JANIE MCLAUGHLIN
RIVIÈRE-DU-PORTAGE, NB.
Entrance into Mines Bason (1804)Francis Wilson (1770-1810)Œuvre de la collection du Musée des Beaux-artsBeaverbrook Art Gallery de Fredericton
Janie McLaughlin is a multidisciplinary artist and fashion designer from Rivière-du-Portage, located on the Grand Tracadie territory in New Brunswick.
She holds an associate degree in fashion design from Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Quebec, as well as a bachelor’s degree in fashion design and styling from the École supérieure de mode de Montréal (ESG UQAM).
In 2017, she completed an internship at the Théâtre de la Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels, Belgium—a pivotal moment in her artistic development.
Janie McLaughlin explores fashion, textile, and visual art through various mediums and techniques, including traditional sewing and textile methods. In painting, portraiture and the depiction of boats are her favorite subjects.
Her works are distinguished by their fluidity, movement, and rounded forms (tondo).
Since moving from Montreal to Rivière-du-Portage in 2023, Janie McLaughlin has been actively involved in the artistic, educational, and entrepreneurial communities.
Artist Janie McLaughlin will interpret, in her own style, the work *Entrance into Mines Bason* by Canadian artist Francis Wilson (1770–1810), who was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and died in London. The featured work (the starting point) for this creative project is part of the collection of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton.