Ariel Rebel

Is a self-taught, multidisciplinary, French-Canadian artist from Montreal, Canada, now living and creating in Zurich, Switzerland.

Her creative portfolio jumps between performances, photography, videography, painting, sculpture, fibre art and recipe development.

Ariel’s practice focuses on personal growth and cultivating a positive outlook on life’s challenges. Inspired by her changing emotions, wins, and struggles, she illustrates the various stages of her human experience through abstract and figurative lenses, drawing the viewer into introspection about their own experiences.

Her work features recurring themes of nature, growth, joy, hope, pain, sadness, love, evolution, connectivity, and spirituality.

Sustainability is also an important aspect of Miss Rebel’s work, as seen in some of the materials she uses to create her art.

From Montreal🇨🇦 to Zürich🇨🇭

I can still feel the sun peeking through the side window of my last apartment in Montreal and I can still hear the sounds of the busy...

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Art has always been integral to who I am.

From my earliest memories, it has been a crucial outlet for self-expression and to understanding the whirlwind of emotions within me. It served as a refuge, helping to soothe the confusion, alienation and anxiety I often felt, standing out as the odd one in many rooms.

My journey in the creative arts has been far from straightforward.

I've always been drawn to the performing arts, dedicating many early years to acting, singing, modelling and theatre.

This passion eventually led me behind the camera, where I also found much joy (and still do) in collaborating with other creatives to create beautiful imagery. However, over the years, a desire for new challenges emerged, prompting me to explore different facets of my creativity that had been dormant or underdeveloped.

Around 2020, painting began to shape my evolution.

Without realizing it, the practice quickly became a vital part of my identity, a tool for a deeper introspection than I had ever experienced.

It opened doors to my subconscious that I had not explored, made me laugh and cry (a lot), and revealed aspects of myself I hadn't seen before.

We often hear that art saves lives, and in my case, it definitely rings true.