CV
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DEGREES
| 2003 | MA Art and Media Practice, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
| 1993 | Bachelor in Fine Arts (photography), University of Ottawa, Ontario |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2014 | The Karsh Prize 2014, Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2010 | Les maux non dits, Galerie Voix Visuelle, X Ottawa Photography Festival de la photo d’Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. |
| 2006 | Between Self and Other and Without End, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Between Self and Other and Without End, McClure Gallery, Montreal, Quebec |
| 2005 | Between Self and Other, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario: catalogue, text by Andrea Kunard |
| 2002 | Corps exilé, Espace Vidéographe, Montreal, Quebec |
| 2000 | The Silence of Being, Duality of the Flesh and The Magnetic Trail, Galerie Séquence, Chicoutimi, Quebec |
| 1999 | Corps exilé, Centre d’exposition Art-Image, Maison de la culture, Gatineau, Quebec |
| 1998 | The Silence of Being, Gallery 101, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1997 | Duality of the Flesh, Creative Outlet Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2015 | La pyramide, L‘Oeil de Poisson, Quebec, Quebec (collaboration with Samuel Roy-Bois including 150 artists) |
| 2013 | Heart of the Moment : Selections from the Permanent Collection, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ontario |
| 2011 | Place and Circumstance, City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario Myself : A Survey of Contemporary Self-Portraiture, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, catalogue. |
| 2010 | Subjecting Figures/ Mise à nu, Curator: Catherine Sinclair, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ont. Heart and Soul, Patrick Gordon Gallery X Ottawa Photography Festival de la photo d’Ottawa, catalogue, text by the curator: Justin Wonnacott, Ottawa, Ontario De multiples facettes : autoportraits contemporains / Many Guises : Contemporary Self-Portraits, Bytown Museum, catalogue text by the curator, Judith Parker |
| 2009 | RX: Chantal Gervais, Cindy Stelmackowich, Sarah Sudhoff, curators: Penny Cousineau-Levine and Zoe Casino, IPS Gallery , Montreal, Quebec Anatomy: In Ruins and Remade, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario (2 artists) |
| 2008 | Watershed, , Red Wall Gallery, X Ottawa Photography Festival, Ontario |
| 2004 | Dislocation, Lee Ka-sing Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Dislocation, Volkswagen Fotogalerie Fringe Club, Hong Kong, China |
| 2003 | In-Between, Unit 117, Cleveland Street, London, United Kingdom |
| 2000 | Body Language, Carleton University Art Gallery, curator: Sandra Dyck, Ottawa, Ontario: catalogue, text by curator |
| 1999 | In All the Wrong Places (The Magnetic Trail), curator: Sylvie Fortin, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ontario Divina et Femina : Religious Aspects of the Feminine, Museum of Classical Antiquities, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1998 | Proof 5: Sara Angelucci, Janet Bellotto; Chantal Gervais; Clint Griffin; Pedro Mendes, Gallery 44: Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario Divina et Femina : Religious Aspects of the Feminine, Museum of Classical Antiquities, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1997 | Upside Outside Upside Downside, (3 artists), Ottawa School of Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1997 | Un autre monde, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d’Arles, Festival Off, Arles, France Renunciation, Creative Outlet Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1996 | Intervalles, Artengine, internet exhibition Sexhibition, Creative Outlet Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1995 | Sex Show, Kinga Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1992 | Re-Mapping Territories: Immediate Responses, Saw Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario |
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
| 2014 | Karsh Prize 2014, City of Ottawa |
| 2002 | Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography, The Canada Council for the Arts |
| 2004 | Nomination for K.M. Hunter Artists Awards – Visual Arts, Ontario Arts Council |
