Nadine Montille was born in 1978, in Mauritius, in the suburbs of Port-Louis, the capital city. Since her early childhood, Nadine was inspired by nature, mountains and sea, and the bright colours of her island. Brought up by her father who was a teacher and by the Loreto school sisters, she led a disciplined life and turned out to be whole but passionate.
At the age of 12, she started to paint.
At the age of 19, she was selected at the Fine Arts school of Mauritius for a four year course.
At the age of 23, she obtained her degree (B.a Hons Fine Arts, painting major) and set off to teach in Rodrigues Island for five years in a private secondary school.
It was in Rodrigues that Nadine’s creativity bloomed. She was touched by the simple life there and the beautiful ocean sceneries.
On her 27th birthday, she exhibited 27 paintings on the marine theme: “Evasion Marine” which was a tremendous success.
Since then, things started to move rapidly. Soon she was recognized for her vivid colours and compositions.
Now back to Mauritius, Nadine continues to paint with the same passion, simplicity and success, discovering new styles, which, as usual, please our sight.
- 1997 Started a degree course at the Fine Arts School of Mauritius.
- 2001 Obtained successfully her Degree B.A Hons Fine Arts, Painting Major.
- 2001(to date) Teaches Art and Design in secondary school both in Rodrigues Island and Mauritius.
- 2004 Participated in the Annual “Festival Creole” in Rodrigues Island.
- 2005 First solo exhibition, 27 paintings, entitled “EVASION MARINE” at the L’Alliance Francaise of Rodrigues Island.
- 2005 Participated in a photography competition entitled “PORTRAITS DE FEMMES” at the L’Alliance Francaise of Rodrigues Island.
- 2006 Participated in the Annual Salon of Rodrigues, “Couleurs de Mai”
- 2006 Participated in the Salon, “Metissage”, in Tamarin, Black River, Mauritius
- 2007 Opened her own company called STUDIOS LUMIERE LTD ( http://www.studios-lumiere.com ) specialized in visual communication for companies (art works, graphic design, websites)
- 2008 Private exhibition at Tamarina Golf Estate and Beach Club
- 2008 Opened, in Mauritius, her own Art Gallery and weekly painting workshops
Most of her paintings are bought by art lovers from all around the world: Australia, England, France, German, Italy, Mauritius, Norway, Reunion Island, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland….