Louise Campion is a French artist currently based in Glasgow, UK. She attended the Fine Arts School of Lyon (Fr), and obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts in 2019 from Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke - Mooniyang; Montreal (Ca). Primarily interested in painting and drawing, Campion's practice focuses on the exploration of awareness and emotional survival within a context of global violence. She is currently working on two separate projects:
The attractive value of greed, a series of oil paintings examining the aesthetics of the corporate world, questioning its singular vision of reality, with a focus on the body language of power. And The human head is really heavy, a series of red ink drawings on handmade paper in recycled fibres, more personal and modest, in which she explores her personal thoughts and feelings towards the ecosystem she navigates.
Campion has exhibited her work in galleries such as the Fofa Gallery (Montreal, Ca) and The Untitled Space (New York City, USA). She was part of Artch-Emerging Contemporary Art in 2020, Yes Montreal's Connecting Creative Youth Through the Arts program in 2021, and recently completed artistic residencies with the Art Souterrain Festival and the Jano Lapin Gallery (Montreal). She is currently completing her Master of Fine Arts at the Glasgow School of Art (Scotland), for which she was awarded The Ranald and Jennifer May Postgraduate Painting Scholarship.
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Selected Solo & Duo Exhibitions
2023 (cancelled) Georges Vanier Cultural Center, Montreal, Ca
2022 Human Nature (with Emily Comeau), Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Dawson College, Montreal, Ca
2020 Exploring the notions of the gaze with Louise Campion (Online), Curated by Margot Chambon
2018 La Banalité du Mal (with Louise Laborie), Salle Vasse, Nantes, Fr
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 (upcoming) SWATCHED x Blush, The Pipe Factory, Glasgow, UK
2023 L'art est au 3ème, Granby, Ca
2023 MFA Interim Show, Reid Gallery, Glasgow School of Art, UK
2023 Weird Era Group Show, Anteism Books Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2023 Screw it, Do Something n.2, Barnes Garage, Glasgow School of Art, UK
2022 Normes de la femme qui veut mordre dans son pain, Espace Sensible, Artch x Le LOBE, Chicoutimi, Ca
2022 in (Vested) Interest, Curated by GSA MLitt Curatorial Practice, Window on the Mack, Glasgow, UK
2022 True Stories, The Untitled Space, New York, USA
2022 Art Cible, Atelier Galerie 2112, Montreal, Ca
2021 Les Liens Futurs, Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Ca
2021 Shape, Sequence, Story, Somewhere Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2021 L’ailleurs est ici, Moroccan Cultural Center Dar Al maghrib, Vues d'Afrique Festival, Montreal, Ca
2021 Connecting Creative Youth Through the Arts, (Online) YES Montreal, Ca
2020 Ribboned Rainbow, Jano Lapin Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2020 ARTCH Emerging Art Market, Dorchester Square, Montreal, Ca
2020 Looking Forward to, (Online) Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, USA
2019 Site of the Not Yet, Peripheral Hours, Montreal, Ca
2019 Graduating Students Exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, Ca
Residencies, Fairs & Programs
2023 (upcoming) Re-fu-wee-gee Benefit Auction, Red Bell Experience, The Harbedashery Gallery, Glasgow, UK
2023 Parle-moi d'amour, Les Impatients Benefit Auction, Diane Dufresne Art Center, Repentigny, Ca
2022 Jano Lapin x Desjardins Artist Residency, Jano Lapin Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2021 FIFA International Festival of Films on Art, Benefit Auction, BYDealers Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2021 Créer des ponts Artist Residency, Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal, Ca
2021 Pour des peanuts, Online Auction, Montreal, Ca
2021 Connecting Creative Youth through the Arts, YES Montreal with the support of the Government of Canada, Montreal, Ca
2020 FIFA International Festival of Films on Art, Benefit Auction, BYDealers Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2020 Les Encans de la Quarantaine, Online Auction, Montreal, Ca
2020 ARTCH Emerging Art Market by Art Souterrain, the CAM and CJE Centre-ville, Montreal, Ca
2018 Art Auction Fundraiser, VAV Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2018 Brushes with cancer 2018, Twist out cancer, Rialto Theatre, Montreal, Ca
Teaching, Talks and Panels
2022 Installation Workshop, Curatorial Incubator, Dawson College Visual Arts Department x Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Montreal, Ca