| 1999 | Nomination for K.M. Hunter Artists Awards – Visual Arts, Ontario Arts Council |
PRODUCTION GRANTS
- The Canada Council for the arts
- Creation/Production Grant in Visual Arts: 2001, 1998, 1997
- Ontario Arts Council
- Visual Arts Grant: 2009, 2006, 2004, 1999
- First Project of Film or Video B Grant: 1999
- City of Ottawa
- Visual Arts Grant: 2008, 2006, 2004
- Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
- Visual Arts Grant: 1999, 1998
- Council for the Arts in Ottawa
- Corel Endowment Funds for the Arts: 2006
- Daïmon, Centre de production vidéo/photographie
- Production Grant: 2009, 1996
- Zonta Club d’Ottawa
- Visual Arts Bursary: 1998
OTHER GRANTS
- The Canada Council for the arts
- Travel Grant: 2006, 2000
- Ontario Arts Council
- Exhibition Assistant Grant: 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1999,1998
RESIDENCES
| 2008 | Centre Sagamie, Alma, Québec |
COLLECTIONS
- City of Ottawa, Ontario
- Permanent Collection, Ottawa Art Gallery
- Private collections
ARTIST’S TALKS
| 2014 | School of the Photographic Arts : Ottawa (SPAO). Grow with Art / L'Art en herbe, Arteast Artist Group, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2013 | National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, « L’Univers latent du regard de la caméra », Mercredis culturels. |
| 2011 | Collège catholique Franco-ouest, Ottawa, Ontario : (during the exhibition of the 11 and 12 years students registered in the media program) |
| 2010 | National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (exhibit : Les maux non dits, Galerie Voix Visuelle, 2010) Ottawa Art Gallery, Firestone Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario (exhibit : Subjecting Figures/Mises à nu) Bytown Museum, Panel Discussion with Rosalie Favell, Pedro Isztin, Marie-Jeanne Musiol, Jeff Thomas, and Justin Wonnacott (exhibit : De multiples facettes : autoportraits contemporains The Bytown Museum, Ottawa, 2010) Carleton University, Department of English, Ottawa, Ontario Ontario (Cours : English 4005A : Studies in Literary Theory : Performance and the Body. Professor : Janne Cleveland) Carleton University, School for Studies in Art and Culture, Art History, Ottawa, Ontario (Cours : European Art from 1750-1900. Professor: Cristina Martinez) Cégep de l’Outaouais, Gatineau, Québec. |
| 2009 | Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario (Group exhibition - 2 artists: Anatomy: In Ruins and Remade) |
| 2008 | School for Studies in Art and Culture, Art History, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Ontario (Course : European Art from 1750-1900. Professor Cristina Martinez) |
| 2006 | Harcourt Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (solo exhibition: Between Self and Other and Without End ) |
| 2005 | Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario (solo exhibition: Between Self and Other) for Studies in Art and Culture, Art History, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario (Course: Extreme Photography. Professor: Andrea Kunard) |
| 2003 | Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), London, United Kingdom |
| 2002 | School for Studies in Art and Culture, Art History, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario (Course: Extreme Photography: Professor: Andrea Kunard) |
| 2001 | Department of Visual Arts, University of Ottawa (invited by Visual Arts Student Association) |
| 2001-02 | Department Communication, University of Ottawa (4 times - presentation of The Magnetic Trail, part of the group exhibition called In All the Wrong Places, Ottawa Art Gallery) |
CATALOGUES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
- The Karsh Prize, City of Ottawa, 2014, Surgery Without Anaesthesia :Chantal Gervais’ Corpus: text by Lilly Koltun (exhibition catalogue).
- Myself : A Survey of Contemporary Self-Portraiture, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Nevada, Reno, 2011, curator : Marjorie Vecchio; text by Joy Garnett et Mira Schor (exhibition catalogue).
- Many Guises : Conptemporary Self-Portraits / De multiples facettes: autoportraits contemporains, 2010, Bytown Museum, text by Judith Parker, 2010 (exhibition catalogue).
- Heart and Soul, Patrick Gordon Gallery, 2010, text by Justin Wonnacott (exhibition catalogue).
