ELISABETH BELLIVEAU
CONTACT
elisabeth.belliveau@gmail.com
www.elisabeth-belliveau.com
EDUCATION
2006-09 Concordia University, Montréal, Québec Canada. M.F.A. Studio Arts
1997-01 Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary Alberta Canada. B.F.A. Honors, Sculpture
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Scent of Full Moon - Studies for Pure Movement / Le parfum de la pleine lune - Études à l'égard du mouvement absolu
Galerie d'art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen | Campus de Moncton NB, curated by Alisa Arsenault
2021 Alone in the House, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto ON
2020 A Vase with Pale Roses (Animations on Still life), Capture Photography Festival, Grunt Gallery Public Screen, Vancouver BC
https://capturephotofest.com/public-installations/a-vase-with-pale-roses-animations-on-still-life/
2019 Si petits entre les étoiles, si grands contre le ciel, Manif d’art Quebec, curated by Catherine Blanchet
2018 Ballroom, La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse Montréal Quebec –solo
2017 Still life an animated trilogy, TRUCK gallery Calgary AB - solo
2017 Digital Erratics with Timothy Belliveau, FOFA Gallery Concordia University Montreal QC
2017 Trex touring exhibition, Art Gallery of Alberta and the Prairie Art Gallery
2015 Graphic novel exchange / Federation Wallonie Bruxelles with Jean-Luc Cornette, Fete de la BD Brussels Belgium
2015 Trex touring exhibition, Art Gallery of Alberta and the Prairie Art Gallery
2013 When you break and all they see inside is light, Coop Gallery, Nashville Tennessee USA
2013 If found return to me, solo exhibition AKA gallery Saskatoon SK
2012 The grey sea and the long black land, Roos Arts Rosendale NY
2011 Natural disasters, pets and other stories, w Jessica MacCormack, Open Sky, North West Territories
2010 Entre chien et loup, Monastiraki Montréal QC
2010 Teenage Wisdom- Come down from the Mountain. Roos Gallery Rosendale NY
2010 When you break and they see inside is light, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale NY
2010 Please be there tomorrow, Le Garage, Curator: Gregory Teodori, London UK.
2010 Natural disasters, pets and other stories, with Jessica MacCormack, Stride Gallery, Calgary AB
2010 Natural disasters, pets and other stories, with Jessica MacCormack, Ace Art, Winnipeg Manitoba
2005 A little Someday Hopeful, YYZ Gallery, Toronto Ont.
2004 Soft and Fuzzy Lies, with Cindy Baker Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston Ont.
2004 Ever Since Last November, The Khyber Gallery, Halifax N.S.
2003 Ever Since last November, Odd Gallery, Dawson City Yukon
2003 Selected Works, Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse Yukon, Feb-Mar.
2002 Ever Since last November, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton NB, Nov.15
2002 Selected Works, The Other Gallery, Banff AB, Banff Centre for the Arts.
2002 toboggan, The New Gallery, Calgary AB, Mar.8-30
2002 Canadian luv Note #1, Stride Gallery +15 Performing Arts Center Calgary AB
2001 Reindeer, Truck Gallery + 15 Performing Arts Center Calgary AB
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Between Juniper and Pines, Konstnärshemmet Brucebo, Sweden curated by Kuh Del Rosario
2022 The man who saw the man who saw the bear! Collaboration with Musée Ambulant, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Sherbrooke QC
2021 https://fragmented-flora.com/ Curated by Alex Gregory Ontario College of Art and Design University
2020 Borderlines – Art Gallery of Alberta and the Remai Modern Saskatoon
2020 even the birds are walking- curator Noor Bhangu, Latitude 53 Edmonton AB
2020 Bend/Mageru/ Courber. Prince Takamado Gallery, Canadian Embassy Tokyo Japan
2019 MOMENTA Biennale de l’Image, Curated by Maria Wills Londono in collaboration with Audrey Genois and Maude Johnson,
