▁M s . ▁Bel court ' s ▁paint ings ▁inv ite ▁med itation ▁on ▁the ▁per cept ual , ▁the ▁concept ual ▁and ▁how ▁our ▁minds ▁construct ▁the ▁world ." ▁Descri bing ▁her ▁later ▁evolution , ▁David ▁Bro dy ▁writes ▁in ▁Art crit ical , ▁" H ard - n osed ▁Canadian ▁empir ic ism ▁and ▁Brook lyn ▁g rit ▁seem ▁to ▁combine ▁in ▁Bel court ’ s ▁work ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁sty list ic ▁st asis ." ▁ ▁Bel court ▁has ▁exhib ited ▁intern ation ally , ▁including ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁Vienna ▁Kunst ler haus , ▁The ▁Draw ing ▁Center , ▁Stewart ▁Hall ▁( Que bec ), ▁and ▁the ▁We athers po on ▁Art ▁Museum . ▁She ▁has ▁received ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁John ▁S . ▁G ug gen heim ▁Foundation , ▁Pol lock - K ras ner ▁Foundation ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁among ▁others , ▁and ▁her ▁art ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁art ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁and ▁F lem ing ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art . ▁ ▁Bel court ▁spl its ▁her ▁time ▁between ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁eastern ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Bel court ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁spent ▁sum mers ▁in ▁the ▁Quebec ▁town ▁of ▁M ét is - sur - Mer , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence