Come discover the world of Myriam Simard-Parent, artist-in-residence at the Museum as part of Habiter le MAC, a program supporting up-and-coming artists. You’ll meet her in her studio and explore her artistic practice with her before taking part in the workshop Floating Log: Mixed Techniques And Self-portraiture inspired by her work.
Journées de la culture
En famille at the MAC workshop
Myriam Simard-Parent
“Myriam Simard-Parent is a visual artist working in wood sculpture. She was born in and currently lives in Montreal. She creates her works using traditional craft techniques such as direct carving, turning and various methods of joining wood. Her works, made from native wood species and recycled materials, reveal a sensitivity to the colours and textures inherent in the medium. With a stylized and often humorous approach, Simard-Parent depicts and reinterprets elements from everyday life and memory such as clothing, food, animals and more. Through her practice, wood becomes a space for reflection on our relationships with objects, living beings, popular culture and the role they play in shaping our identities.
Holding a master’s degree in Sculpture and Ceramics from Concordia University, Myriam Simard-Parent has exhibited widely in solo and group shows across Canada, France and the United States. Recent solo exhibitions include Parc à chiens at Caravansérail (Rimouski, 2024) and Mai(s) encore at Collectif Bonus (Nantes, 2024), following a creation residency.”
This biographical notes is in quotation marks, as it is signed by the artist.
Credit: Alexis Bernard