VOX Centre de l’Image Contemporaine, MTL QC https://www.momentabiennale.com/en/artist/elisabeth-belliveau/
2019 Processor, Curated by Lindsey Sharman , Art Gallery of Alberta
2019 Si petits entre les étoiles, si grands contre le ciel, Manif d’art 9 the Québec city Biennial
2018 Bend - Parallel Space, Edmonton AB
2018 Youkobo Art Projects - Tokyo Japan
2018 Itoshima Still life, Studio Kura - Fukuoka Japan
2017 Tokyo Wondersite - Open Studio, Tokyo Japan
2017 The sensual world, Curated by Patrick Allaby Owens Art Gallery Sackville NB
2014 Made in the early 2000's, Glenbow Museum, Calgary AB
2013 Voices The EVP Project, Send +Receive, Winnipeg MB
2013 Voices The EVP Project, POP Montreal QC
2013 Alberta Biennale, curator: Nancy Tousley, Art Gallery of Alberta
2012 Reshelving Initiative – Eye Level Gallery, Halifax NS
2011 POP- Printed on Paper – Roos Gallery Rosendale NY.,
Bona Fide, Owens Art Gallery Mount Allison University, Curator Gemey Kelly, Sackville NB
Playlist/Favorite Youtube Videos, Owens Art Gallery Curator: Kirsten Atkins, Sackville NB
2010 Hands, Vision, Voice. WSW at the Grolier Club New York NY
2010 About face/Kopfüber, Two Window Project, Curator: Gregory Teodori. Berlin Germany
2008 Encantada, Alba Academy, Holguin Cuba
Superdog Underdog, Diane Tanios Gallery, Chicago Illinois USA
Spirit, Spirit, Spirit, Petterborough Art Gallery, Peterborough ON
Choeur de Griffonnage, FOAFA Gallery, Concordia University MTL QC
2007 It's a Wonderful Life, Struts, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville NB.
2006 Supernatural, Museum London, Curator: Melanie Townsend, London ON
2005 Infinity Project, Helen Pitt Gallery, Curated by Jo Cook, Vancouver BC
2004 Soft and Fuzzy Lies, Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston ON
2004 Self Publish or Perish, Open Space Gallery, Curated by Jo Cook, Victoria BC
2003 Transfigure, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Curated by Catherine Crowston.
2002 Indemnity: Intimate Objects Made Dear, ArtCity, Curated by Noel Begin, Calgary AB
2002 love in the year 2002, Trianon Gallery, Lethbridge AB,
SELECTED SCREENINGS
2023
Film Florale - Metro Cinema Edmonton AB - co-curated with Anna Hawkins
2022
Irish Film Institute - AEMI co-currated by Orla McHardy ‘Nostril Thinking’ Experimental Animation
https://aemi.ie/event/experimental-animation-selected-by-orla-mchardy/
An Ordinary Day Film Festival - Curated by Helena Norell, Mats Landström, Carolina Hindsjö. Stockholm Sweden
https://www.anordinarydayfilmfestival.com/#/home
2020
Capture Photography Festival, Grunt Gallery Public Screen, Vancouver BC
https://capturephotofest.com/public-installations/a-vase-with-pale-roses-animations-on-still-life/
2019
50 Minute Film Festival, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton AB
Multiple public and educational screenings, Musée Ambulant, Québec QC
2018
An Ordinary Day Film Festival - curated by Helena Norell, Mats Landström and Carolina Hindsjö, Studio 44, Stockholm Sweden
2017
Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation – RedCat Theatre Los Angeles California, Block Cinema Chicago, Pioneer Works Brooklyn NY, Grace St Theatre Richmond Virginia,
WNDX - Prairie Program - Festival of Moving Image – Winnipeg MB
Dazibao Video Program - Lux London UK
2016
Holland Animation Film Festival –Shortlist nominee, Amsterdam
2015
TEUFS 4, Toronto ON
2014
Melbourne International Animation Festival, Melbourne Australia
2013
Physical Space Gallery – Austin Peay State University Tennessee USA
Alberta Biennale, Art Gallery of Alberta Edmonton AB and Epcor Center for the Arts/ GAMA Calgary AB
2011
Segal Cinema Space/ Montreal QC, SanFrancisco Independent Film Festival /San Francisco California, Blue Sunshine Screening /Montreal QC
2010
Victoria Independent Film Festival B.C.
