Collagists of the month
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Pierre-Richard Robitaille
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST Pierre-RichardRobitaille Montreal How did you discover collage?When I was studying in France I liked to watch the poster artists in the Parisian metro. With their buckets of glue and their big brushes, they tore off and glued... -
Emilie Léger
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF JULY Emilie Léger Lanaudière How did you discover collage? I first became interested in collage using digital techniques. I did several years of digital practice, especially in photomanipulation, before developing my own traditional practice. In 2020 I switched to analog... -
Marie-Pier Lopes
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF JUNE Marie-PierLopes Montreal How did you discover collage?I actually discovered collage in university in a 2D exploration course. It was only a few years later when I lived with a friend who didn’t want me to have my... -
Shany LeBlanc
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF MAY Shany LeBlanc Québec How did you discover collage? I had a revelation about 2 years ago during an arts and crafts day with a friend when I was doing a mixed media project. I’ve been exploring this technique and... -
Marie-Eve Poirier
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF APRIL Marie-EvePoirier Montréal How did you discover collage?I always had this creative side and love for aesthetics dormant inside me. Over the years I surprised myself by keeping magazines and old books with the goal of doing illustration... -
John On Air (Jonathan Pagé)
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF MARCH John On Air (Jonathan Pagé) Louiseville (Trois-Rivières) How did you discover collage? I was introduced to collage through a friend of mine a long time ago. Collage just took a larger place in my life when I stopped painting. What... -
Véronica Dragnef
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY Véronica Dragnef Montréal How did you discover collage? During a workshop with the inspiring Jaber Lutfi. I realized I can paint and prepare my own papers and play with those. It just goes to show you that I never... -
Alain Reno
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY Alain Reno Montréal How did you discover collage? By skimming the high school and CEGEP libraries: Raushenberg and the Pop Schwitters and Dada, Polish posters and Bob Dylan. What did you like about the collage medium? The spontaneity and the beauty... -
Richard Raymond
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF DECEMBER Richard Raymond Montréal How did you discover collage? In 2008, my spouse started doing collage after a workshop at the Museum of Contemporary Arts. I was fascinated by the technique and the results. What did you like about the collage... -
The duo Mackay / Marois
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER The duo Mackay Marois Lévis How did you discover collage? While working on creating stained glass windows, we were looking for a medium that would make use of our experience as stained glass artists while continuing to work in symbiosis.... -
Anouk Sugàr
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AnoukSugàr Montréal How did you discover collage?I came across collage as teenager, as I was discovering the Dadaïst movement and artists such as Max Ernst, Hannah Hoech, Kurt Schwitters and many others. What did you like about the... -
Mara Laika
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER Mara Laika Montréal How did you discover collage? When I was a teenager, I used to enjoy cutting out magazine images that I found beautiful and/or striking. Eventually, I instinctively began placing them in juxtaposition from each other, but... -
Michèle F.Bérard
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST MichèleF.Bérard Montréal How did you discover collage?I discovered collage in University, when I took a painting class taught by David Elliot and who introduced us to this technic. What do you like about the collage medium?It’s a... -
Stéphanie Filion
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF JULY Stéphanie Filion Montréal How did you discover collage? I’ve been doing collage since I was a teenager. I like paper and everything related to it: bookbinding, origami, the printed arts. In 2019, in the midst of writer’s block, I... -
Frederick Ouellet
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF JUNE FrederickOuellet Montréal How did you discover collage?I’ve been doing collage for a really long time, but in the beginning, it was more for color test and quick sketches. But in the winter of 2019, I deepened my... -
Virginie Maltais
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF MAY VirginieMaltais Montréal How did you discover collage?I made my first collage at 3 years old with colored labels used for disks... The collage medium has remained with me since! My mom always gave me access to huge... -
Vanessa VanHollywood
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF APRIL Vanessa VanHollywood Montréal How did you discover collage? I started making collage when I was a teenager in journals of poetry inspired by music albums and videos of that time. About 5-6 years ago I found a box of... -
François-Xavier Vigneault-Marcil
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF MARCH François-Xavier Vigneault-Marcil Montréal How did you discover collage? Through my girlfriend who introduced me to collage through a collaborative creation. I then developed my own creative style researched on my own. What did you like about the collage medium? I like...