Team
Karina Pawlikowski
Director
direction@limagier.qc.ca
Karina Pawlikowski is an artist and writer working in the visual and literary arts. Her practice takes shape through the materials of writing, voice, drawing and everyday life. Her work is supported, exhibited and distributed by various Quebec, Canadian and international institutions. Pawlikowski’s research questions the norms that frame emotional and relational life. Her works are imbued with references to the intimate, to domestic space and to the living who inhabit it. She has been teaching drawing at the School of Arts and Cultures since 2018, and acting as chief executive of L’Imagier exhibition centre since January 2024.
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Our Board of Directors
Fidèle Lavigne / President
Fidèle Lavigne, originally from Aylmer, has been working in communications and marketing for over 15 years. She honed her skills in small private companies before discovering a passion for post-secondary education. Since 2020, she has managed the marketing communications team for the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa. Her strengths include developing holistic communications/marketing strategies, project planning and creating team synergies. She possesses excellent public relations and organizational skills. Fluently bilingual and deeply attached to her native region, she believes in the importance of creating a personal narrative that connects local communities. Fidèle Lavigne began her term on the Board of Directors in May 2021.
Dominique Racine / Vice-President
Dominique Racine holds a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the Université de Montréal, and has completed studies in public relations and non-profit financing. He has some 10 years’ experience in administration and communications with various organizations. For the past few years, he has been involved in fundraising for community organizations at the Maison de soins palliatifs Saint-Raphaël. With his expertise, Dominique Racine is keen to help L’Imagier ensure its financial sustainability, so as to enable the gallery’s long-term outreach. He believes deeply in the organization’s educational mission, and wants to make L’Imagier a must-see in the Gatineau region.
Catherine Nadon / Secretary
Catherine Nadon is a professor of visual arts didactics at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. With a B.A. and M.A. in Art History (UQAM) and a B.A. and Ph.D. in Education (UOttawa), her research interests focus on the teaching-learning of aesthetic experience, primarily in contemporary art. She is also interested in the postmodern paradigm in education and the relationship between contemporary artists and school environments. Before working as a teacher, she taught art history at the college level (Cégep de l’Outaouais, Cité Collégiale) and was responsible for educational services in a contemporary art center. She has also curated exhibitions, notably the second edition of Orange, Saint-Hyacinthe’s current art event.
Nathalie Lapointe / Treasurer
Nathalie Lapointe has worked in economic development for various regional development organizations. She worked at the Business Development Bank of Canada as an account manager and then joined the venture capital industry as an investment advisor for the Fonds régional de solidarité FTQ Outaouais. Since April 2007, she has dedicated herself to consulting, drawing on her expertise and experience in finance. The financial evaluation of projects is at the heart of her interventions as it was in the banking and venture capital fields. Concerned with details, each intervention is structured in accordance with the company’s culture and needs. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa and completed a graduate degree in corporate finance from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Nathalie Lapointe began her term on the board in April 2019.
Simon Debain / Administrator
Simon Debain is the son of Richard Ellinger and Christiane Debain and brother of Kato Debain Ellinger. Now father to son Leonard Ellinger. Simon Debain grew up in the arts milieu, having as grandparents Yvette and Pierre Debain, founders of the L’Imagier exhibition center. Since early childhood, Simon has been involved in the arts in many forms. In college, he completed a graphic design technique, just like his grandfather, Pierre Debain. He then moved to Montreal, where he completed a BAC in environmental design. This enabled him to put his creativity to good use while landscaping. After 23 years working in landscaping and design, Simon Debain embarked on a new career path, that of healthcare, as an orderly.
Marc-Alexandre Reinhardt / Administrator
Marc A. Reinhardt develops a practice at the crossroads of writing, installation and performance, primarily using sound as a speculative and sculptural material. He has presented works in Quebec, Canada, Europe and South America. He has been a member of several collectives, including ACTION INDIRECTE, Kabane77 and Le Patio, and now runs Le Clinique, a small experimental publishing structure. He lives and works between Gatineau and Montreal.