AniFest. Prague Czech Republic
Sappy Fest, Sackville NB
2009
GIRAF 5. Calgary AB, Valand School of Art- Gothenburg Sweden, Textiles Museum of Canada, Curator: AllysonMitchell, 'Animated Anomalies' - Center for Art Tapes, Halifax N.S.' i love you/i love you too' Curated by: Jess Dobkin- Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto ON
2008
National Film Board of Canada, Open house program, Montréal QC, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax N.S., Toronto Urban Film Festival, ON., ArtSpace Peterborough ON
2007
6th Annual Festival of Fringe, Durham Art Gallery, Durham ON, Dawson City International Film Festival, Yukon, Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival, Quickdraw Animation Society. Calgary AB
2006
St.John's International Women's Film Festival, St.John's Nfld
2005 'Film Pop' Montréal, Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival. Quickdraw Animation, Soc. Calgary AB, Faucet Media Arts Festival. Struts Gallery, Sackville NB, Bookmobile Screening-La Central, Mtl QC, Electric Tractor, Mtl QC, Animated Objects Festival, EM Media CalgaryAB, Atlantic Womens Film Festival St.John's Nfld.
2004
Dawson City International Short Film Festival, Dawson City YK
PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS
2023 ‘‘Drawing conclusions’ Ed Bader, Exhibition Essay, by Elisabeth Belliveau , Art Gallery of Grande Prairie
2022 CONDOLADY, Graphic Novel, Conundrum Press
2020 Elisabeth Belliveau- Alone in the house (Still life with Clarice Lispector) Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto. By: Heather Rigg
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TmjBTffwvCkvBDOUkxic332dDCukjHke/view
2020 SNAPLine - SNAP. Gallery publication. Waste. Edition. My Process- Elisabeth Belliveau, written by Emily Storvold
2020 Capture Catalogue 2020 A Vase with Pale Roses ( Animations on Still Life) pg 54-55 Text by Chelsea Yuill https://www.pdffiller.com/jsfiller-desk15/?requestHash=62c84c17a1ff99c93e79581157b57b5814e53126571c15bd30cfdc73b4ce5ccb&projectId=539433193&utm_source=PDFfiller_Edit_Fill_Sign_any_PDF_document&utm_medium=extension&utm_campaign=chrome#803f917949e14cdab7faab94b4b63092
Digital access: https://issuu.com/capturephotographyfestival/docs/capture_catalogue_2020-issuu-final
2020 The Life of Things. MOMENTA Biennale de l’image. Editor: Audrey Genois Authors: Maude Johnson, Maria Wills Londongo . Kerber, US Dist. ARTBOOK | D.A.P.
2020 La Vie des Choses. MOMENTA Biennale de l’image. Editor: Audrey Genois Authors: Maude Johnson, Maria Wills Londongo . Kerber, US Dist. ARTBOOK | D.A.P.
2016 Made In Calgary An Exploration of Art from the 1960's to the 2000's Published: Glenbow Museum
2016 Beacon – Ken Housego exhibition catalogue – curatorial intro and essay
2015 Secret Life –artist writing and works published by Quiet Spell – Zoe Chan & Karin Zuppiger
2014 One year in America - graphic novel 125 pgs Conundrum Press
2013 Papirmasse Issue 40
2013 The News From Here – Alberta Biennial Publication edited by Nancy Tousley Art Gallery of Alberta
2010 Academy and Estate edition of 40 artist books. Published by Women's Studio Workshop NY
2010 don't get lonely don't get lost, short stories and drawing/ DVD insert - 225 pgs. Conundrum Press
2007 The great hopeful someday graphic novel with dvd insert - 225 pgs. Conundrum Press
2005 Something to pet the cat about graphic novel- 175 pgs. Conundrum Press
RESIDENCIES
2018 Youkobo- Tokyo Japan
2018 Studio Kura – Fukuoka Japan
2016-17 CALQ/ Tokyo Wondersite – Artist in Residence Tokyo Japan
2017 Wood Buffalo Region, Alberta Artist in Residence/ Mentor program
2016 Banff Centre for the Arts – thematic residency Still Alive
2015 CALQ Writer and graphic novelist residency at Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Belgium
RAVI Liege Belgium
2010 Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale NewYork
2010 Outport Aesthetics, Fogo Island Nfld
2009 Anchor Archive, Halifax NS
2007 Struts Gallery, Sackville NB
2006 National Film Board of Canada, Hot House 3 program Montreal QC
2003 Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown PEI
2003 Klondike Institute for Arts and Culture, DawsonCity Yukon
2002 Banff Centre for the Arts, Beauty thematic residency, Banff AB
AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 Canada Council for the Arts - Project Grant
2023 Edmonton Arts Council Grant Individuals & Collectives: Major Artist-Driven Projects
