouvier-framed-cropped.jpg?v=1786692042"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1136\/8870\/collections\/Caroline_Gaudreault.jpg?v=1787721504","url":"https:\/\/beinart.org\/collections\/caroline-gaudreault.oembed","provider":"Beinart Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}