Nicole Fournier

Nicole Fournier develops an interdisciplinary artistic practice, combining public art, participatory performance, collaboration, cultural mediation and ecovention or bioremediation. Her notions refer to ecological interventions based on the decontamination of polluted environments through chemical degradation techniques or absorption by living organisms. His art takes shape from what we call “agricultural” gestures such as planting, harvesting, preparing or composting, carried out with conscious, creative intent. This notion, associated with these gestures, lies at the heart of the installation Paysage EmballeToi! which, although currently being recontextualized, will be on display in Fonderie Darling's Place Publique for the next thousand years. 

Biography

Fournier has taken part and exhibited in artist-run centres in Quebec and in Canada, such as La Centrale Powerhouse, Articule, Verticale and Latitude 53. Her work is supported by the not-for-profit organization InTerreArt, which she founded in 2008. InTerreArt engages multiple actions in partnership with community and environmental organizations, as well as in direct collaboration with neighbours and citizens. The organization is a partner of the City of Montreal for its Sustainable Development Plan and it supports the Agenda21C from the Quebec Government. Fournier holds a B.F.A from Concordia University and is a graduate from McGill university in environmental studies.

 

Recent exhibitions

2024	Déliquescence, group exhibition, Fonderie Darling, Montreal, CA
2023	Emballe Toi! dans la vie : Biodiversité et Forêts Nourricières, InterreArt, Montreal, CA Traçabilité, group exhibition, Rond-Point, Terrebonne, CA
2022	Visual Natures, group exhibition, MAAT, Lisbonne, PORT