JAYE BENOIT INVOKES ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AS A GATEWAY TO SELF-UNDERSTANDING, AND ULTIMATELY SEEKS SOCIETAL EVOLUTION. HER WORK IS A SEARCHING FOR THE PLACE WHERE THE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE MEET, TO EXPRESS A VALUE THAT HAS BEEN LOST IN OUR TIME.

 

JAYE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, WITH A FOCUS ON PAINTING AND DRAWING. HER STUDIO PRACTICE INCLUDES PAINTING, MIXED-MEDIA WORKS, AND INSTALLATIONS, WHICH ARE EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT CANADA, AND ARE IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN CANADA, THE USA, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. JAYE PROVIDES INSTRUCTION AND MENTORSHIP FOR ARTISTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ARTISTIC INITIATIVES.

 

A BORN ARTIST AND YOGI, JAYE PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTS SATTVA YOGA AS A FOUNDATION TO HER LIFE'S WORK. SHE RESIDES IN AIRDRIE, ALBERTA WITH HER HUSBAND AND TWO FELINE FRIENDS.