« STILL LIGHT »
26 sept au 7 nov | Sept 26 to Nov 7
vernissage 26 sept 14h00 | Sept 26 ~ 2:00PM
galerielilianrodriguez.com
Marisa Portolese, de la série Still Light : Ranunculus, 2015, c-print, 20 x 26 cm
In Still Light, Marisa Portolese explores the genre of ‘still-life’ and uses the medium of photography to record her daily surroundings and studies of light. A larger selection of this body of work will be shown in a solo exhibition in 2016.
Marisa Portolese was born in Montreal, Quebec, where she also lives and works. She is an Associate Professor in the Photography Program at Concordia University. Her practice includes photography and video, as well as curatorial work for several institutions. Portraiture, representations of women, autobiography and the figure in the landscape are major and recurrent themes within her work. Upon graduating with an MFA degree from Concordia University in 2001, she has produced many photographic projects, which have received critical acclaim: Belle de Jour (2002), The Recognitions (2004-05), Breathless (2007), The Dandy Collection (2005-ongoing), Imagined Paradise (2010) Antonia’s Garden (2011), Women of the Landscape (2013) and Belle de Jour II (2014). She has travelled and exhibited widely in Canada, Europe and the United States. In 2007, she was invited to participate in the prestigious international biennale of contemporary photography: Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal organized by Marie Fraser. She also has two published monographs: Un Chevreuil à la Fenêtre de ma Chambre (2003) and Antonia’s Garden (2012). Alongside her exhibition record, critics have written about her work in various journals, magazines, newspapers, art books and periodicals. She is the recipient of several awards and numerous grants from the Canada and Québec Arts Councils, as well as the DuMaurier Arts Foundation. Her work is part of private and public collections. She is represented by Gallery Lilian Rodriguez (Canada).
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