Christian Barré

Christian Barré works with photography, collage, installation, and conceptual art. His practice explores how images shape perception, revealing unseen layers of everyday life and rethinking public space.

2021 — Professional Training, Social Media Strategies, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne

1999 — Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Visual Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Thesis: Toward an Aesthetic Subversion of the Industrial Object as a Form of Artistic Engagement

1994 — Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Visual Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

1989 — College Diploma, Arts and Letters, Cégep de Granby

1986 — Diploma in Graphic Design, Massey-Vanier High School, Cowansville

Solo Exhibitions

2021 — Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Part II, exhibition catalogue, December

2020 — Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Maison des arts de Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada

2010 — Car Crash Memories: The Sequel, Centre VU, Québec City, Québec, Canada

2009 — Car Crash Memories, Galerie SAS, Montréal, Québec, Canada

2007 — I Will Not Apologize, Galerie Œuvre de l’Autre, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

2007 — Les baisers de résistance, Maison de la culture Frontenac, Montréal, Québec, Canada

2007 — Like a Complete Unknown, La Bande Vidéo, Québec City, Québec, Canada

2006 — Jealous Guy, International Art and Mental Health Event, Folie/Culture, Québec City, Québec, Canada

2006 — Femme réfugiée, immigrante reçue, État d’urgence, ATSA, Montréal, Québec, Canada

2000 — Mediation, Plein Sud – Centre d’exposition en art actuel, Longueuil, Québec, Canada

1998 — Mute, Montréal Télégraphe, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Group Exhibitions

2014 — Art in the Eastside, Belfast Festival at Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

2010 — Art souterrain, Deep Focus for Swallow Self, 42 – Men, installation, Montréal, Québec, Canada

2009 — Capital Exchange / Échange Capital, video program, SAW...