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François
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Projets / Projects
Le Dindon de la chasse
La Faculté de dénégation du P’tit-Rien-Tout-Nu
Mighty Sarah Johnson
Hypothèse heuristique #1
Phalène
Leurre doré
Whohhoh Henry !
La saison des glaces
Centre d’interprétation du vent (CIV)
Métaculture
Lixiviat
Mamy Wiatr
Office local de conserv. de l’air ambiant (OLCAA)
Traçabilité
... et d’autres projets en rafale !
> Performances !
Ohne Kunst / mit Kunst
Bayer aux corneilles
Version médiévale pour Québec intramural
Serving Legs
Chasser l’air ambiant
Bain de givre un soir de fesses en guimauve
Joy Stick Stone
Hic & nunc et l’artiste anonyme
Coin-coin en cuirette
[On Aura] (Des ongles)
Échouer à ne pas faire de spectacle
just shut up
Petit vent
Causerie sur l’ubiquité de l’air
... et d’autres performances en rafale !
>> Commissariat de performances
hors action À VENIR
ULTIMATE (con)comitance
On aura au mieux les uns, les unes et tous les autres À VENIR
>>> Residencies
Sagamie
>>>> Works for other artists!
GRAPHICS : Les couloirs jaunes
À VENIR WOOD : telescopic scene
PLASTER : À VENIR
︎ Démarche
︎ CV
︎ Boutique / Shop ETSY À VENIR
︎ Dans les médias
︎ Archive web À VENIR
Curriculum Vitæ
Divided in TWO MAIN SECTIONS : Art CV and Work CVThe CV has been translated to English. The project’s title in french has also been translated, unfortunately.
︎︎︎ Art CV ︎︎︎
Major exhibitions & major projects
2024
«La Faculté de dénégation du P'tit-Rien-Tout-Nu», Folie/Culture, Quebec.
2023-24
«Mighty Sarah Johnson», presented by DARE-DARE in collaboration with POLY-OUT, Montreal.
«Heuristique hypothesis #1 — Disapearance», Gham & Dafe, Montréal.
2019
«Wohhoh Henry !», Verticale — artist-run center, Laval.
2018
«Ice season», Panache Art Actuel, Baie-Comeau.
2016
«Air chamber», La galerie du Collège d’Alma, Alma.
« Local Office of ambient air conservation», l'Alternative, Baie-Comeau.
Public performances & presentations
Coming up
«Kunst umgehen» group gerformance by PAE Aktionlabor, Hannover, Germany.
2025
«Kunst umgehen» group performance by Kunst umgehen, Hannover, Germany.
2024
«Equinox» group gerformance for artikulationsprozesse @ PAE Aktionlabor, Köln, Germany.
2023
«The little cursed hickey-ass» in Risques calculés (2/2) @ Le Lieu contemporary art, Quebec.
«Serving Legs» in LEGS Rimouski @ Caravansérail artist-run center, Rimouski.
«A frost bath on a marshmallowy evening» in ULTIMATE (con)comitance @ Gham & Dafe, Montreal.
2021-22
«Joy stick stone», in Juste pour fuir from arkadi lavoie lachapelle @ DRAC, Drummondville.
2021
«Joy stick stone», in Juste pour fuir from arkadi lavoie lachapelle @ CIRCA contemporary art, Montreal.
«Untitled» with the ON collective in ON AURA, au mieux les uns, les unes et tous les autres, Montreal.
2020
«Golden Lure: Monsters take shape and are not alike» @ L’Imprimerie artist-run center, Montreal.
2019
«Hic & nunc» @ Festival d’art performance de Trois-Rivière, Trois-Rivières.
«Untitled», in Penser, attaquer, construire, encore, Québec.
«Wohhoh Henry — public presentation» @ Verticale — artist-run center.
2018
«Unblocking: The semi-practice of lol in project texts» @ Verticale — artist-run center, Laval.
«Glu», in LEGS — Saguenay @ Le Lobe, Saguenay.
«Surplus paperwork» in Passeport Dare-Dare @ Dare-Dare, Montreal.
2017
«Just shut up», in Short&Sweet “Covers” vol II @ Sala Rossa, Montreal.
«Failing not to do a show», in RIPA 2017 @ Eastern Bloc, Montreal.
2016
«Play the plant» in a poetic RAID from arkadi lavoie lachapelle @ Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Montreal.
«Contemporary public art — Round table» @ Association Entre-deux, Nantes, France.
«Metaculture» in Randonnées Exploratoires, Baie-Comeau.
«A talk on the ubiquity of air» in OFF-cinoche @ Festival Cinoche, Baie-Comeau.
