SOLENN O’MEARA
www.solennomeara.com
EDUCATION
2025- present Master of Fine Arts (MFA) — Université Laval, Quebec City
2021-2025 Bachelor of Arts Education (Visual Arts) — Université Laval, Quebec City
2021-2024 Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts — Université Laval, Quebec City
2017- 2020 Diploma of College Studies (DEC) in Visual Arts, Cégep de Sainte-Foy — Quebec City
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Émergence, lumière, végétal (Emergence, Light, Vegetal), 4 to 6 with Solenn O’Meara, VU Production Studios, Quebec City
2025 Jardin de jeux (Playground), L’Espace culturel du Quartier Saint-Nicolas, Quebec City
2024 L’existence solitaire m’empêche de m'oublier (Solitude won’t let me forget myself), Exhibition Hall of the Alphonse Desjardins Pavilion, Quebec City
2024 Collations croustillantes (Crunchy Snacks), Espace Alhood, Université Laval, Quebec City
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Starter 12, Grande Halle of the former Clarisses Convent of Roubaix, Espace croisé, Saison Zéro, France
2024 International Biennial of the Artist’s Book 2024, Society of Art and History of Beauport, Maison Tessier-Dit-Laplante, Quebec City
2024 Histoire.s de (Stories of), Graduating Students Exhibition in Visual and Media Arts, Université Laval, Quebec City
2023 Genèse, Charpente des Fauves, Quebec City
2019 Graduating Students Exhibition in Visual and Media Arts, Cégep Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
PERFORMANCES AND AUDIO WORKS
2025 Performance I’m John’s wife, Duo les nelly roussy, Le Lieu, Centre for Current Art, Quebec City
2024 Performance La comédie musicale (The Musical), Duo les nelly roussy, Atrium, Université Laval, Quebec City
2023 Performance Être vue ne pas être vue (To be seen not to be seen), Duo les nelly roussy, Charpente des Fauves, Quebec City
2023 Collective Performance, JAM, Centre Avatar – Quebec City
2023 Performance Le téléphone (The Telephone), Duo les nelly roussy, Galerie des arts visuels, Université Laval, Quebec City
RESIDENCIES
2025 Master’s Residency at Bande vidéo, creation and distribution center for media arts, Centre Méduse – Quebec City
2025 Two-week residency at VU, photography production and distribution center, Centre Méduse – Quebec City
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2025 Master’s Grant in Artist Centers, Bande vidéo, Quebec City
2024 Prix VU, Université Laval, Quebec City
2024 Prix L’Espace Culturel du Quartier Saint-Nicolas - Exhibition-Exploration, Université Laval, Quebec City
COLLABORATIONS
2025 Interview on the radio show L’Aérospatial as part of my solo exhibition Jardin de jeux – L’Aérospatial, a radio show entirely dedicated to the world of visual arts in Quebec City, CKRL, Quebec City (23:55 to 38:11)
2024 Member of the Installation-Dismantling Committee for the Bachelor’s graduation exhibition in Visual and Media Arts, Université Laval, Quebec City
PUBLISHED WORKS IN JOURNALS
Revue un: un, artwork and article, Détour, no. 3, Quebec City, Autumn 2023