August 2010  
Artful Henna : Body Art and Beyond Exposition  
 

Artful Henna: Body Art and Beyond is the first exhibition in Seattle featuring the artworks of henna-artists, sculptors, muralists, photographers, painters, textile & mixed media artists who use henna on and off the body.

Luma Brieuc, will be exposing her henna body art photography. The artist will also be present for the opening gala of this exciting exhibition which will be ongoing through the month of August.

Opening night Gala starts on Saturday, August 7th, at 7pm at the Art Not Terminal Gallery in Seattle, Washington.

  
  To find out more on Artful Henna exhibition, click on the link : Artful Henna  
  For more info on the Art Not Terminal Gallery, click on the link: Art Not Terminal  
       
       
  April / May / June 2010  
Henna & Cancer Connections photo exhibit: the journey end.  
 

Cancer Connections is a photo exhibit travelling across major Canadian cities until 2010. Here are the following dates and cities of this amazing exhibition: April 20th :: Granville Square Plaza, Vancouver • May 12th to the 24th :: Eau Claire Festival Market, Calgary • Grand Finale on June 1st, at Major's Hill Park, Ottawa.

  
To find out more on the Cancer Connections exhibition, click on the link : Cancer Connections
       
       
August 2009  
Henna & Cancer Connections photo exhibit: the journey continues...  
  Cancer Connections is a photo exhibit travelling across major Canadian cities until 2010. Here are the following dates and cities of this moving photo exhibition: King Square, St John, New Brunswick, from August 19th to September 3rd :: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, from September 10th to the- 27th :: St John's Newfoundland, from October 6th to the 25th.  
To find out more on the Cancer Connections exhibition, click on the link : Cancer Connections
     
       
July 2009  
Color Mundo Art Book features Luma's henna artwork  
  Color Mundo Art Book, vol 1. is now available. This first issue published by ExceptioNail Beauty, features henna artwork by Luma Brieuc, as well as numerous artists from the body painting world such as Alex Hansen, Yolanda Bartram and Gaëlle Mouster amongst others.  
To find out more on Color Mundo, click on the following link: Color Mundo
     
       
  July 2009  
New Henna Photo  
  Luma's first henna photo for 2009 is now online. This latest henna creation was inspired by none other than The Rolling Stones's famous logo.  
To see this latest photo in Lumanessence's online portfolio, click on the link : New henna photo
     
       
  July 2009  
Henna & Cancer Connections photo exhibit: the journey continues...  
  Cancer Connections is a photo exhibit travelling across major Canadian cities until 2010. After stopping in the cities Toronto, Charlottetown and Montreal in 2008, the next city to host this moving photo exhibit will be Winnipeg (Manitoba), from July 15th to August 5th 2009.  
To find out more on the Cancer Connections exhibition, click on the link : Cancer Connections
     
       
June 2009  
Henna & Cancer Connections photo exhibit: the journey continues...  
  Cancer Connections is a photo exhibit travelling across major Canadian cities until 2010. After stopping in the cities Toronto, Charlottetown and Montreal in 2008, the next city to host this moving photo exhibit will be Regina (Saskatchewan), from June 10th to the 28th 2009, in Victoria Park.  
To find out more on the Cancer Connections exhibition, click on the link : Cancer Connections
     
       
  April 2009  
  Henna presentation at the upcoming Color Mundo Make Up Show  
  Henna artist, Luma R. Brieuc has been invited to do a short presentation on her henna body artwork at the upcoming Color Mundo Make Up Show. The event wil be held Monday, May 4th, at 3pm at the Marché Bonsecours in the Old Montreal. The CMMUS holds a body painting competition, workshops, exhibition, etc. It is in it's 4th year and is organized by ExceptioNail Beauty magazine. This is Luma's first presentation for this event.  
    To find out more on this event, click on the link: ColorMundo  
       
       
  January 2009  
  Lumanessence Henna Body Art featured on From Egypt to Montreal  
  Montreal's finest henna-artist will be featured in the upcoming From Egypt to Montreal which will be airing Saturday, Januray 24th 2009, at 6:30 pm. on CJNT Montreal (cable 14).  
 
 
 
       
       
  December 2008  
  New Henna Photos in Lumanessence's Online Portfolio  
 
 
  To view the henna photos, click on the link : New henna photos  
       
       
September 2008  
Henna & Cancer Connections photo exhibit  
  Cancer Connections is a photo exhibit travelling across major Canadian cities until 2010. Images will be added as the exhibit goes from city to city. 50 photographs were chosen for the province of Quebec and among them, Transformation, a henna body art photo by Luma R. Brieuc. The exhibit is being shown in Montreal, at the Place des Arts Esplanade from the 3rd to the 28th of September 2008.  
    To find out more on the Cancer Connections exhibition, click on the link : Cancer Connections  
     
       
July 2008  
Lumanessence on Facebook  
  Facebook having become what it is, it became inevitable for Lumanessence to join the technological bandwagon and create a group. Come join Lumanessence on Facebook and leave us your comments or share your thoughts. We're looking forward to hearing from you!  
    To join our group on Facebook, click on the link below: Lumanessence Group on Facebook  
     
       
June 2008  
New Henna Photos in Lumanessence's Online Portfolio  
 
 
  To view the henna photos, click on the link :New henna photos  
       
       
  November 2007  
  Henna Art at VaginArt expo  
  Vaginart 2008 will present works from various artists, among them, Luma R. Brieuc —, from November 15 until December 15, 2007, at Brutopia located at 1219 Crescent, Montreal.  
 
