Video by Ernie
I began my full-time art career in 2005 after leaving an 18-year construction job—a shift that taught me to think deeply about form, stability, and physical space.
That background continues to inform how I build, paint, and assemble. But my voice as an artist has always been personal: forged in childhood as a coping mechanism amid violence, poverty, and silence. Art gave me a way to speak before I had language. And even now, it remains my clearest way of connecting with others.
Sylvain Louis-Seize’s work invites a meaningful connection—an exploration of human resilience, emotional balance, and the ways we hold one another up.
With over two decades of experience as a multidisciplinary artist, he translates deeply personal impulses into sculptural forms that resonate on a universal level, offering collectors both visual impact and emotional depth. His work, including large-scale commissions, is held in private and corporate collections across the UK, the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe, reflecting a growing international recognition and demand.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 PAUL KUHN gallery, Calagry,AB CANADA
2021 DURAN I MASHAAL gallery, Montreal,Qc CANADA
2019 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2014 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2013 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2013 Couture Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2011 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2010 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2010 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2010 Winsor Gallery, Vancouver,BC Canada
2010 Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL USA
2009 Gallery One, Toronto, ON Canada
2009 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2008 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2008 Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC Canada
2008 Gallery One, Toronto, ON Canada
2008 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2007 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2007 Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2007 Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC Canada
2007 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2006 Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2006 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2005 Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
International Exhibitions / Fairs
2021 ART MIAMI
2021, DURAN I MASHAAL gallery, Montreal,Qc CANADA
2021 PAN Amsterdam, Nertherlands, ARTITLEDcontemporary, Herpen, Nertherlands.
2021 Afordable art fair London, England, ARTITLEDcontemporary, Herpen, Nertherlands.
2021 Afordable art fair Brussels, Belgium, ARTITLEDcontemporary, Herpen, Nertherlands.
2021 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, DURAN I MASHAAL gallery, Montreal,Qc CANADA
2021 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2019 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2013 Interior Design Show, Toronto, ON Canada, OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2012 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2011 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2010 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2010 Interior Design Show, Toronto, ON Canada, OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2009 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2009 Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, Ca United States, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, Canada
2008 Art London, London, United Kingdom, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, Canada
2008 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2008 Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, Ca United States, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, Canada
2008 Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach, FL United States , Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2007 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2007 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2007 Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach, FL United States, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2007 Kenan Center, Lockport, NY, United States, OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2005 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON Canada, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2005 Toronto Art Crawl, Toronto, ON Canada, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
Group Exhibitions
2022 The ARX, London, United Kingdom.
2022 DURAN I MASHAAL gallery, Montreal,Qc CANADA
2022 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2021 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2016 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2016 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2015 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2015 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2014 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2013 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2013 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2012 ART 2012,Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2012 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2012 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2011 Wallace Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2011 ART 2011,Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2010 Winsor Gallery, Vancouver,BC Canada
2010 ART 2010,Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2010 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2009 The Weiss Gallery, Calgary, AB Canada
2009 Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada
2009 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2009 Art 2009, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2008 Gallery One, Toronto, ON Canada
2008 Summer Show, OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2008 Art 2008, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2007 Group Show, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC Canada
2007 Summer Show, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2007 Art 2007, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2007 OENO Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON Canada
2006 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2006 Art 2006, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC Canada
2006 Summer Show, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2005 Summer Show, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
2004 Emerging Artists Show, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada
Publications / Catalogues
2019 “Immersive Shine”, by R.M. Vaughan, Oeno Gallery
2010 “ETHOS”, Oeno Gallery
2008 “ADDENDUM”, Oeno Gallery
2008 “Insistence”, Gary Michael Dault, Gallery One
2008 “Sylvain Louis-Seize”, Betty Ann Jordan, Galerie de Bellefeuille
2007 “Ephemeral Luminescence”, John K. Grande, Engine Gallery
2007 “RADIANCE”, Carlyn Moulton, Oeno Gallery
2007 “New Works”, Gallery Jones
2007 “Sylvain Louis-Seize”, Gary Michael Dault, Galerie de Bellefeuille
2006 “TRANSCENDENCE”, John K. Grande, Engine Gallery
2006 “Manufacturing Desire”, David J. Fairlie, Oeno Gallery
2005 “Human Industry”, John K. Grande, Engine Gallery
Media
2012 Arabella Art Magazine,artist to collect,Fall issue.
2010 Luxe Magazine Chicago, USA
2009 Canadian Champion, Arts & Culture
2009 Where Magazine, Calgary
2008 Taste of the Country, “Culture Crawl”
2008 Intelligencer, “Going Out in Style”
2008 Wellington Times, “Farewell Show”
2006 Where Toronto, November 2006
Corporate Collections
Guy Laliberté (owner Cirque du Soleil)
The Keg
CGI International
Marriot Hotels
BCF
JS Group International
Newport Pagnell
TMS Law
Also Group
Mirabaud
Steadyhand Investments
Russell Reynolds
GES Construction
Dodd Media
Solicitors
Mouth Media
Inbox Advertising Incorporated
Mark Lash Jewelry
Gary Danko Restaurant
Pivotal Payments Corporation
Diva Canada
Harris, Schaeffer LLP
Burns, Fitzpatrick, Rogers & Schwartz LLP
Urbancorp ” Westside Lofts / Bridge
Zaduk & Kostopolous
Metro Incorporated
Glen Talent
Saku Koivu
Daoust Vukovich LLP, Barristers and Solicitors
Gallery Representation
PAUL KUHN Gallery
www.paulkuhngallery.com
Oeno Gallery
ww.oenogallery.com
The Arx
www.thearx.com
