Michaëlle Sergile
Working mainly with archives from the post-colonial period, from 1950 to the present day, Michaëlle Sergile uses weaving to understand and rewrite the history of black
communities, and more specifically that of Afro-descendant women. Traditionally associated with craftsmanship and the feminine, the medium of weaving enables her to question relations of domination linked to gender and ethnicity.
Michaëlle Sergile is currently working on her family archives. The artist has recently begun a series of works, all entitled Ombre Portrait, in which she reflects on the transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next through weavings of black silhouettes resembling bottomless pits. The artist activates her silhouettes brimming with past experiences hidden beneath the surface, waiting to be excavated and explored.
Michaëlle Sergile’s studio is sponsored by the generous support of Ruby Thelot in 2023-2024.
Biography
Michaëlle Sergile's practice focuses on various media, including weaving, sculpture and installation. Her work has been exhibited in Africa, the United States and
Canada, most recently at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée d'art de Joliette and the Off Biennale de Dakar. The artist will soon be in residency followed by an exhibition at Montreal's McCord Stewart Museum, and won the Visual Artist of the Year award at the Gala Dynastie in 2023. Her work is represented by Hugues Charbonneau Gallery in Montreal. Michaëlle Sergile holds a bachelor's degree in visual and media arts from UQAM and a master's degree from Concordia University.
Recent exhibitions
| 2024 | À toutes ces femmes que l’on ne nommait pas, solo exhibition, McCord Stewart Museum, Montréal, CA Black Summer '91, group exhibition, Fonderie Darling, Montréal, CA |
| 2023 | Rasanblaj, solo exhibition, Centre L’Imagier, Gatineau, CA De nos archives se créeront nos histoires, solo exhibition, Centre Plein Sud, Longueuil, CA Gesture : Body Movement in Political Discourses, solo exhibition, Maison des Arts de Laval, Laval, CA A Woman, Woman, Woman’s World, group show, Hausen Galerie, Brooklyn, US |
| 2022 | Imaginaires Souverains, group exhibition, Maison Janine-Sutto & Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Montréal, CA Habiter le monde : esquisse d’une rencontre, group exhibition, Off Biennale de Dakar, Dakar, SN Dessiller : s’ouvrir au hors-champ, group exhibition, Musée d’art de Joliette, Joliette, CA Les Énergies latentes. Paul-Émile Borduas au présent, group exhibition, Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec, CA |