  To find out more about V-Day.org, click on the link below:Ending violence against women and girls around the world  
       
       
  October 2007  
  Henna Art featured in Daughters of Gardeners  
  Daughters of Garderners is a film by Karina Marceau. Luma R. Brieuc's henna artwork is featured in this troubling documentary, which explores the deliberate elimination of female foetuses through abortion in India.  
To find out more on this documentary film, click on the link below: Daughers of Gardeners
 
       
       
  September 2006  
  New Henna Body Art Photo  
  The latest henna body art creation from Luma R. Brieuc can now be seen online. A few photos will be presented in the next À fleur de peau exposition. Dates will be confirmed soon. In the meantime, the artist invites the public to take a peek at Henna Flower Garland.  
 
 
       
       
  July 2006  
  Henna body art photos exposed and sold at Au Tableautin  
  Au Tableautin is new concept of a restaurant-gallery which has recently opened its doors to a wonderful cuisine, as well as a display of a variety of artists's artwork — among them Luma's henna body art photos. This new kind of gallery makes art more accessible to the public and provides the opportunity to not only discover new art forms but also buy them. Au Tableautin is located at 45 St-Vincent in Ste-Agathe.  
       
       
  May 2006  
  TV Interview on Indo Montreal Magazine  
 

This is the first english tv interview for henna-artist, Luma R. Brieuc. Indo Montreal Magazine will feature some of her artwork and talk a little about the origins and traditions of henna body art. The interview will be aired throughout the week of May 13th to the 19th. Check below for specific airing.  
       
       
  May 2006  
  À FLEUR DE PEAU : Henna Body Art Photo Exposition  
 

À FLEUR DE PEAU: portraits of henna body art will be presented from the 1st to the 29 of May 2006 at Georges Laoun Opticien, located at 4012 St-Denis, Montreal (corner Duluth and St-Denis). This unique photo exhibition is an opportunity to discover the beauty of this fascinating and ancient art form through the original henna artwork and photos created by henna-artist, Luma R. Brieuc.  
       
       
  October 2005  
  Henna Body Art featured in 1st issue of Worn fashion journal.  
 

In the first issue of Worn fashion journal, an interview with Andrea Vander Kooij is featured, showing pictures of Luma R. Brieuc's wonderful henna artwork. It was back in April 2005, when Luma had the unique opportunity to participate on Andrea's Effloressence project and create a full body henna design inspired by Blackwork stitching.  
  To find out where you can buy a copy of this magazine, click on the link below:Worn Fashion Journal  
       
       
  September 2005  
  Interview on “Complètement Dada” - Henna Body Art  
 

Last September, Lumanessence Studio became the setting for an interview that was done with henna body artist Luma R. Brieuc; body painter Alex Hansen, and Harry Serres, founder of Arianick Productions to talk about the First Internationl Body Painting Contest of Montreal on a new show called Complèment Dada. During the shooting, both Luma and Alex got busy on the host — who was delighted to serve as a model for the occasion — and demonstrated their respective body art technique.The results were amazing.  
  To see the full interview, click on the link below: Interview Complètement Dada  
       
       
  June 2005  
  Henna on Tim Rideout's upcoming music video entitled “Goddess”  
 

A one of a kind collaboration between three innovators in their respective fields: Tim Rideout; producer/musician/indy-visionairy, Dave Cool; musician/film/music/artist producer, and Montreal's finest henna-artist, Luma R. Brieuc, to work on Tim's first indy video called “Goddess” from his second CD Ambient Pastiche. The video is scheduled to be launched in Summer 2006.  
 

The music video was shot with the help of Dave Cool, founder of Stand Alone Records who is also currently working on the eagerly awaited documentary called What is INDIE?.

 

The film explores independence in the music industry and features interviews with artists, record labels, members of the media and radio community and others working within the industry (lawyers, record store clerks, distributors etc.).
  
   

To find out more on this doc-film, click on the link : What is INDIE?

  
     
       
  June 2005  
  Henna photo shoot with first male model  
 

 

 Around mid June, Luma had a first photo shoot with a male model for the upcoming Henna Photo Exhibition. When asked why this model was the first male to be photographed, she responded by saying: “It's more difficult to find men who agree to model for this photo project. Not every man is comfortable in his body or actually willing to “wear” a bunch of bold flowers henna design for almost 2 weeks. I suppose the stares from other men in the locker room can be disconcerting!”  
 

Each photo session is a labor of love beginning with the creation of the design which can take up to 5 to 6 hours. Then comes the drawing of the design with henna which takes another 3 to 6 hours depending of the complexity of the pattern. Once the henna is applied, there is a waiting period of 48 hours until the colour has ripened to it's full darkness. Then the model returns to the studio for the photo session which can take anywhere from 2 to 4 hours.

  
    To view the latest photo on the portfolio, click on the link belowLatest henna photo