Born in the Maritimes, Chantal Khoury is a Lebanese Canadian based in Montreal, Quebec. She holds a BFA with distinction from Concordia University and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Guelph.
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Bio
B. 1986, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Currently lives and works in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Education
2021 Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (Candidate)
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with distinction, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Artist Talks
2020 Beaverbrook Art Gallery
2020 University of Guelph, Foundations 1050
Awards / Grants
2020 Canadian Federation of University Women - Graduate Scholarship
2020 University of Guelph College of the Arts Research and Travel Award
2019 University of Guelph College of the Arts Research and Travel Award
2019 University Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph
2019 Dean's Materials Bursary, University of Guelph
Solo Exhibitions
2021 forthcoming - MFA thesis exhibition, tbd
2020 Other People’s Gardens, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2017 Home and Haven, Galerie POPOP Gallery, Circa Art Actuel, Montreal, Quebec
2014 Unstilled Egos, University of New Brunswick Arts Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Group Exhibitions
2022 forthcoming - Roadside Attractions, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2020 No Show, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, Ontario
2020 Revelations: Selections from the Permanent Collection, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2020 Harbour, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2019 Preface, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, Ontario
2019 Situer/Situate, Articule, Montreal, Quebec
2019 Harbour, Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick. Curated by Amy Ash
2018 Once Upon Water, Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island, Ontario
2017 Carmichael Landscape Exhibition, Orillia Museum of Art & History, Orillia, Ontario
2017 13th Annual Exhibition, Quest Art School & Gallery, Midland, Ontario
2017 Phantasmagorium Gallery, Grover, Montreal, Quebec. Curated by Dustyn Lucas
2017 Making Waves: Art on The Island, Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre, Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
2016 Artists Under 35, Gallery on Queen, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2016 Harvest, Gallery on Queen, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2016 Grand Opening Show, Gallery on Queen, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2014 La Virée des Ateliers, Le Grover, Montreal, Quebec
2012 Graduate Show, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
2011 L’Amitié, The Culture and Language Connections Centre, Montreal, Quebec.
2010 The Art of Harvest, The Playhouse, Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2010 Journey into Whatever, New Brunswick College of Craft & Design, Fredericton, New Brunswick,
Curated by Adam MacDonald and Joey Haley.
2005 Expressions, Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Residencies
2018 Once Upon Water, Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island, Ontario.
Teaching
2020 Teaching Assistant, 1050 Foundations Studio (Sandra Rechico, University of Guelph)
2020 Teaching Assistant, 1050 Foundations Studio (Diane Borsato, University of Guelph)
2019 Mentor, Catapult Program, ArtsLink New Brunswick
2019 Graduate Student Assistant, Gallery Assistant at Boarding House Gallery (Susan Dobson, University of Guelph)
2010 Instructor, Portraiture and Life Drawing Workshop, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2010 Instructor, Art Cart, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Community
2017 – present, active member, Articule, Montreal, Quebec
2016 Gallery Assistant, Gallery on Queen, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Collections
University of New Brunswick
Private Collections (Canada, U.S., Lebanon)
Reviews & Publications
2020 Webb-Campbell, Shannon. “Harbour”. Summer Issue 2020, Visual Arts News Magazine. Review (print)
2020 Ash, Amy. “Harbour: A Compendium”, Art & Engagement. Publication (print)
2020 Staples, Michael. The Telegraph Journal. “New Art Exhibit Explores the Scattering of Lebanese People”, (January)
2017 Ibrahim, Hadeel. The Daily Gleaner. “Artist Shares Utopian Memories of Home'”, (December 23)
2017 Pansera, Katerina. Radio Interview, McGill campus radio, ‘Out of Lines’, CKUT. (December 7)
2017 Bolduc, Éric. Ratsdeville, “Chantal Khoury at POPOP”. Montreal, Quebec (December 1, online)
2017 Making Waves: Art on The Island. Curated by Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre. Catalogue
2017 Akimbo Connects. 'Works in Progress by Chantal Khoury', (August 21, online)
2016 Carter, Matt. Grid City Magazine, “Artists Under 35”. (November 15, online)
2016 Morell, Marie-Hélène. Created Here, “Visual Artist Chantal Khoury”. (September 15, online/print)
2016 Fraser, Elizabeth. The Daily Gleaner. “Art Gallery Hosts Opening for 'Artists Under 35'”. (November 10)
2014 Howard, Rebecca. The Daily Gleaner. “Fredericton Native Home from Montreal For Art Show”
2014 The Daily Gleaner. “Two Women Artists Exhibit Diverse Contemporary Views”. (November 10)
2009 Dunvill, Jennifer. The Daily Gleaner. 'Like Father, Like Daughter: Making a Name for Herself in the Art World'
(March 16), A6