Dr. Nathalie Johnson

JGH Foundation donors help fund the critical cancer research of Dr. Nathalie Johnson

...always fascinated with the science and the biology of lymphoma,” said Dr. Nathalie Johnson, a clinician-scientist at the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH). “There’s a possibility of a cure, which is very rewarding. I tell my patients, ‘You have cancer, but you can get through this.’” Lymphoma broadly refers to cancer that begins in cells of the lymphatic system. Dr. Johnson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medi...
Charlevoix

Charlevoix – La Routes des Saveurs is an introduction to local producers, cuisine, artisans and inspiring entrepreneurs

...s native France, where donkey’s milk is used in soaps and beauty products. Nathalie and Serge purchased their first donkeys, and began making hand and facial soaps in 2004. They then began developing beauty products, and in 2007 they introduced their line of Shamâne cosmetics. Nathalie and Serge are open to visitors, and they have a well-stocked gift shop selling everything from soaps to their Shamâne line of cosmetics. The internet helps to make...
The Montrealer 25 Years

Celebrating 25 Years of making The Montrealer!

...hard at what he does – so that on stage he can make it look easy. Nathalie Bondil: The Executive Director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Nathalie is an interesting combination of an astute business woman and a creative thinker. Nathalie has been featured twice on our cover. She has a clear vision of the importance of The Arts in a civil and modern society, and that a museum should be accessible and fun. She has transformed the MMFA to earnin...
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Nathalie Choquette to perform the world premiere of Diva by Night at Theatre Lac Brome

Born in Tokyo of diplomat parents during a raging typhoon, Canadian soprano Natalie Choquette is a rather unique multilingual classical entertainer who presents opera with an irresistible humorous twist. Her show, Whoever said opera was boring? has delighted audiences across the planet and won over many new opera fans. Beginning July 18, she will perform the World Premiere of her newest show, Diva by Night at Theatre Lac Brome. Awarded many prize...
Thierry Mugler

Thierry Mugler – until September 8, MMFA

...Chimère” gown, haute couture fall/winter 1997–1998. Photo: © Alan Strutt. Nathalie Bondil, MMFA Director General and Chief Curator, explains: “Paying homage to couturiers, those contemporary artists, both with them and for them, is a source of pride for the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts… and for me personally, because there are very few in this exclusive world of haute couture who have created their own fashion house. I am proud to be able to shar...
Post-Impressionism

Paris in the Days of Post-Impressionism

...of the exhibition, Gilles Genty and our Director General and Chief Curator Nathalie Bondil, I hope that visitors will come away having learned more about artistic freedom, ‘indépendance’ and the power of art to create social change.” Léon Pourtau (1872-1898), Beach Scene, about 1890–93, oil on canvas. Private collection “Some exhibitions simply illustrate an era; this one instead invites visitors to experience the extraordinary aesthetics of the l...
20 years

Celebrating 20 Years of making The Montrealer!

...hard at what he does – so that on stage he can make it look easy. Nathalie Bondil The Executive Director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Nathalie is an interesting combination of an astute business woman and a creative thinker. She has a clear vision of the importance of The Arts in a civil and modern society, and that a museum should be accessible and fun. She has transformed the MMFA to earning world-wide peer recognition, and in 2014, The...
Jean McEwen

Jean McEwen – Untamed Colour – Until February 2, 2020 MMFA

...while exploring the full potential of colour and the space/plane dynamic. Nathalie Bondil, Director General and Chief Curator of the MMFA, explains that “Jean McEwen is without doubt one of Canada’s greatest painters. In the tradition of automatism and colour field painting, McEwen’s style using hand-applied varnish is sensual yet precise and truly unique. His work creates a universe that is both complex and poetic and that has singular depth. As...
Elaine de Kooning

Elaine de Kooning painting at the MMFA

...public in the MMFA’s Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace. Says Nathalie Bondil, Director General and Chief Curator, MMFA, “From one woman to another, from one love to another, I can’t think of a more moving gesture. Thanks to our patron Roslyn Margles, we have the honour of exhibiting this striking tableau by Elaine de Kooning, a brilliant artist too often overshadowed by her husband.” Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989), Bill at St. Mark’s,...
Lyric Theatre’s Bob Bachelor and Chris Barillaro

Lyric Singers bring energy & talent to Forever Broadway

...he shower, but I’d never sung in public.” Work and travel commitments kept Nathalie away during September auditions, and so her singing career remained an unfulfilled dream until this past January. “There was an opening, and so I auditioned for Bob and was accepted. I guess I’ll always be known as “the shower singer”! Laurie-Ann Jean-Bapiste has been with Lyric Singers for eight years Laurie-Anne Jean-Baptiste has been with Lyric for eight years,...