Past Residents
Past Resident2022: Canada Council for the Arts2021: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Joani Tremblay
Joani Tremblay investigates the perception of place through the relationship between landscape and its simulations and reproductions. Instead of painting from traditional observed landscapes, the artist assembles constructed ideas of a place from a variety of sources including advertisements, postcards, Instagram architecture influencers, social media, mass communications, and field researches. Tremblay assembles these images into digital collages to test hundreds of possibilities before applying paint.
Joani Tremblay has exhibited work at Harper’s Gallery, New York; Marie-Laure Fleisch Gallery, Brussels; and The Pit, Los Angeles, among others.
Joani Tremblay, Untitled (blue field), 2021, oil on linen, 40 × 48 in. (101.6 × 121.92 cm).
Joani Tremblay, The whole time, the sun, 2021, installation view at Harper's Gallery, New York.
Joani Tremblay, Approach the light slantwise, 2021, oil on linen, 40 × 48 in. (101.6 × 121.92 cm).
Joani Tremblay, What Makes Life Worth Living, 2020, installation view at Projet Pangé Gallery, Montreal.
Joani Tremblay, Quaderno, 2019, oil on linen, 30 × 36 in. (76.2 × 91.44 cm).
Past Resident2021: Consulate General of Spain in New York
Miki Leal
Miki Leal’s practice is characterized by the use of irony, distancing from conventional painting, and the questioning of “isms”. His work reflects his personal iconography and explores a range of topics including architecture, cinema, travel, jazz music, and the camp aesthetic. Over the years, he developed sculptural ceramic pieces to move his painting into three-dimensional space.
Miki Leal has exhibited work at Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles; County Hall Gallery, London; and CAC Málaga, Spain, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2021 Spring Open Studios
April 27–April 28, 2021
Miki Leal, DANDY'S EN ROMA (EL PRIMER DÍA EN VILLA MÉDICI), 2017, acrylic and watercolor on paper, 1181/8 × 865/8 in. (300 × 219.96 cm).
Miki Leal, Cocodrilos en la pista. Estudio para una pieza Camp, 2019, installation view at Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos CAB, Spain, variable dimensions.
Miki Leal, Gente conocida / Derecho a entrar, Installation view at CAC Málaga, Spain, 2020, variable dimensions.
Miki Leal, PALOMARES (cerca de La Laguna), 2019, acrylic and watercolor on paper, 5913/16 × 865/8 in. (151.99 × 219.96 cm).
Miki Leal, PARA LA CASA DE SOMMERFELD, 2019, acrylic and watercolor on paper, 1791/2 × 865/8 in. (455.98 × 219.96 cm).
Past Resident2021: Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Yousef Bahzad
Yousef Bahzad works with painting and experimental photography. The artist maintains and builds upon what he refers to ‘visual mythos,’ consisting of past drawings, paintings, and photographs. Bahzad observes how the works supplement and speak to each other as a starting point to explore themes of individuality and universality.
Yousef Bahzad has exhibited work at Fire Station, Doha, Qatar, and ITSLIQUID Group, Venice, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2021 Spring Open Studios
April 27–April 28, 2021
Yousef Bahzad, Wraith, 2019, oil on canvas, 353/8 × 395/16 in. (89.92 × 99.82 cm).
Yousef Bahzad, Cave, 2016, oil on canvas, 681/2 × 681/8 in. (173.99 × 172.97 cm).
Yousef Bahzad, Untitled, 2017, oil on canvas, 681/8 × 681/8 in. (172.97 × 172.97 cm).
Yousef Bahzad, Conflagration, 2017, oil on canvas, 181/8 × 24 in. (45.97 × 60.96 cm).
Yousef Bahzad, I, 2017, oil on canvas, 24 × 297/8 in. (60.96 × 75.95 cm).
