Renée Condo
Renée Condo's work results from the reflection and application of a Mi'gmaq worldview, with a particular interest in the concept of Pema. energy in motion, also considered Spirit; as well as knowledge of the heart - how we participate in this flow, with empathic love as an underlying principle. She is fascinated by quantum physics, the duality between wave and particle, entanglement, superposition and the implications of global interconnection. Her large-scale, pearl-like compositions on flat panels and three-dimensional objects explore a thread between two worldviews using a visual language that is both symbolic and literal, enriched by the history of the pearl as a vehicle for knowledge, communication, evocation and expression of the spirit.
Biography
Born in 1979, Renée Condo is a contemporary visual artist of Mi'gmaw ancestry from the Gesgapegiag community. She currently works in Tiohtià:ke | Montréal. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Biennale d'art contemporain autochtone (BACA). Renée Condo holds a bachelor's degree in fine arts (with distinction) and a master's degree in sculpture from Concordia University. Her work has been supported by the Conseil des arts de Montréal and the Canada Council for the Arts, and has been featured in Ligne Magazine and in major corporate collections, including the McCarthy Tétrault Collection, the RBC Collection and the TD Bank Art Collection. She has participated in several group exhibitions and three solo shows, including a satellite exhibition for the 6th edition of BACA. Renée Condo has exhibited at major fairs such as Art TO, PLURAL, and The Armory Show and participated in Révélations - Biennale internationale des métiers d'art et de la création in Paris, France, 2023. She installed her first public artwork in 2021 in Laval, Quebec, and is currently working on a monument to Aboriginal veterans for her community, to be installed in Gesgapegiag, Quebec.
Recent exhibitions
| 2023 | Shifting Perspectives, exposition individuelle, Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Dawson College, Montréal, CA Révélations, exposition de groupe, Biennale Internationale Métiers d’Art et de Création, Paris, FR |
| 2022 | Sisip-sipu/Knowing Differently/Savoir différemment, exposition de groupe, Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone, Montréal, CA
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