COLartandwellness

Clara Olivia Levesque (she/her) is an Indian-Québecois artist working toward a career in art therapy. Along with the ethereal beauty discovered in nature, Clara is inspired by the authentic connection and storytelling established between people, their narrative, and their well-being. Clara is passionate and driven to use her artmaking as a platform for healing, fostering discussions, empowerment, and reclaiming identity. As a survivor of intimate partner violence, she makes use of her artistic process and platform to also address the issues revolving around these social justice issues, especially the concerning rise in femicides, and create a community of change-makers. Utilizing various mediums, she finds hope through artmaking`s potential to heal whether it’s her own personal transformative journey, to assist other individuals, or aid on a communal level. Clara showcases human figure drawing and various elements of nature as harmonious in her artworks. Clara often spends many hours outside sketching the outdoors and attending life drawing sessions. Her belief is that we are nature and employs an ecofeminist perspective. Most recently, she has started making her own chai-infused paper on which she illustrates her original work.