- Between Self and Other (exhibition catalogue), Carleton University Art Gallery, The Camera Between Self and Other, 2005 : text by Andrea Kunard, Assistant Curator at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Body Language (exhibition catalogue), Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, January 2000: text by Sandra Dyck
- Proof 5: Sara Angelucci, Janet Bellotto, Chantal Gervais, Clint Griffin, Pedro Mendes (brochure), Gallery 44, Toronto, Ontario, 1998
- Divina and Femina : Religious Aspects of the Feminine (brochure), Museum of Classical Antiquities, Ottawa, Ontario, 1998 and 1999
SELECTED REVIEWS
- Olsthoorn, JC, « The Body Ineffable : Chantal Gervais Art and Interview, Numéro Cinq (http://numerocinqmagazine.com/), 17 janvier 2015
- Cucchi, Maud, « Chantal Gervais mise à nu », Le Droit, 27 septembre 2014
- Hoe, Olivia, « Novel methods win Karsh Awad showcases », Centertown News, 26 septembre 2014
- Olsthoorn, John, « Karsh Award 2014 winner Chantal Gervais – a presence of absence », Apt 613 (http://apt613.ca/karsh-award-2014-winner-chantal-gervais-a-presence-of-absence/), 24 septembre 2014
- Gessel, Paul, « Insides out Chantal Gervais’ fascinating body of work », Ottawa Citizen, 13 Septembre 2014
- Rombout, Melissa, « Inclure / Exclure : Lire des images de x 2010 », X Ottawa Photography Festival de la photo d’Ottawa Bulletin, 23 septembre au 10 octobre 2010. http://www.festivalx.ca/2010/html/essay_en.html
- Aubin, Raymond, « Le corps éclaté », Revue Liaison, no. 148, Ottawa, été 2010. http://revueliaison.ca/documents/148_liaison.pdf
- Caron, Jean-François, « Non », Éditions d’art Le Sabord, no.84, Hiver 2009.
- Ilea, Corina, « RX Chantal Gervais, Cindy Stelmackowich, Sarah Sudhoff », Ciel Variable Magazines, no 83, Fall 2009.
- Leblanc, Isabelle, « The Body Revealed », Canadian Medical Association Journal, no. 180(12), 9 June 2009. http://www.cmaj.ca/content/180/12/1231
- Fadden, Robyn, « The Perfect Prescription », Hour Magazine (Montréal), 23 April 2009
- Gessel, Paul, « Our Bodies Ourselves », The Ottawa Citizen, February 19 2009. http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=2a147aa2-a8b1-4104-9033-e0d4e1745205
- Fraser, Lynn, « The private and public nature of disease : art as a transformative medium», Canadian Medical Journal Association, no. 178(11), 20 May, 2008
- Bouchard, Gilbert, « Photographer defies view of art as timeless », Edmonton Journal, 4 August 2006
- Mizgala, Johanna « Between Self and Other: Recent Work by Chantal Gervais », Canadian Art, Spring 2006
- Boucher, Cécile, « Le corps appréhendé », Revue Liaison, Ottawa, September 2006. http://revueliaison.ca/documents/128_liaison_p30_31.pdf
- Kwon, Miwon, « The Wrong Place », Art Journal, vol.59, no.1, Spring 2000
- Pelletier, Denise, « Chantal Gervais met en jeu la lumière et le peau », Progrès Dimanche, Chicoutimi, 16 April 2000
- Scott, Mélanie, « Body Language a visual treat », The Ottawa Citizen, 26 February 2000
- Bouchard, Claude, « Le corps symbolique », Le Droit, 19 February 2000
- Brown, Sarah, « Vacant Storefront Home to Video Art », Centretown News, 12 November 1999
- Shinhat, Molly amoli K., « Fear is an artist best friend », The Ottawa X-Press, 4 November 1999
- Bégin, Aline, « Passages et transitions », Le Droit, 18 September 1999
- Bouchard, Marie-Eve, « Le corps dans tous ses états » La revue de Gatineau, 22 September1999
- Adam, Valerie, « The Silence of Being », The Fulcrum, 15 October 1998
- Marple, Chari, « Catch all the nudes and news at Gallery 101 », The Ottawa X-Press, 15 October 98
- Laurent, Dominique, « L’univers latent du regard photographique», Le Droit, 3 October 1998
- Al-Solaylee, K, « Proof 5 monitors new directions in Canadian Photography », Eye Arts, 22 June 1998
- Howard, Virginia, « Photos turn human flesh into object of fascination », The Ottawa Citizen, 26 May 1997
ADVISORY POSITION AND ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
| 2015 | Jury Panel, Direct Purchase Program, City of Ottawa Jury Panel, Creation and Production Fund for Professional Artists, City of Ottawa |
| 2014 | Jury Panel, Programme Artistes visuels et des métiers d’art |
