Testimonials- 

• Your art is sublime and I can’t emphasize enough how excited i am to have original art work in my home. - F.D., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

• It ( a 30" x 30" polar bear portrait oil painting) has arrived in excellent condition and is now in place looking superb. I must commend the excellence of the artist in capturing the dynamic image. P., Great Britain, United Kingdom

• I feel most fortunate to be able to one day soon hang this magnificent "story" (Polar Bear -Dark Water 1) in a prominent place where my husband and I can enjoy it every day.  Your creative talent is amazing and reveals your passion for the focus of your masterpieces.  What I love about your polar bear renditions is the "story" that seems to emanate from each piece.  - S.B., AL, USA

• A beautiful study and very moving approach to raise awareness of the dangers these beautiful animals (polar bears) face in an every changing environment. -B.K.

• I first made contact with Christine through a search online. She had painted a fabulous large (48" x 48") mono oil on of a menacing (in the nicest possible way), Maine Coon cat which she had posted on her web site. I of course, had to purchase it.  Following that introduction I commissioned Christine to do a small colour portrait of 'Tilly', my Maine Coon. She did a wonderful job and has since originated a similar 'Tilly' mono for me. Distance was no object - Toronto, Ontario, Canada to UK - every picture arrived safe and sound and ready to have - I could even still smell the oil paint!  C.W. Great Britain, United Kingdom

Interviews - Christine Montague, Canadian Portrait & Polar Bear Artist

• Artful Conversations: Polar Bear Portraits with Canadian Artist Christine Montague. Youtube. Meet Christine

• Podcast - Christine Montague Polar Bear Art on theArt Conversations with Lisa J. Irvine here

• Blog - Christine Montague  interview on Carolyn Edmund, Artsy Shark here

• Blog - Christine Montague Interview on Bind Collective here

MEET CHRISTINE-

Christine Montague (B.F.A., B.Sc. Biology) is an award-winning Canadian portrait and realism artist with a passion for polar bears.

Her dramatic polar bear portraiture paintings show a bear that is intelligent, powerful and paused in a solitary journey, afloat in a dark sea, or reflecting in the northern lights.

The polar bear is muse to themes of wonder and hope, even under environmental threat. Her art raises awareness about climate change & vanishing sea ice.

To further her knowledge about polar bears, Christine has traveled to Iqaluit and Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset) in the arctic, and Churchill, Manitoba, the subarctic polar bear capital of the world.

Early Days As An Artist

Christine jumped into the art world full time when she was invited to help create and have a studio at the Beaux-Arts-Brampton Artist Co-operative (Brampton, ON, Canada) as well as serve on its board.

She subsequently moved her studio and gallery to the Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre (now the Williams Mill Creative Centre) in Glen Williams (Georgetown), Halton Hills, ON, Canada). She served as Chair of the Mill Artist Group, and later on the Board of the Williams Mill Foundation. She conceived and organized the Eyeful Art Salon which ran for numerous years.

Christine, also known for her portrait art, was awarded the portrait commission to paint the world renowned jazz great, Dr. Oscar Peterson. It hangs on permanent display in the City of Mississauga’s Living Arts Centre.

Christine built a beautiful studio on her property in Mississauga, ON.

In 2017, her polar bear painting, Dark Water, took top award in a Canada-wide juried show at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, ON.

This led to her 2018 solo show of polar bear art “Dark Water” at Artworld Fine Art Gallery (now The Donna Child Art Gallery) in Toronto, ON. At the opening was special guest, James Kushny of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC). Christine and Artworld Fine Art Gallery were pleased to donate a portion of the sales to this worthy not for profit devoted to research for sustainability of the north.

In 2020, her solo show of polar bear art, on thin ice, was at the Montgomery’s Inn Museum, Toronto, ON. Christine was pleased to able to donate again to CNSC.

2023 Polar Bear Wonder and Warning was Christine’s solo show about polar bears & their vulnerability to climate change in the Fireside Gallery at the Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON.

Recent History

In Fall 2023, Christine had the honour of being the featured artist on a polar bear adventure tour to Churchill, Manitoba.

In 2025, Christine, furthered her knowledge of the north by visiting Alaska to see the Margerie Glacier, Sumdum Glacier and Mendenhall Glacier, as well as Alaskan wildlife - Bald Eagles, sea otters, whales and brown bears.

Her paintings have appeared in over 80 regional art shows.

In the 2025, Teravarna International Juried Art Exhibit, Animals, Christin’e unusual 36” wide round painting Brightly Waiting that shows a beautiful, healthy polar bear standing patiently by melting ice (see below) won the Merit Prize Award.

Christine is presently a guild member of the Burlington Fine Arts Association. She has a long history of volunteering on art boards in the past - Visual Arts Brampton, Beaux-Arts Brampton, Williams Mill Artists Group (Glen Williams), The Lakeview Legacy Committee (Small Arms Building, Mississauga) and The Williams Mill Foundation (Glen Williams).

Her artwork is in collections in Canada, the U.S.A, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Bermuda.

Christine creates out of her artist studio in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Her art is sold directly through ChristineMontague.com or internationally through studio on Christine Montague Saatchi Art. All original art is sent directly from her studio.

Christine remains committed to the polar bear and climate change awareness story in her art.