Throughout the summer and fall seasons, the MAC invites you to take part in a series of intimate gatherings with the artists of the first cohort of the Habiter le MAC program. These exchanges will offer the public an in-depth look at their respective practices.
We invite you to reserve your place to meet artist Myriam Simard-Parent on October 14. This activity will be conducted in French with an interpretation in Quebec Sign Language (LSQ).
“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