2022 Edmonton Arts Council Grant
2021 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant
2020 Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2020 Travel Grant, Edmonton Art Council
2020 Eldon + Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize - Longlist. Nominated by Lindsey Sharman, Catherine Crowston, Art Gallery of Alberta
2020 Project Grant - Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2020 Research-Project Grant - Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications MacEwan University
2019 Travel Grant - Edmonton Art Council
2018 Project Grant - Edmonton Art Council
2018 Faculty of Fine Art and Communications Research Production Grant , MacEwan University
2017 Dissemination Grant, MacEwan University
2015 Finalist Doug Wright award – Toronto Comics Arts Festival
2014 Alumni Honour Award – Alberta College of Art and Design
2013 Alberta Foundation for the Arts - Project Creation Grant
2010-11 Conseil des arts et des lettres de Quebec Research and Creation Grant
2010 Conseil des arts et des lettres de Quebec Travel grant
2009 William Blair Brucebo Fine Art Scholarship (Sweden)
2008 Toronto Urban Film Festival – 1st prize in Best in Urban Imaginary,
Travel Grant - Canada Council for the Arts
2007-09 Hydro-Québec John Molson School of Art and Business Scholarship
2007 CIAM project grant Concordia University
2006-07 Concordia University – Avi and Dora Morrow Fellowship
2006 Canada Council for the Arts – Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts – Travel Grant
2003 Alberta Foundation for the Arts- Travel Grant
2002 Louise Mckinney Scholarship – Banff Centre for the Arts
WORKS IN THE COLLECTION OF
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, ARTEXT Montréal, Confederation Centre for the Arts Prince Edward Island, Brucebo Foundation Sweden, Musée Ambulant Quebec City QC, Women's Studio Workshop NY, various private national and international collections.
DISTRIBUTION
V-tape International
Conundrum Press
Women's Studio Workshop NY
ARTEXT Montreal QC
PANELS, JURIES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2023 Moderator- Panel on Graphic Novels and book launch for Bad Medicine by Christopher Twin, with Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet, Halie Finney. Conundrum Press. Roundhouse,
MacEwan University, Edmonton AB
2023 Guest programmer with Anna Hawkins for Film series: Film Florale, Metro Cinema - Garneau Theatre, Edmonton Alberta
2022 Jury Member, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres de Quebec - Interdisciplinary
2022 Guest speaker - Creative and Critical Art Theory Class UBC Okanagan
2021 Edmonton Arts Council, Public Sculpture Jury member- TELUS World of Science Selection Committee
2020 Ihuman Street Youth Society, Volunteer Art workshops in conjunction with Latitude53 artist run centre, Edmonton AB.
2020 Public Artist talk, Studio Arts, Concordia University Montreal QC
2019 Public presentation/ Panel, MOMENTA Biennale de L’image, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery /Concordia University, Montréal QC
2019 Panel Moderator, International Performance Summit – with Beau Coleman, Todd Janes, Cindy Baker, Mikiki, Kate Barry. Latitude 53, Edmonton AB
2019 Public Artist talk, Fibres Department, Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal QC
2019 Workshop/ Public Presentation, Arms Reach flower arranging workshop, Parallel Space Edmonton AB
2019 Jury Member, Edmonton Arts Council
2019 Jury Member, Brucebo Fine Art Scholarship Foundation of Gotland Sweden
2018 Edmonton Art Council - Public Art Jury and Small project grants
2018 Artist Talk /video - An Ordinary Day Film Festival, Stockholm Sweden at Studio 44
with Nada Hasan, Helena Norell, Mats Landström, and Carolina Hindsjö https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snFvXpwvdJo
2018 Artist Talk /video - Galerie La Centrale MTL QC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QExCFZ2w_UQ&t=2s2017-18 Edmonton Art Council Jury member
2017 Visiting Artist talk - CalArts / California Institute for the Arts, Valencia California
2017 Visitor in the arts series, Red Deer College Alberta
2016 Visiting artist /workshop, ARTX 480 - Concordia University MTL QC
2016 Alberta College of Art and Design/ Studio Visits
2015 Artist Presentation – Art Gallery of Grande Prairie
2015 Curator for Ken Housego’s exhibition “Beacon” – Art Gallery of Grande Prairie
