Born in Montreal, Martine Bertrand is a visual artist whose career flourished in

international. His artistic career began with the creation of costumes for

prestigious opera houses such as the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the National Opera

of Paris, the Munich Opera, the Stuttgart Opera and the Norwegian Opera. This

experience in the world of dance allows him to refine his sense of aesthetics and

visual storytelling.

In 2010, a new wind brought him to draw in Paris on the set of the film Café de Flore.

Director Jean-Marc Vallée chooses some of his sketches to accompany his

screenplay in the book testifying to the film, published by Alto.

Since then, Martine has devoted herself to her art. She swapped fabric for Japanese paper, which

becomes her basic material, which she draws, shapes, embroiders and destroys in order to rebuild.

She practices automatic drawing with Indian ink, a technique that she has

developed in the dance world, where it had to capture movements. It

also applies this approach to sewing and embroidery.

Alongside her personal creations, she designs works for the media

cinema, notably the graphic language of extraterrestrials in Denis's film Arrival

Villeneuve. Martine also designs murals and decorative elements for

films Dune et Dune: Part Two.

Some of Martine Bertrand's works are part of the collections of the Library and

National Archives of Quebec, the city of Longueuil and Sun Life Financial.