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Marie-Eve G. Castonguay
Marie-Eve G. Castonguay is an artist, independent curator, writer, educator and emerging scholar who lives and works in Tiohtià:ke | Mooniyang | Montréal. She is currently pursuing an MA in Art History at Concordia University, and her SSHRC and FRQSC-funded research focuses on an examination of the Quebecois contemporary craft field while considering the province’s political, social and economic contexts. She holds a BFA in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing from NSCAD University (2013). Her jewellery was showcased in many exhibitions throughout Canada and internationally. She has received numerous grants and awards, notably the Autor-Joya Award in 2015 and the Jean-Cartier Award in 2020.
In recent years, she co-curated the touring exhibition "Paysage de l’intime" and co-authored the accompanying catalogue. Se also curated the Quebec exhibitions at the 2023 edition of Biennale Révélations, where Quebec was the nation of honour.
Her articles were published in Ateliers d'art, Vie des arts, Metalsmith and Bazzart, and she has written several pieces for exhibition booklets published by Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h. She teaches at the École de joaillerie de Montréal, as part of the cégep program.
Thesis Title: TBD
Supervisor: Dr. Elaine Cheasley Paterson
Research Interests:
- Contemporary craft practices
- Contemporary art jewellery
- Canadian craft
- Art and the body
- Art, craft and design intersections
Teaching Assistantships:
- ARTH264: Aspects of Ceramic History – Ceramic Tiles: Addressing Surfaces, Dr. Susan Surette
- ARTH387: Issues in Art and Criticism - Spaces of Critique: Museums, Social Media, Magazines, Dr. Tracy Valcourt
- ARTH355: Studies in Architecture: Architecture’s Anticipations, Concordia University, Andrew Rabyniuk
Research Assistanships:
- Dr. Elaine Paterson and Dr. Molly-Claire Gillett, Home/Making Symposium
Public presentations:
- Entre Mains et Idées: La pratique contemporaine du savoir-faire (panel moderator), Art Mûr, 2024
- Tradition et contemporanéité dans la création actuelle autochtone (panel moderator), Biennale Révélations, Paris, 2023
- Des mots pour le dire: Termes et concepts liés aux métiers d'art (panel moderator), Biennale Révélations, Paris, 2023
- Contemporary Art Jewellery and the Craft Ideal (panel curator and moderator), Making and Thinking Symposium: Shifting Ground, co-presented by Harbourfront Centre and Craft Ontario, November 2022
- Art Jewelry Forum Live, Curatorial presentation of "Paysage de l’intime", 2020
- New Vernacular : A Canadian Jewellery Conversation (panel discussion), NYC Jewelry Week, presented by MetalAid at the Consulate General of Canada in New York, 2019
- (body of work) by Karin Jones (panel discussion), La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, 2019
- Artist talk, SNAG Emerging Artists Lectures, SOFA Chicago, 2018
- Artist talk, École de joaillerie de Montréal, 2018
- Artist talk, Craft Ontario Volunteer Committee, 2016
- Artist talk, Centre de formation et consultation en métiers d'art, Quebec City, 2015
- Artist talk, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, 2013
Curatorial projects:
- Québec, nation à l'honneur, Biennale Révélations, Paris, 2023
- Le Banquet: Québec, Biennale Révélations, Paris, 2023
- Archives personnelles, Galerie Collections, Paris, 2023
- Paysage de l'intime, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, ON (DesignTO); Galerie Lewis, Québec, QC; Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC, 2020
Selected publications:
- « Métiers d’art au Québec : Au-delà des frontières. » Ateliers d’Art, no. 164 (Juin-Juillet 2023) : 42-55.
- « Cohabiter sans s’effacer : la matière s’invite dans l’art contemporain. », Vie des arts LXVII, no. 269 (Hiver 2023) : 10-11.
- « Looking Through the Decor. » Gabrielle Desmarais : Les Espaces-Satellites. Montréal : Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, 2021, print.
- New Vernacular: A Canadian Jewellery Conversation (foreword). Toronto: MetalAid, 2021, print.
- « Beyond the Visible. » Paul McClure : SLICE. Montréal: Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, 2021, print.
- Paysage de l’intime, exhibition catalogue (2020)
- « Parallel Lines. », Metalsmith Magazine 40, no. 2 (Summer 2020): 20-23.
Selected exhibitions:
- 36 brooches, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (2024)
- Paysage de l'intime, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, (DesignTO + Galerie Lewis, Quebec City + Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal (2020)
- Bijoux contemporains: Francophone Artists Reimagine Adornment, Ross Art Museum, Delaware, Ohio (2019)
- KORU 6, Imatran Taidemuseo, Imatra + Tiivistämö, Helsinki + Artcenter Laikku, Tampere, Finland (2018)
- Face à Face: An Exhibition of Canadian Contemporary Jewellery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto Design Offsite Festival + Galerie Résidences, Paris, Parcours Bijoux (2017-2018)
- Espace habité / Inhabited Space, Amaranto Joies, Barcelona + Institut National des Métiers d’Art, Paris, Parcours Bijoux (2017)
- The Essentials, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (2017)
- It’s not you it’s me, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (2016)
- Non-Objective, Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (2016)
- Antonym, Alja&Friends, Vienna, Austria (2015)
- Transmission, Studio411, Montpellier, France (2015)
- Materialize, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto (2015)
- 30-Day Project, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (2015)
- Every So Often, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (2015)
- Les Traversiers des Arts, La Tonnellerie, Brouage, France (2014)
- YOU ARE HERE, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax (2013) - solo exhibition
Contact
@mevegcastonguay