❈ ABOUT VIE ❈
Flavie Gratton (Vie) is a visual artist from Québec, Canada, currently based in Manitoba. She works primarily in watercolor and oil painting, creating fantastical worlds inhabited by elves, demons, fairies, and other symbolic creatures inspired by both personal experiences and the fictional universes that have shaped her imagination since childhood.
Before establishing her independent practice in 2023, Flavie worked professionally as a 3D artist in the video game industry for about a decade, contributing to large-scale productions including the Call of Duty franchise. She studied 2D and 3D graphic art at Collège Bart in Québec City from 2013 to 2016, where she was among the top students of her class and began her professional career before completing her studies. Working independently allowed her to reconnect fully with traditional media and develop a more personal, intuitive artistic voice. Her experience in game development continues to inform her practice through worldbuilding and a strong sensitivity to visual atmosphere. It also shapes her ability to construct a narrative within a single image, where every visual element is tied to the central character to create a cohesive, storytelling-driven composition.
Her paintings often begin with an emotion, a lived experience, or imagery drawn from the video games, manga, films, and fantasy narratives that have accompanied her throughout her life. These influences gradually evolve into symbolic compositions, whether peaceful or emotionally charged. Through her art, she explores themes of resilience, femininity, evolution, and the tension between beauty and darkness.
Visually, her work is defined by fluid forms, dreamlike atmospheres, and rich color palettes of pinks, violets, and reds. She often combines watercolor with colored pencils, ink, and markers, building layered textures and delicate details. Floating figures, floral elements, organic shapes, and surreal compositions frequently appear in her work, creating spaces that feel suspended between serenity and tension.
Alongside her studio practice, Flavie continues to work through private commissions, tattooing, independent game development projects, and local art markets. These environments have played an important role in shaping her relationships with collectors and her wider community, many of whom are drawn to fantasy imagery, gaming culture, and expressions of femininity. Some connect primarily with the visual and narrative aspects of her work, while others respond more personally to its emotional intensity and layered meaning.