Josée PEDNEAULT

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Born in 1977. Graduated from MFA Studio arts, Concordia University, Montréal in 2005.
Recent 5 main activities are Nævus, 2015, Contact Photo Gallery; The New Gods, 2015, Typology Gallery; The Omen, 2015, Occurrence; Annedda, 2014, CUSM Hospital (public art project); The Omen, 2014, Caravansérail.

Josée Pedneault's work has been shown in national and international venues, such as Typology (Toronto, 2015), Museo Universitario del Chopo (Mexico City, 2014), and Darling Foundry (Montreal, 2012), among others. She has completed residencies in Reykjavik (SIM, 2011), Mexico City (CALQ, 2009), Paris (CALQ, 2008), and Warsaw (Les Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes, 2006). She also creates large-scale public art projects; her most recent is a permanent artwork in the new McGill University Health Centre in Montreal (2014). Pedneault holds an MFA in studio art from Concordia University, where she also teaches in the photography program. She is the recipient of the 2015 Portfolio Reviews Exhibition Award. Chosen by an international jury, this award recognizes outstanding work presented at CONTACT's annual Reviews.

About works / performance

Nævus 2013, photography and drawing, 63 x 79 cm

Nævus 2015, photography, 101 x 126 cm


Nævus 2015, photography, 50 x 40 cm


Nævus 2015, found image, 50 x 40 cm


Nævus 2015, installation view


Apparition 2013, photography, 101 x 126 cm each


Esperanza 2011, found image, 7 x 12 cm


Sunset/Sunrise 2015, photography, 101 x 126 cm


Murmurations 2015, photograph and drawing, 63 x 79 cm


Murmurations 2015, photograph and drawing, 63 x 79 cm


Annedda 2014, photo transfer on ceramics, 163 x 360 cm