ASMA A KHAN & CLARA CONGDON

Asma A Khan / Clara Congdon

Vernissage Thursday May 10, 6 - 9pm
Exhibit runs May 3 - 27, 2018


Asma A Khan

I am a Pakistani Canadian artist/ sculptor. I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and after finishing my Bachelors in Fine Arts, I moved to Europe before settling down in Montreal. Montreal has now been my home for the last two decades.

I attempt to create "thought forms" using a visual vocabulary that comes from observing plant life, bugs, crustaceans, human anatomy and the microscopic world. These thought forms are meant to express complex emotions in something other than words since we live in a time where language is overused, abused and the true, authentic meaning of a word can sometimes be lost. These thoughts forms are also meant to convey the incredible complexity of what the human mind considers simple in contrast to itself, in order to challenge the human ego with something like the complexity of form and structure found in a humble potato.


Clara Congdon - Possessions

Possessions is a series of hand-embroidered fabric collages created in response to a 19th-century medical reference book called Physician's Anatomical Aid. Each vital organ and major bone group was stitched as an exercise in valuing my body on my own terms. 

Clara Congdon works in Montreal and holds a BFA in Textiles from NSCAD University. She has recently exhibited in Halifax, Toronto, Montreal, and Iowa City.

Diane Moreau & Heidi Daehler - first art show of 2018 !

Diane Moreau 
Heidi Daehler

Vernissage Jeudi 8 Mars 2018
Expo 1 - 31 mars 2018

Monastiraki
5478 Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 1S1


Diane Moreau
Lignes de conduit

C’est la collecte d’objets trouvés lors de déambulations quotidiennes urbaines ou rurales, une invitation à ranimer le réel déchu. Aucune recherche de composition, aucune discrimination, c’est le hasard qui décide et les éléments, toujours déjà troués, s’enlignent au moment même de leur découverte pour devenir une chronique visuelle.
Je ramasse ce que le Petit Poucet aurait semé pour ne pas perdre sa route, je trouve la mienne enrichie de ce qui a été perdu ou jeté et ces objets découvrent une autre valeur.

Heidi Daehler

Montreal artist Heidi Daehler works in oil and acrylic paint to create representational works that situate human subjects and landscapes in emotional or existential contexts. Daehler has exhibited her works in solo and group shows in and about Montreal, and has completed dozens of commissioned paintings for commercial clients. Her works can be found in numerous private collections across Canada and the U.S., and in the U.K., France, and Mexico. Daehler holds a BFA in Studio Arts and a BA in Psychology (Concordia, 2006 and 1997).