Yanik Falardeau
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Artists Statement

Earth is our Sanctuary.

Artists Statement

Living in an increasingly artificial world, my artist heart craves a deep connection with the organic, natural world. Since 2005, the forest has been my home, my teacher, and my endless source of inspiration. I listen deeply and observe intensely before I ever reach for a pencil, or a brush. In my studio, I quiet my mind, push colour freely, and play before I commit to a precise vision for the piece.

On this journey from my head to my heart, I once met a ruby-throated hummingbird who left a lasting impression. He taught me to find purpose through joyful action, inviting magic, beauty, and wonder into my practice, but also acknowledging the urgent mission of pollination of the new world, one where we understand our roots and our nature.

My art is more than decoration. It's an act of service to Mother Earth and all her children. Each canvas is a fragment of the sanctuary I'm creating, for the hummingbirds, for the land and for the humans who have forgotten they belong to it. My brushes paint the story of our interdependence with the living world, from the miniature to the monumental. Through each piece, I hope the viewer sees the glittering threads that connect us to the land, to each other, to those who came before us, and to all who will follow.

Biography

Yanik Falardeau - Animist Expressionist - Social Artist - Muralist - Quebec, Canada

Yanik Falardeau is a multidisciplinary social artist, muralist, and founder of Kolibrico. Her practice and studio are rooted in the forests of the Laurentians, on the traditional and unceded territory of the Weskarini (Algonquin) First Nation. Working across acrylic, latex, ink, and digital media, Falardeau paints the local flora and fauna, with a particular focus on hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators and their host plants as acts of witness to our interdependence with the natural world. Her practice occupies a rare intersection: the intuitive freedom of abstract expressionism grounded in an animist reverence for living systems.

Largely self-taught after a formative break from formal art school nearly broke her creative spirit, Falardeau followed a fiercely independent, non-traditional art path. Her voice has been shaped directly by the Laurentian forest and her quest to connect with the spirit of the land. Her process begins in deep observation and silence before colour is pushed freely onto the canvas, allowing image, energy, and intention to emerge together organically.

A member of Regroupement des Artistes en Arts Visuels (RAAV), her work has been shown in galleries, public spaces, transformational festivals across Quebec and sold internationally.

Celebrated commissions include several large-scale murals for Club Med Punta Cana as well as Club Med Turkoise and the landmark "Bird of Hope" international art installation project launched in Morin Heights. She is currently beginning a self-funded residency to establish the Kolibrico Foundation, dedicated to creating hummingbird havens and food sanctuaries for pollinators and humans alike.

Her next commission is a 90 by 14 foot mural of indigenous plants, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Planned for 2027, this piece will be her first large-scale work, to date, in Quebec.

For Falardeau, every brushstroke is an act of service to Mother Earth, to the pollinators sustaining our food systems, and to the viewers she invites to pause and feel the profound truth of our interdependence with the natural world.

Credentials

EDUCATION

  • Baccalauréat es Arts, Université de Montréal, 1992–1995
  • Certificate, Crash Course on Creativity MOOC, Stanford University, 2012
  • Certificate, Desktop Publishing, Dawson College, 1998
  • DEC Illustration & Design, Dawson College, 1990–1992

Memberships

  • 2024-2026 Butterfly Ranger - Butterfly way project David Suzuki Foundation
  • 2018 Associate Member: Regroupement des Artistes en Arts Visuels du Québec, RAAV,
  • 2026 Professional member : Regroupement des Artistes en Arts Visuels du Québec, RAAV,
  • 2018 Maison des Arts et de la Culture de St-Faustin,
  • 2014 Galerie Espace Rhizomes

PRESS

Main Street
How can we co-create a better world?
Morin Heights, October 30, 2013

Studio Voice Magazine
Creative Adventure to make the world a better place Melodie Joy Deetz, USA, November 2013

L'Information du Nord
The bird with 520 feathers takes flight
Daniel Deslauriers, Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, December 2013

Exhibits

My art in the wild

Solo Exhibits

  • 2014 Expansion, Galerie Espace Rhizomes,
  • 2013 In the Name of Love, Installation, Morin Heights,
  • 2013 In the Name of Love, Installation, Laval,
  • 2013 In the Name of Love, Installation, Montréal,

Group Shows

  • 2026 Festival Montréal en Lumière
  • 2019 Galerie d'Art Béliveau, Saint-Sauveur,
  • 2016 Éphémère, Festival Montréal en Lumière,
  • 2015 Fleur du Feu Intérieur, Heal your Mind,
  • 2015 Vision Art Festival,
  • 2015 OpenMind festival
  • 2014 Binôme, RV Art-Thé, Galerie de la Gare,
  • 2014 Inspirations Collectives, Galerie Espace Rhizomes,
  • 2014 Dada 8e édition, Maison des Arts et de la Culture, St-Faustin-Lac Carré,
  • 2014 Exposition Croire/Believe, Le Milieu, Montréal,
  • 2013 Twitter Art Exhibit, Exhale Unlimited Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California,
  • 2012 Bike Jax Art Show, Cork East Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida,
  • 1999 Hommage à Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Commensal, Montréal, 1999

Cultural Mediation

  • Bird of Hope - International Collective Art and travelling installation - Avoxtar
  • Origami In Situ - Origami workshop - Maison des Arts de St-Faustin
  • Peace Angel - Workshop on intuitive painting and creation of a collective work with 40 artists - Maison des Arts de St-Faustin
  • Kanzashi Flowers - Textile Workshop - Private Event
  • Pleine Lune - Collective art - Private Event
  • Collective Mandala - Textile and Mixed-Media Workshop - Saint-Jérome
  • Circles Galore - Intuitive art workshop - Morin Heights
  • Super Bricocycleurs - Creative workshop for 63 first-graders - Saint-Jérôme
  • Rainbow of emotions for a peaceful world - Intuitive art workshop for 63 first-graders - Saint-Jérôme
  • Reclaim your colours - Creative Workshop - Writing, Painting & Mixed Media
Cultural Mediation

Let's create something together

Thank you for visiting my website and your interest in my art and mission. What is on your mind? I'd love to hear from you to discuss how we can bring your vision to life.

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