Abounding return to the galleries

Beautiful winter program in the galleries of Montreal and Quebec. With exhibitions of sure values ​​like Claude Tousignant, Rita Letendre and Kim Dorland. But also a large number of young stars of all origins, just as captivating. Life is revitalized! It’s time to take a look in the galleries. Seeing beauty and rejoicing, in complete relaxation (and with distance).

Eric Clement
The Press

Tempting menu at the beginning of the year at the Bradley Ertaskiran gallery with first-class exhibitions. First of all Landscapes, Color and a Portrait, by the always fascinating Kim Dorland, who propels us into verdant and magical universes. And then Peels, an exhibition for two by young Montreal hopeful Berirouche Feddal associated with Florence Yee, queer artist of Cantonese origin already very popular in Ontario. These three exhibitions are presented until February 26.

Same frenzy at the Hugues Charbonneau gallery with the collective exhibition Radar, presented from February 2 to March 12. With four artists selected by the gallery owner, namely Allie Gator, Nathan Eugene Carson, Clovis-Alexandre Desvarieux and Ifeoma Anyaeji. “It’s a way of contributing to the momentum of these artists at the start of their careers,” he says. And above all a gift that I give myself, allowing me to closely observe four of the most fascinating artistic practices. »

Ginette Legaré, Matthieu Vanier, David Umemoto and Oli Sorenson are launching the season at Art Mature. with various practices. Sculpture, painting and virtual reality. On view until February 26. The Pierre-François Ouellette Art contemporain gallery is offering, until February 19, Baroque, a research project on light by Jackson Slattery, carried out in partnership with the art venue Parc Offsite. At the same time, the gallery exhibits a photographic series by Zinna Naqvi. And from March 9 to 29, it will host Art MattersConcordia University’s Undergraduate Visual Arts Festival.

Until February 12, Simon Blais is showing prints by Sean Scully. At the same time, the exhibition Orange, made up of artists represented by the gallery, revolves around a huge painting (5 mx 1.8 m) by the French painter Olivier Debré (1920-1999). From February 19 to March 26, the gallery owner will pay tribute to the late Rita Letendre, who died in November. With works from the 1960s to 2010, on paper and on canvas. A visit that promises to be moving and rewarding.

After Hannah Epstein, Sarah Anne Johnson and Nico Williams, the Blouin Division gallery will exhibit the works of Matthew Feyld, Daniel Langevin and Francine Savard from Saturday until March 19.

Laroche/Joncas has the good idea to go up The loneliness of ghosts, a solo by the painter Christian Messier presented until February 26. A series of paintings inspired by the experience of withdrawal that introverts sometimes have in front of others. “The works do not explicitly address this subject, but I was inspired by the difficulty of entering the flow of social interactions in order to place the viewer in a similar posture in the face of the strangeness of the scenes played out by the characters in the paintings” , says the artist.

At Robertson Arès, after the exhibition Just Semantics: Group Showin progress until February 11, the gallery will host a solo by Derrick Velasquez from March 18 to April 8, then a happy return by the artist-engraver François Vincent, with Promised land, from April 15 to May 6. Do not miss !

At Occurrence, two solos are on view until February 19. Glass and plaster objects with organic forms by Alexia Laferté Coutu. And an animated video on the torments of a farm worker, by Michel Boulanger. For its part, the UQAM gallery plans to open its collective exhibition on February 11 DataaffectS on telecommunications issues, with Cécile Babiole, LAb[au]Julie Morel, Rodolfo Peraza, Robert Saucier, Véronique Savard, Dominique Sirois and Mathieu Zurstrassen.

Gallerists Roger Bellemare and Christian Lambert are exhibiting Paul Hardy’s exploratory paintings until February 26. The Nicolas Robert gallery is offering two solos from Saturday until March 5. First, a selection of works by Louis Bouvier created with a multitude of techniques and mediums: stone, bronze, casting, wood, plaster, direct carving, watercolor or even lead. And at the same time, Caroline Cloutier presents Fragments in the Projects area of ​​the gallery.

The Atelier-galerie Piroir has, until February 5, one of its walls covered with Recorded memories by the artist Hélène Latulippe, small blocks of wood on which are pasted linocuts printed on various papers. Then, 25 members of the professional association of engraver artists Xylon Québec will present their creations as part of a joint project, from February 8 to March 12. Also note that Katia Grubisic and Ed Pien will launch an artist’s book there on April 16th.

Finally, the McClure Gallery in Westmount presents the exhibition Bring cloth and soil, by Chantal Khoury. Living in Toronto, the Lebanese-born artist reimagines elements of his family heritage brought to Canada through his immigration. With paintings of functional objects such as bowls, jugs and fabrics.

Quebec

In Quebec, the Alexandre Motulsky-Falardeau gallery had the good idea to hang no less than 33 works by Montreal painter Claude Tousignant. Lithographs and paintings made between 1972 and 2017. To see without restraint until February 27!

Gallery 3 offers until February 13 recent paintings by Thierry Arcand-Bossé, a rather fascinating figurative painter who is inspired by cinema, the internet and his life experiences. At the same time, the gallery at 247, rue Saint-Vallier Est shows creations by Julien Boily, Dan Brault, Lindsay Montgomery, Clara Cousineau, Anne-Marie Groulx and Samuel St-Aubin.

Two birds with one stone, take the opportunity to visit Galerie.a which, from January to June, will showcase the practices of Josée Landry Sirois, Isabelle Demers, Carlos Ste-Marie, François Mathieu and Florence. The White. This, as part of its first season in its new premises at 261, rue Saint-Vallier Est. It will start with See further than what is here, by Josée Landry Sirois, from February 10 to March 6. Good visits!