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Education2023-2025. Master of Arts, Research-creation, UQÀM, Montreal2021. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Intermedia/Cyberarts, Concordia University, Montreal2019. Live video and mapping training - Madmapper / Modul8, Société des arts technologiques, Montreal2019. Semester abroad: RMIT School of Art, Melbourne, Australia2017. Diploma of college studies, Visual arts, Cégep Ste-Foy, Quebec City, 20172015. Summer course, Digital Illustration, BTK University, Berlin, Germany
Solo exhibitions2025. Prophétesse, Galerie de l'UQAM, Montréal.
Selected group exhibitions & screenings2027. "Envers la Tyrannie du Réel : Matérialité et Exubérance Camp en Vidéo-Performance", group exhibition curated by Chloë Lum et Yannick Desranleau, Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo (BC) (coming soon)2025. "CHAUD maintenant V", video-art screening organized by Galerie Galerie in collaboration with Vidéographe and Autres Formes, Auditorium du Patro Villeray, Montréal2025. "All that is Solid Melts into Air", group exhibition presented by "The Pit" magazine, L’Espace parallèle, Montréal2025. "Envers la Tyrannie du Réel : Matérialité et Exubérance Camp en Vidéo-Performance", group exhition curated by Chloë Lum et Yannick Desranleau, Joliette Art Museum, Joliette2025. "We Made This Mostly at Home with Stuff We Already Had in Our Apartment", group exhibition curated by Chloë Lum & Yannick Desranleau, AXENÉO7, Gatineau.2024. "We Made This Mostly at Home with Stuff We Already Had in Our Apartment", group exhibition curated by Chloë Lum & Yannick Desranleau, Université de l’Alberta, Edmonton (AB)2023. "Acts of movements", 15th edition of HTMlles festival, Ada X2023. ARTCH, 6th edition, Montreal2022. "CHAUD maintenant (Hot Right Now) IV", video-art screening organized by Galerie Galerie & Funambules Médias, Parc Laurier, Montreal2022. "FRUIT LOOPS", video-art screening curated by Marissa Sean Cruz, Struts Gallery, Sackville (New-Brunswick)2021. "Idle Mapping from a High Speed Train", Nuit Blanche x Art Matters Festival, livestream2020. "Break Glass in Case of Emergency", online exhibition curated by Ruby Justice Thelot, Sometimes Gallery2019. "CHAUD maintenant (Hot Right Now) II", video-art screening organized by Galerie Galerie, WIP, Montreal2018. "CHAUD maintenant (Hot Right Now) I", video-art screening organized by Galerie Galerie, Divan Orange, Montreal2017. "Encan Numérique", digital-art auction organized by Galerie Galerie and Pantoum Records, Eastern Bloc, Montreal
Residencies 2023. 2-week residency, La Bande Vidéo, Quebec City2021. Tying Stream, 6-week online residency, VAV Gallery, Montreal
Special projects2024. LOJIQ grant for young professionals, networking trip to attend the KIKK Festival (Namur, Belgium)2024. La surveillante, online installation, Galerie Galerie (view here)
2023. Art Volt Mentorship - With Chloë Lum and Yannick Desranleau2022. I Want My LGBTV, as a member of Iwant2beonTV collective (costume assistant/stylist), Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal2021. Elevate the Well-Being of Your Digital Consciousness, workshop / performance, Ada X, Montreal
Professional experience2025-Present. In-home childcare provider, Montreal2024-2025. Teaching assistant, Moving image workshop (AVI1302) Department of Visual Arts, UQAM, Montreal2024-2025. Communications assistant, Department of Visual Arts, UQAM, Montreal2023. Cultural mediator, MASSIVart, Galerie PVM, Montreal2022-2023. Space coordinator, Centre culturel Georges Vanier, Montreal2022. Cultural mediator, As Water Falls, PHI Center + Place des Arts, Montreal2022. Cultural mediator, Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal2021. Immersive experience attendant, The Infinite, PHI Center + Arsenal Contemporary Art, Montreal2021-2022. Exhibition supervisor, Maison de la culture Claude-Léveillée, Montreal2021. Translator & assistant, film set of a CISM project, The Podium Brand, Montreal
Talks2025. Guest artist lecture in AVM5701 – Synthesis Activity course, taught by Professor Marcio Lana-Lopez, Department of Visual and Media Arts, UQAM, Montreal2021. Tying Stream: A conversation on tracing networks and mapping paths, VAV Gallery, Montreal2013. My Experience as a Young YouTube Influencer. Lecture given in the course COMS 354 Youth and Media, taught by professor Leslie Regan Shade, Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University, Montreal
Television appearances2021. Un Souper Presque Parfait, reality TV contestant, Montreal2021. Le Téléjournal Québec, happy citizen, Montreal2020. La semaine des 4 Julie, audience member, Montreal
Publications & features2024. These artists make videos that are sincere, funny and totally Canadian. Why aren't they ever shown together?, Leah Collins, CBC Arts2024. Réflexions sur "La surveillante" (2024) d'Océane Buxton, critique by Daphné B2023. Catalogue 2023 de la 6e édition du festival Artch, Atelier102022. Galerie Galerie presents CHAUD MAINTENANT, Liminul magazine2022. Team picks, Sueni Per Il Popolo2021. Elevate the well-being of your digital consciousness, Amelia Wong-Mersereau, Ada X2021. Concordia’s Art Matters Festival faces the pandemic head-on, Olivier Du Ruisseau, Concordia University News2018. Friday, April 13 to-do list, Cult MTL
Contact
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