Francoise Issaly

Born in the South of France, Francoise Issaly dreamed about moving to Canada when she was a teenager and was always attracted to Asia, and China in particular. She graduated from University Paul Valery in Montpellier, and University Michel de Montaigne in Bordeaux, France, where she obtained a DEUG in Plastic Arts, a Licence and a Master in Visual Arts, followed by a D.E.A. in with a mention in “Communication, Arts & Spectacle”, Françoise Issaly did 3 years of research for her Ph.D. before moving to Canada in 1993.
For more than 20 years she has been involved in the Visual Arts scene as a professional artist (she is a Member of the RAAV/CARFAC since 1996, member of the SODRAC, and registered at ARTEXTE), as a art instructor (She taught as a secondary art instructor in France, then to adults at the Visual Art Center, University of Montreal, and The Montreal Fine Art Museum), and as the editor of her own publishing house, Editions FrI, focusing on Artist books, since 2009.
She has shown her work both in solo and group shows in Quebec (Canada), USA, France, Germany, and Malaysia and China. Her work can be found in many private collections around the world.
Since 2014, she was invited to do several Artists Residencies (the Vermont Stud...

1991 -Diplôme d’Études Appronfondies (D.E.A.) in Communication, Arts & Spectacle
1990 -Maîtrise ès Arts Plastiques (M.F.A.)
1989 -Licence ès Arts Plastiques, Option Peinture.
Université Michel de Montaigne, Bordeaux 3, France
1988 -D.E.U.G. ès Arts Plastiques, Option Image, Spectacle, Audio-Visuel ( Bachelor)
Université Paul-Valery, Montpellier 3, France

Solo & Duo shows (sélection) :
- February 2023 - Solo show coming up in Quebec city
- 19th AAma - Group show é Qingdao Museum, China
- Group Show - Shanghai Art Collection Museum, Shanghai
- ÈMore than the eye can see" Solo show - Galerie Holarte july 2022
- 17th AAMIAE (group), Qingdao contemporary art museum, Qingdao, China December 2020
- Sept/Nov. 2020 - One Blossom, One World (group) - Cube Art Museum, Shanghai
- July/August 2020 - Painter in the clouds (solo) - Le Cru, Shanghai
- Oct. 2019 - Hidden Patterns @Tagus international Art, Hangzhou, China November 2019 - AAMAE 2019 Hangzhou/Qintian, China
October 2019 - Hidden Patterns - Tagus international, Hangzhou, China
2019 - I have a feeling... Untitled Space, Shanghai, China
2019 HAtYai Art Show - PSU Gallery, Hat Yai, Thailand
2018-2019 Les Jumeaux Du Cari - Musée des Artisans du Québec
2018 April - Unis vert l'intemporel (Group) - Le Livart, Montreal, Canada
2018 - AAF Battersea Spring 2018, London UK - Arteria Gallery
- Los Angeles Art Show in California - Arteria Gallery
2017 - Remplir le vide - MdC Marie-Uguay, Montreal, Qc Canada
2017- Absence & Transparences" Musée Bruck in Cowansville, Qc until September 9th.
2017 - Remplir le Vide: Conjonctures II - Maison Villebo...