2014 Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec -Visual Arts Grant Jury member
2014 Workshop Presentation - Foreman Art Gallery – Bishop University, Sherbrooke QC
2014 Artist Presentation – Conversations in Contemporary Art, Concordia University MTL QC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOfCWioyRmk
2013 Guest Speaker- Women in the Arts -Grande Prairie Regional College AB
2012 Visitor in the arts series, Red Deer College, Red Deer AB
2012 Arts Symposium – Bodies in Motion, Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie AB
2011 Graphic Novel Round Table - with Lori Schubert, Québec Writers Federation, Drawn & Quarterly, MTL QC
2011 Round Table ‘Hand Made Assembly’ – Struts Gallery Sackville NB
2010 Artist Presentation - Vaaland School of Fine Arts – Gothenburg Sweden
2009 Artist Presentation - Mount Allison University, Sackville NB
2008 Artist Presentation- Concordia University / Communication Dept. Montréal QC
SELECTED REVIEWS AND CATALOGUES
2023 Exhibition Essay The Scent of Full Moon – Studies for Pure Movement, or How to Grow and Care for Night-Blooming Jasmine by Alisa Arsenault
2023 Radio Canada - Le parfum de la pleine lune, une exploration de la place des femmes dans la société
2023 Room Magazine review by Shristi Uprety
2022 CBCbooks https://www.cbc.ca/books/condolady-by-elisabeth-belliveau-1.6558713
2022 Conundrum Magazine of Comic Arts. “Our cover artist Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet… in conversation with Elisabeth Belliveau”
2020 Border Crossing – Spectral Gravity of Objects/ Thoughts on the Photography and the Artifactual by James D Campbell
2019 Listings feature Image for MOMENTA Biennale de l’image – Canadian Art Magazine ’39 Artists Announced for Montréal’s Momenta Beinnale” May 8
2019 https://canadianart.ca/news/39-artists-announced-for-montreals-momenta-biennale/
2019 Listings feature Image for MOMENTA Biennale de l’image – Eflux https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/260518/artist-list-for-16th-edition/
2018 The Concordian, Feb 6th: Zachary Cook http://theconcordian.com/2018/02/still-life-anything-lifeless/
2018 Ballroom – Elisabeth Belliveau - arte por excelencias
2017 Galleries West – Elisabeth Belliveau- Still Life: An Animated Trilogy June 2nd
2016 Carousel Magazine, 4 Panel Project, December Issue- Comic Strip
2014 Globe and Mail- Three beautiful comics you need to read: Sean Rogers Nov.28. 15, Sequential Canadian Comics Review: BK Munn Nov.13.14, Comic Book Resources: Michael C Lorah Nov.4.15
2013 Canadian Art Magazine- Summer Edition Review by Sandra Fraser, The StarPhoenix- Masterful work at AKA by Marsha Day, Edmonton Journal – AGA biennial celebrates 'where we are' by: Fish Griwkowski
2012 PaperWait - Volume 13 'Critical distance Natural Disasters Pets and Other Stories' by Leslie Supnet
2011 Spectacular Optical/ Fantasia Int'l Film Festival- 'Special Affect: DIY Female animators' by Leslie Supnet, Bona Fide – Catalogue published by Mount Allison University and the Owens art gallery NB , Geist Volume 78/79, Broken Pencil, Concordia University Magazine, No more potlucks, Montréal QC
2010 'The World is made of work' exhibition statement for Stride Gallery by John Davies. Broken Pencil book review by Nathaniel Moore. Telegraph Journal- book review by Mike Landry. The Manitoban exhibitionr eview by Robin Dudgeon. Utne Reader- blog review by Karen Garcia. The Uniter- exhibition review by Timothy Dyck. Winnipeg Free Press exhibition review by Alison Gillmor. C Magazine- Image
2009 It's a wonderful life Struts Artist-run centre 25th Anniversary Exhibition. Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University Sackville NewBrunswick
2008 Geist Magazine, Broken Pencil, Pivot Journal- text by Natasha Pashak
2007 Mix Magazine Listing/photo Dec, Pivot Journal
2006 Ukula review by Valerie Howes, The portable conundrum – Compendium of Canadian writers edited by Andy Brown.
2005 The Mirror, Dec.8, Montreal QC-book review, The Hour, Dec.1, Montreal QC- book review, The Globe and Mail, Jan.7th Pg.R23- exhibition review, YYZ Publication exhibition essay by Natasha Pashak,
2004 The Coast Interview by Jon Tupper -Confederation Centre for the Arts June Vol 12
2003 CBC Radio Maritimes - June live interview, The Guardian Charlottetown PEI - June 18 interview, Klondike Sun, Jan / Feb Arts Update, