Estela Boudreau
Grosse Pointe Woods MI

Metamorphosis
Sculpture
Artist Statement
Estela Monjo Boudreau
Exhibitions and Biography:
• Zeus Gallery, Chicago, IL. All Women Show, 2002.
• Shoreham Garden, Personal collection show, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, 2006.
• Grosse Pointe Arts Center, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, 2009.
• Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe City, MI, 2010.
o Honorable Mention award.
• Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe City, MI, 2011.
• The Society for Fine Arts of Detroit at the Players Club, Detroit, MI. 2011.
o “The Solar Feminine” a one woman show of 25 pieces
• Padzieski Art Gallery, Dearborn MI. 2011.
• Windrise Retreat Center, Metamora, MI. One woman show, 2011.
• The Valade Center, Detroit MI. 2011.
• Pontiac Creative Art Center, Pontiac, MI. 2012.
• The Society for Fine Arts of Detroit, at The Players Club, Detroit MI. ”Emerging”, a one woman show, 2013.
• SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY. Women in Charge show, 2013
• The Scarab Club, Detroit MI. Global Colors show, 2013
• Lincoln Park Art Walk, Lincoln Park, MI. Show in conjunction with Detroit Institute of Art, 2013
• Grosse Pointe Art Center – Grosse Pointe City, MI. Our Rivers and Lakes show, 2013
• Merge Gallery, Oxford, MI. 2013
• Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe City, MI; 75th Members’ Show, 2013.
o Received Dombrowski Award, best of show.
• Pontiac Creative Art Center, Hispanic Artists show. Pontiac, MI. 2013
• Wayne County Council for the Arts, History and Humanities, Detroit, MI. Padzieski Art Gallery, Henry Ford Center, Dearborn, MI. 2013.
o Best of Show Award
• The Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, University of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, MI. 2014
• 555 Gallery, Detroit MI. 2014
• Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Women’s Show, Detroit, MI. 2014
• Detroit Historical Museum, The Society of Women Painters & Sculptors, Detroit MI. 2014
• Detroit Artist Market Garden Party and Art Show, College for Creative Studies, Detroit MI
Galeria Mariposa Studio and Gallery:
My sculpting studio Galeria Mariposa is located at Windrise Retreat Center. In addition I have a virtual gallery exhibiting portfolios of my sculptures at www.galeriamariposa.net
Windrise Retreat Center is located on a 140 acre estate in Metamora MI in a secluded woodland setting with trails and river vistas. Windrise grounds and gardens are a setting for my sculptures as shown at www.windrise.com. I also host other sculptors and teach sculpting students at the center.
I founded the Windrise Retreat Center in 1993 as a place for art and spiritualty to flourish. Windrise hosts retreats that support women empowerment, spiritual growth and artistic expression.
Education:
Master in Education from Escolapias College, Córdoba, Argentina
College of Creative studies, Detroit MI.
Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation 1996 to 2002
Associations:
The Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors
Women’s Caucus of the Arts
Michigan Sculptors Guild
International Biennale Artist
Fine Art Society of Detroit