| 2013 | Jury Panel, Visual Arts Projects Program, Ontario Art Council |
| 2007-2012 | Member of the Board of Directors, Daïmon, Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2008 | Jury Panel, Exhibition Program Gallery Karsh-Masson and City Hall Gallery, Ottawa |
| 2007 | Jury Panel: Art Bank, Canada Council for the Arts, Purchase Program, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2007 | Jury Panel: Production Grant, Daïmon, Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2006 | Jury Panel: Visual and Media Arts Projects Program, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, Ontario Jury Panel: Production Grant, Daïmon, Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2004 | Jury Panel, Grants to Emerging Visual Artists, Ontario Arts Council |
| 2001-02 | Vice President of the Board of Directors: Gallery 101, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2000-01 | Member of the Board of Directors, Gallery 101, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2001 | Jury Panel, Light Rail Project – Public Art Program, City of Ottawa |
| 2000 | Jury Panel, Direct Arts Purchase Program, City of Ottawa |
| 1998 | Jury Panel, Direct Arts Purchase Program, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton |
| 1996-97 | Member of the Board of Directors: Artengine Inc., an artist run, non-profit organization for the arts on the internet – www.artengine.ca |
| 1995 | Curator, exhibition of family history photographs Our Cherished Moments in Time, Victoria School Museum, Carleton Place, Ontario |
| 1994 | Researcher for exhibition A Way with Art, Gallery 101, Ottawa, Ontario |
TEACHING POSITIONS
Department of Visual Arts, University of Ottawa
| 2015-2016 | Fall : Photograph and Visual Culture (ART1331C); Atelier de photographie numérique I / Digital Photography Workshop I (ART2932 A) / Winter: Photograph and Visual Culture (ART1331 B); Photographie et culture visuelle (ART 1731 A); Photographie et contexte contemporain/Photography and Contemporary Context (ART3933 A) |
| 2014-2015 | Fall : Photograph and Visual Culture (ART1331 A et C) / Winter : Photograph and Visual Culture - (ART1331 B); Time-Based Art (ART 1341 C) |
| 2013-2014 | Fall : Photograph and Visual Culture (ART1331C) / Winter : Photographie et culture visuelle (ART 1731A); Le corps photographique et le portrait / Photographic Body and the Portrait (ART2933 A) |
| 2012-2013 | Fall : Photograph and Visual Culture (ART1331A); Photographie et contexte contemporain / Photography and Contemporary Context (ART3933 A) / Winter : Photograph and Visual Culture (ART1331B). |
| 2011-2012 | Fall : Photographie et contexte contemporain/Photography and Contemporary Context (ART3933 A); Atelier de photographie numérique I / Digital Photography Workshop I (ART2932 A); The Image in Motion (ART 1341 A) |
| 2010-2011 | Fall : The Image in Motion (ART 1341 C); Photographie et contexte contemporain / Photography and Contemporary Context (ART3933 A) / Winter: L’image en mouvement – Hiver (ART 1741 A) |
| 2009-2010 | Fall : L’image en mouvement – Automne (ART 1741 A); Photographie et contexte contemporain/Photography and Contemporary Context (ART3933 A) / Winter: The Image in Motion – Hiver (ART 1341 C) |
| 2008-2009 | Fall : Atelier de photographie I / Photography Workshop I (ART2932 A); The Image in Motion (ART 1341 A) / Winter: The Image in Motion (ART 1341 B & C) |
| 2007-2008 | Fall : Intermédia (ART 2040) Fall and Winter : Photographie : Vision et représentation / Photography : Vision and Representation– (ART 2032) |
| 2006-2007 | The Image in Motion - Automne (ART 1341 : Sections A et C) |
| 2005-2006 | Fall: Image in Motion (ART 1341 A) |
| 2004-2005 | Winter: Photographie : Vision et représentation / Photography : Vision and Representation (ART 2032); The Image in Motion (ART 1341 B) |
Ottawa School of Art, (Fine Arts Diploma Program)
| 2008 to 2010; 2012 to 2015 (fall) |
Media Studies I |
| 2007 to 2015 (winter) | Media Studies II |
| 2013-14 and 2012-13 |
Apprenticeship Project I |
| 2014-15 | Apprenticeship Project II |
| 2006 (fall) | Advanced Studio I |