ABOUT
Gabrielle Paré (she/her)
(b.1989 amiskwacîwâskahikan/Edmonton, Canada)
As a visual artist, I am interested in limits and constraints. I am working with drawing and installation in an upcoming solo exhibition about the limits of language (Tenthaus, 2025); writing and publishing in a project about the constraints of cultural identity (artist book produced with Hverdag Books, 2025); and collaboration and performance in a project about restrictive immigration laws in Norway (upcoming publication for the project KUNSTFELTET, 2026). Put another way, I work conceptually to create images, texts and experiences that challenge the borders of reality.
(Read current Artist Statement here)
BIO:
Gabrielle Paré completed her BFA from the University of Alberta (2011), and MFA from the Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (2017). She has shown her work internationally including at the Alberta Biennial (CAN), the International Biennial for Contemporary Printmaking in Trois-Rivières (CAN), and at Vårutstillingen 2019 at Fotogalleriet (NOR). She has also been artist-in-residence international residency programs which include the Banff Centre (CAN), Fonderie Darling (CAN) and PRAKSIS (NOR).
Alongside her artistic practice, Gabrielle also co-founded the Norway-based Verdensrommet solidarity network with artist Rodrigo Ghattas-Pérez (Peru) in 2020. They formed the first Verdensrommet working group with artists Anthony Morton (South Africa) and Prerna Bishnoi (India).
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