Louise Campion (b. 1996) is a French artist living and working in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal (Canada). She attended the Fine Arts School of Lyon (Fr), and completed her BFA in Studio Arts at Concordia University in 2019. Primarily interested in painting and drawing, her current practice focuses on the exploration of awareness and emotional survival within a context of global violence. This year especially, she became intrigued by the dynamics of the corporate world, and its very own codes. Campion has exhibited works in galleries such as the Rialto Theatre (Montreal), la Salle Vasse (Nantes, Fr), the FOFA Gallery (Montreal) and others. She curated exhibitions at Eastern Bloc and for the Art Matters Festival at Espace 8 (Montreal) and is currently developing her series « Wondering if men in suits turn me on or piss me off », which she recently exhibited with ARTCH Arts Émergents in Montreal in September 2020.
Group & Solo Exhibitions
2021 (upcoming) Dynamics, Georges Vanier Cultural Center, 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 JPEG Vol.1 Launch, Art Cible Pop-up, Atelier Galerie 2112, Montreal, Ca
2020 ARTCH Emerging Art Market, Dorchester Square, Montreal, Ca
2020 Looking Forward to, (Online) Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, USA
2020 Dynamics, Hive Cafe Solidarity Coop, Montreal, Ca
2019 Site of the Not Yet, Peripheral Hours, Montreal, Ca
2019 Graduating Students Exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, Ca
2018 Seatbelt On, Locker Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
2018 Seatbelt On, Le Café des bois, Montreal, Ca
2018 La Banalité du Mal, Salle Vasse, Nantes, Fr
2016 Retrace your steps, Gallery X, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
Residencies, Fairs & Programs
2021 (upcoming) "Magasins Vacants" Artist Residency, Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal, Ca
2021 Connecting Creative Youth through the Arts, YES Montreal, Montreal, Ca
with the support of the Government of Canada
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
Awards & Grants
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
2020-2021 (ongoing) Long term programming committee member, Articule, Montreal, Ca
2020-2021 (ongoing) Writers' club member, Articule, 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
2020-2021 Mentor, Fine Arts Student Alliance mentorship program, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
2018-2019 Elected outreach coordinator, Fine Arts Student Alliance, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
2018 Art teacher/Animator for Sheltoons, Socrates-Demosthenes III School, Montreal, Ca
2015-2017 Executive assistant & Artist, "The faces of charisma and the political implications of elite
education" The movie, Paris, Fr
2015 Painter assistant, Frédérique Bertin, Paris, Fr
Education
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
2021 Connecting Creative Youth Through the Arts, YES Montreal, Ca
2020 Ribboned Rainbow, Jano Lapin Gallery, Montreal, Ca
https://janolapingallery.com/collections/ribboned-rainbow-arc-en-ciel-rubane
2020 Exploring the notions of the gaze with Louise Campion, Curated by Margot Chambon
https://www.artsteps.com/view/5fa87a32eb93956ddf45ba07
2020 ARTCH - Emerging Art Market Online Boutique, Montreal, Ca
http://artch.org/en/artist/?artist=59
2019 Divine Epiphany Online Gallery, Montreal, Ca
https://www.divinepiphany.com/campion
Publications
2020 "Dynamics 8", JPEG Vol. 1, E-book 2020, Art Cible, Montreal, Ca
2020 "Réfugiés", L'Organe, 19 ("Périple"), Montreal, Ca
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z1Z2BQqDJz2etpdVKz8RR4Almi_MWVoo/view
2019 FASA's Broke Students Handbook, Fine Arts Student Alliance, Concordia University, Montreal, Ca
http://fasaconcordia.com/publication_archive/
Selected Press
2021 Malaika Astorga, "Louise Campion Challenges Corporate Power Dynamics With Her Colourful Paintings",
Also Cool Magazine, Montreal, Ca
2020 Liza Isakov, "Interview with Louise Campion", The Unicorn Factory Magazine, 1.1, Montreal, Ca
2020 María Escalona, "ARTCH: Art « Squared »", The Concordian, 38.1, 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 Stéphanie Ricci, " DIY Art Space Peripheral Hours Celebrates Unfinished Art", The Link,
Fringe Arts, Montreal, Ca
2019 Chloë Lalonde, "Featured Concordia Artist: Louise Campion", The Concordian, 36.24, Montreal, Ca
2019 Victoria Lamas, "Peep the Programming for the 2019 Edition of Art Matters", The Link, 39.6
Fringe Arts, Montreal, Ca