11/07/2024
After 18 years Thunder Bay gallerist Debra Chenier, owner of Chenier Fine Arts on Court Street South announces her retirement from the art and framing business. Debra has experienced a fulfilling and rewarding career working over 50 years in the arts field across Canada, from coast to coast.
A big thank you to my loyal clients and friends for their ongoing support in purchasing original Canadian art and supporting the artists I represent.A special thanks goes out to Ontario ceramicist and painter Shane Norrie who was the first artist I represented on a larger scale. It was his always evolving paintings that helped my client's transition from an appreciation of traditional landscape to abstraction.
I am grateful for my clients' appreciation of my custom framing ideas and the selection process we go through together in order to really fine tune our choices. I love what I do.
I particularly enjoyed doing in-home art consultations and being a part of assisting people to transform their living spaces with fine art and fine framing. Art does change people's lives.
Throughout the many years spent in my two galleries on Court Street, I had the privilege of working with exceptional gallery staff, Duncan Weller and Ric Windsor whose support has been inspirational and invaluable to me. Many thanks to my art agent Dimension Plus; Julia, Valerie & Diane, and to the over 50 artists Chenier Fine Arts has been proud to represent. Lastly, I want to thank my friend and trusted art and business advisor Elizabeth for her kindness, sense of humour and always wise words.
Please visit the gallery at 14 Court Street South. All art, both custom framed and unframed will be priced at 20% off until November 21, 2024. Remaining art will be priced at 30% off starting Friday, November 22, 2024, in time for the downtown 2024 Craft Revival on the 24th.
Visit our website chenierfinearts.ca for the 40% off discount start date on all remaining Chenier's original art, limited edition reproductions, vintage, antique & contemporary furniture, collectables, vinyl records and memorabilia from 1930s through 1990s.
Check out our Pre-Christmas newsletter "New Art from Debra's Archives", not seen before : Original Susan Ross etchings and drawings, Honore Daumier Work- Political Cartoon Satirst for French Newspaper, Elaborate Etchings by Pierrette Lambert, and more - Just in time for Christmas Gift Giving.
The gallery will close by April 1, 2025, and that's no joke! Debra Chenier