«Untitled» in Laboratoire Folklore volet 2 @ Château Landry, Mont-Joli.
2015
«Just shut up», in LÀ - Art d’action @ Parc des Prairies, Laval.
«Wind Interpretation Centre», in Randonées Exploratoires, Baie-Comeau.
«Decompression» in Journée performative et espace d’échange @ Rats9 galery, Montreal.
Research-creation & residencies
2023
Research-creation residency @ Sagamie, Alma.
Research-creation residency @ Gham & Dafe, Montreal.
2020-21
«Moth» and «Golden lure», in L’Écrin from Caroline Boileau and Stephane Gilot @ L’imprimerie artist-run center, Montreal.
2018
«Anemochory» @ Panache Art Actuel, Sept-îles.
Production residency @ Galerie de L’UQO, Gatineau.
2016
Like a dog in a bowling alley, with The Collectif de la Dérive @ Centre Regart, Lévis.
Projet Galerie Fontaine : Residence @ Ateliers Millefeuilles, Nantes, France.
Laboratoire Folklore volet 2 @ Caravansérail artist-run center, Rimouski.
Flashe Fête 12e édition @ IQ l’atelier, Alma.
2015
DBS#7 @ Akademia Sztuki, Szczecin, Poland.
Grants & awards
2023
Première Ovation, Quebec City. (Collective project)
2022-23
Canada Art Council — Research and creation.
2021
Quebec Arts Council, creation. (Collective project)
Montreal Arts Council, general grant program. (Collective project)
Canada Art Council, Explore and create — From concept to realization. (Collective project)
Group exhibitions
2024
«Moth and Moth Skin» in La nébuleuse du Sphynx from Suzan Vachon @ MAC LAU, Saint-Jérôme.
2023
«Untitled» in Une ligne de plus..., Gham & Dafe, Montreal.
2021
«Nails» in ON AURA, au mieux les uns, les unes et tous les autres, Montreal.
2019
«Untitled» dans FAUTE DE MOYENS on aura au mieux les uns, les unes et tous les autres, Gham & Dafe, Montreal.2018
«Action to destabilize real systems» in Every context is art @ Galerie de l’UQO, Gatineau.
2016
«Mussel blue» with Le Collectif de la Dérive in Comme un chien dans un jeu de quille @ Centre Regart, Levis.2015
«Mamy Wiatr» in DBS#7 @ Zona Sztuki Aktualnej, Szczecin, Pologne.
«Cloud Discipline» in Passage à découvert @ UQAM Galerie, Montreal.
«Untitled» in Les ébaucheries @ Rats9 Galery, Montreal.
2014
«Pigeons cookies» in Inspirez @ Galerie Onze du Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Montreal.
«Leachate» in La relève s’impose @ Centre national d’exposition, Saguenay.
2013
«The algorithm no longer calculates me» in Paramètre 2013 @ Les ateliers Jean-Brillant, Montreal.
Publications
2024
Portfolio and cover page, Espace art actuel — nº137, Canada.
︎︎︎ Work CV ︎︎︎
Professionnal experiences — cultural worker in organisations
2022-25
Instagram account manager @ Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec (RCAAQ)
Publish weekly bulletin with different formating, such as reel, stories and photo slides.
Reshare parteners opportunities and call.
2023
Communications director @ Festival VIVA! Art Action — 2023
Management and drafting of all communications with the public, follow-up with the graphic design agency, management of social networks, coordination and follow-up of a communications plan, graphic design, newsletter and support for event coordination and management.
2022
Communications manager and relations with members and partners @ Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec (RCAAQ)
Relations with artist-run centers, follow-up on visibility agreements, member communications, Réseau art actuel newsletter, communications plan and automation of targeted communications via Airtable database.
2015-
Qualified visual artist (no way!) and graduated performer (ohmygosh)! — Freelance —
Setting up exhibitions, creating sculptures, visual research, experimenting with various materials, writing calls for projects and grant applications.
Work for other artist’s
2025
Graphic design for Valéry Pelletier et Ivan Poliar
2025
Graphic design for Stéphane Gilot
2024
Costume for Marie-Claude Gendron
2022
telescopic scene for Arkadi
2015-23
Technical and multifunctionnal assistant for arkadi lavoie lachapelle
Volonteering
2021-
VIVA! Art Action Festival
Board of director
2025
Fringify festival
Volonteer
2020-21
Verticale — artist-run center
Board of director
2017
VIVA! Art Action Festival
Volonteer
Studies
Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts — UQAM
Certificate in Fine Arts — UQAM
Media communication techniques — Cégep de Jonquière