NEWS
Farewell Glasgow | Looking back on my residency at the CCA
I closed the door to my studio-flat at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) for the last time yesterday morning after an intense and productive three month residency. I left Montreal in search of my seal skin. I’m returning with a wedding dress in my suitcase! In the interval, I hopscotched from loch to loch…
[...]Northern Crossing – Mont-Laurier Exhibition Centre
Solo exhibition
7 June – 18 August 2018
The very first public presentation of my “Northern Crossing” series is approaching. I’ve just seen the poster, and I love it! In addition to the large, beautiful prints produced in collaboration with Montreal fine-art printer Alix et Gagné, the exhibition will feature a never-before-seen installation work inspired by the series’ insane making-of.
[...]Sneak Peek at my CCA residency project
After nearly three months in Scotland, I’ll soon be giving a sneak peak at the project I’ve been working on during my residency at Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts. Organized by TalkSeePhotography, I’ll be engaging in a discussion with artist Melanie Letoré about the ideas that have informed my image making, showing work in progress,…
[...]Putting the blog on pause during my residency at Glasgow’s CCA
It’s been almost a week since my arrival in Glasgow for my artistic residency at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA). I’m still pinching myself, it hardly seems real! I love the city, its energy, its cultural richness. I’m slowly transitioning from the initial outward exploring phase to instilling a new rhythm that will favour…
[...]The Joy of Making Fine Art Prints
Seeing my images leave the computer and come to life on beautiful fine art paper is always an exciting moment. An experience I recently had in preparation for the inaugural exhibition of my Northern Crossing series next summer at Mont-Laurier’s cultural center. The prints are big and beautiful. The work of my printer, Denis Alix,…
[...]Immersion in the magic of photomontage | Conference at the ACS Photo Club
I will be giving a conference on my photography work for the members of Radio-Canada’s ACS Photo Club next February 5th. It’s an honor to be invited by these pros of the media world to talk about my creative process. In addition to speaking about the specificities of a professional artistic practice, I’ll be going…
[...]A Formidable Nutcracker for Christmas
Emma and her Nutcracker for a quick pas de deux on the immaculate frozen lake. ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ All this… Arm lifted Leg in the air A smile at minus fifteen Celsius An uncertain mustache. ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ All this… To wish you A…
[...]Warm welcome at the Montreal Camera Club
What a wonderful warm welcome I was given last evening at Canada’s United Church in Westmount where members of the Montreal Camera Club gathered to hear me talk about my photography practice. I’m always surprised at how much I have to say about my work! It’s quite a good exercice for structuring my thoughts. I…
[...]Project chosen for an artistic residency in Glasgow, Scotland
Yeah! The artistic-residency project I sent to Glasgow’s prestigious Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) has been selected! In collaboration with the CALQ, this exchange program between Québec and Scotland allows one artist from here to go there, and vice versa. © The Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow So I will be leaving for Scotland…
[...]For Christmas, offer a doorway to imagination… Give the gift of art!
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”, said Pablo Picasso. And as Jean Cocteau wrote: “Frivolity is the best answer to anguish”. A present that soothes the spirit while rejoicing the heart, what better gift to offer for Christmas? All my images are available as archival fine art prints. Professional museum…
[...]Black & white photo challenge
Despite my usual reluctance at relaying chain messages on Facebook, something about the black & white photo challenge currently circulating made me want to participe. The rules are simple : publish one black & white photo a day for seven consecutive days. No humains. No explanations. And invite a new person each day to accept…
[...]Beyond the Looking Glass – Maison culturelle Montréal-Nord
Solo exhibition
1 March – 8 April 2018
It’s official: my Beyond the Looking Glass series will be on show at the Maison culturelle et communautaire de Montréal-Nord next spring. This will be the fifth presentation of this series of surreal works in the Accès culture Montréal network. Full details of the event on the official poster hereby attached.
[...]Up-coming conference at the Montreal Camera Club
I will be giving a conference entitled “The World in My Imagination” on December 4th at the Montreal Camera Club. I’ve been asked to talk about my creative process, sources of inspiration as well as the more technical aspects behind my photomontage constructions. I had the chance to meet a few members of the club earlier this…
[...]Elected Vice-president of the RAAV, an ongoing commitment
A cool collaboration with the Théâtre de Die
Last month, I received a cool collaboration request from Mr. Harold David, Director of the dynamic Theâtre de Die, in France, to illustrate their 2017-2018 season brochures. My pieces “Vertigo” and “The Crossing”, from my Beyond the Looking Glass series, were selected for the covers. Congratulations to graphic artist Lisa Renberg, from Atelier Boréalis, for…
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