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2022 Artist Talk, Curatorial Incubator, Dawson College Visual Arts Department x Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2021 Discussion Panel, La dualité entre l'art, l'artisan et l'artisanat, Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal, Ca
2021 Workshop, Tips and tricks for an ecological and economical painting practice, Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal, Ca
2020-2021 Mentor, Fine Arts Student Alliance mentorship program, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
2020 Discussion Panel, La sensibilité de la matière, Les Encans de la quarantaine, Montreal, Ca
2018 Art teacher/Animator for Sheltoons, Socrates-Demosthenes III School, Montreal, Ca
Awards & Grants
2023 Student Initiated Project Fund, in collaboration with Blake Ballard, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
2023 Student Initiated Project Fund (on behalf of my MFA cohort), Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
2022-2024 The Ranald and Jennifer May Postgraduate Painting Scholarship, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
2020 ARTCH Production grant, from Art Souterrain, the CJE centre-ville and the CAM, Montreal, Ca
2018 Winner, Postcard design competition, VAV Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2018 Individual Special Project Grant, Fine Arts Student Alliance, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
Curatorial Experience
2023 (upcoming) Curator, SWATCHED x Blush, The Pipe Factory, Glasgow, UK
2021 Curator, I'm fucking vegetarian!!!, Bifteck Bar Saint Laurent, Montreal, Ca
2019 Curator, How you remember, Eastern Bloc, Montreal, Ca
2019 Curator, Look what you made me do, Espace 8, Art Matters Festival, Montreal, Ca
2017-2019 Juror, Special Project Grants, Fine Arts Student Alliance, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
2016 Volunteer, Biennale d’art contemporain de Montreal, Ca
Related Experience
2022-2023 (ongoing) Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Group member, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
2020-2022 Long term programming committee member, Articule, Montreal, Ca
2020-2022 Writers' club member, Articule, Montreal, Ca
2018-2019 Elected outreach coordinator, Fine Arts Student Alliance, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
2017 Artist & Assistance, "The faces of charisma and the political implications of elite education" The movie, Paris, Fr
2015 Painter assistant, Frédérique Bertin, Paris, Fr
Education
2022-2024 (ongoing) Master of Fine Arts , Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
2016-2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with Distinction, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
Fall 2015 Art History and Archeology Licence as independent candidate, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris, Fr
2014-2015 1st year Undergraduate Student, National Superior Fine Arts School of Lyon, Fr
2013-2014 Preparatory class in Fine Arts, Prép’art, Paris, Fr
2013 French Baccalauréat in Literature with Honours, English Specialty & Plastic Arts Option, Le Bon Sauveur, Le Vésinet, Fr
Online Representation
2023 Ambre Thiry, Paris, Fr
https://ambrethiry.cargo.site/
2022 Maison Contemporain, Paris, Fr
https://maison-contemporain.com/fr/artiste/campion-louise/
2021 The Artling, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
https://theartling.com/en/artists/louise-campion/
Publications
2023 (upcoming) Writings on painting: slow painting as resistance, (co-written with Chloë Lalonde) ISSAY! Magazine, Calgary, Ca
2023 (upcoming) The Wide Open Issue, LBRNTH Anthologies, Montreal, Ca
2023 (upcoming) Catalogue of Failures, Issue 7
2023 MFA Interim Show publication, Reid Gallery, Glasgow School of Art, UK
2023 Outlander Magazine, iO8 Strawberry, Cover illustration "The human head is really heavy n.23 "
2022 Weird Era Vol. 2, LSHB's Weird Era, Montreal, Ca
2020 "Dynamics 8", JPEG Vol. 1, E-book 2020, Art Cible, Montreal, Ca
2020 "Réfugiés", L'Organe, 19 ("Périple"), Montreal, Ca
2019 FASA's Broke Students Handbook, Fine Arts Student Alliance, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
Selected Press
2021 Malaika Astorga, "Louise Campion Challenges Corporate Power Dynamics With Her Colourful Paintings", Also Cool Magazine, Montreal, Ca
2020 JP Karwacki, "A free outdoor open-air art gallery pop-up is setting up in a dowtown park", Time Out, Montreal, Ca
2020 Daniela Zamora, "Suits and Poses of Corporate Dominance: Interview with Louise Campion", RICE Initiative Magazine, 1. Barcelona, Spain
2020 Stephanie Sokol, "Anton's worldwide "Looking Forward" Covid-19 exhibit goes live online", The Oakland Press, MI, USA
2019 Chloë Lalonde, "Featured Concordia Artist: Louise Campion", The Concordian, 36.24, Montreal, Ca