Christopher Varady-Szabo

Originally from Sydney, Australia, Christopher Varady-Szabo has lived in Gaspé, Quebec for over forty years. After a year of studying architecture at the University of New South Wales, he changed direction to pursue a career as a visual artist. He completed a B.A. in Fine Arts in 1990 at the University of Quebec in Montreal and an M.A. in Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa in 2013. He is actively involved in the artist-run center Vaste et Vague in Carleton sur Mer. His work has been shown in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Switzerland, Finland, France, Belgium and Poland. He has produced several public works and his practice is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.