Biography

Asma Bouanane, a Moroccan-born artist, has been based in Canada since 1991. After completing a bachelor's degree at HEC Montreal, she enrolled in the Mission Renaissance art school in 2000 to master the classical oil painting technique, realizing a childhood dream. Like any apprentice painter, she reproduced masterpieces by great masters such as Rembrandt, Chardin, and Turner during her training, finding a profound source of inspiration in their work. Years later, to deepen her passion, she completed her studies with a more contemporary approach and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with distinction from Concordia University. Currently, she works on large-scale pieces, both contemporary and classical, reflecting her ideas, origins, and multifaceted identity.

“My creative process consists of oil paintings, with still life as my favorite subject. My artwork is rooted in the traditional techniques of academic art, yet my compositions are contemporary and include everyday objects. I often emphasize the composition with oversized proportions so that viewers cannot avoid focusing on small details that might otherwise be overlooked. The colors and tones I use give the objects a sculptural appearance, and I enjoy the challenge of rendering various surfaces (glass, metal, etc.) and capturing the interaction of light and reflections. I strive to provide delicate subtleties that create a visual effect possible only through artistic adjustments, made sometimes for aesthetic compositional reasons. I work with increasingly finer detail until I feel the painting is complete. My artworks invite the viewer to rediscover the essence of even the most common objects.”