Valérie Kolakis

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2017
Done with objects because things take place, FOLD Gallery, London (UK)
Jean François Lauda and Valérie Kolakis, Galerie Antoine Ertaskiran, Montreal (Canada)

2015
a plastic bag, a green umbrella and an aeroplane tracing a line in the sky, Galerie Donald Browne, Montreal (Canada)
Chara, Galerie Diagonale. Montreal (Canada)

2014
The Duration of the Hard, Sharp Outline of Things, Fold Gallery, London (England)

2012
Home Depot, Pop –up, Galerie Donald Browne at Galerie Occurrence, Montreal (Canada)
Rien ne sert de rien, cependant tout arrive, L’Oeil de Poisson, Quebec (Canada)

2011
Unheimlich, Plein Sud, Longueuil (Canada)
Lost In The Supermarket, Galerie Donald Browne, Montreal (Canada)

2009
Fast. Pause, Galerie Donald Browne, Montreal (Canada)

2007
Sometimes things are not as they appear, Galerie Donald Browne, Montreal (Canada)
Something is happening that is not happening, PROGRAM – initiative for art and architectural collaborations, Berlin (Germany)
Something is Missing, Skulpturhalle Basel, Basel (Switzerland)

2004
The Bubble Room (Residue), La Centrale, Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal (Canada)

2003
Pretty and Pink, In Situ Installation, In association with Cité Internationale des Arts and La Mairie de Paris, Metro Pont Marie, Nuit Blanche, Paris (France)
Between (T)here, Galerie Optica, Montreal, (Canada)

2001
Figures of Absence, Centre d’Exposition Circa, Montreal (Canada)
GROUP EXHIBITONS (selected)

2016
Polymer, FOLD Gallery, London (UK)

2015
WhiteCondo/8 The Esplanade, Co-curaated by Emma Clough and Jess Carroll, Toronto (Canada)
The Uncurated Show, Galerie Donald Browne, Montreal (Canada)
L’ŒIL ET L’ESPRIT, Curator, Geneviève Cadieux, Musée D’Art Comtemporain, Montreal (Canada)
Fin, Fold Gallery, London (England)

2014
The Summer Show, Fold Gallery, London (England)
Art14 London, Art 14 Project commissioned by Fold Gallery and Saatchi Gallery, London (England)

2013
Group Show at The Hospital Club, The Hopital Club and Fold Gallery, London (England)
Two Person Exposition ; Living in a Material World, Centre PHI, Montreal (Canada)
Pop-Up! Centre PHI, Montreal (Canada)
Borderline/Borderline, Curator Charlotte Rousseau, Galerie Donald Browne, Montreal (Canada)
The Opposite of What We Know to be True, Fold Gallery, London (England)

2012
Under the Radar; The New Visionaries, Curator Janine Armin Guided by Invoices, New York City (USA)

2011
Triennale québécoise 2011, Le travail qui nous attend, Musée D’Art Contemporain, Montreal (Canada)
Vendu-Sold Encan-Bénéfice D’Art Contemporain, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal (Canada)
Heureux comme Sisyphe, Garenne Lemot, Clisson (France)
An Exchange With Sol Lewitt, Mass MoCa, North Adams, Massachusettes (USA)

2010
And the Seasons ; They go Round and Round, Curator, Carson Chan, 0047, Oslo (Norway)
Ev+a, Internatonal Biennial of Contemporary Art, Matters, Curator Elizabeth Hatz, Limerick (Ireland)

2008
Intrude : Art & Life, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai (China)
Almost Familiar Place, Ke Center for the Contemporary Arts, Shanghai (China)

2006
Identifying Marks, Kunsthaus L6, Freiburg (Germany)
Almost Familiar Place. Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel (Switzerland)
Biennale Nationale De Sculpture Contemporaine, Trois-Rivieres (Canada)

2002
Tension Mixte, The Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia (Canada)
Tension Mixte, avec Micheal de Broin, Eve K. Temblay et Manuela Lalic. The Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia (Canada)

2000
PostAudioEsthetic, Galerie Clark, Montreal (Canada)

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2016
The Canada Council for the Arts. Long Term Grant for Visual Artists.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant.

2015/16
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Research and Creation Grant.

2014
The Canada Council for the Arts. Research/Creation Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant.
Shortlisted for Prix en art actuel du MNBAQ, The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

2013
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant.

2012
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Research and Creation Grant.

2011
The Canada Council for the Arts. Research/Creation Grant
The Canada Council for the Arts. Travel Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant
Conseil général de Loire-Atlantique. Residency and Creation Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Research and Creation Grant.

2010
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant

2009
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Research and Creation Grant.

2008
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Research and Creation Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant
The Canada Council for the Arts. Travel Grant.

2007
The Canada Council for the Arts. Research/Creation Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Travel Grant.

2005/06
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Studio-Residency Grant.
La Fondation Christoph-Mérian (Bâle).
The Canada Council for the Arts. Research/Creation Grant.
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres Du Québec.
Participation in Artist in Residence Program

2002/03
The Canada Council for the Arts. International Residencies Program,
La Cité International Des Arts, Paris (France).
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Research and Creation Grant.

2002
The Canada Council for the Arts. Travel Grant.

2001
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. Research and Creation Grant.
The Canada Council for the Arts. Research/Creation Grant.

RESIDENCIES

2011/12
Research and Creation Residency, L’Oeil de Poisson, Québec (Canada)

2011
Conseil Général de Loire-Atlantique. Garenne Lemot, Clisson (France)

2007
PROGRAM – initiative for art and architectural collaborations, Berlin (Germany)
Artist-in-Residence.

2006
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, La Fondation Christoph-Mérian à Bâle (Suisse)

2005
EstNordEst, Residence d’Artistes, Production, Diffusion, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Canada)

2004
Centre Sagamie, Le Centre National De Recherche et Diffusion Arts Contemporains Numériques, Alma (Canada)

2003
Conseil des Arts du Canada, Programme de résidences internationales, La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (France)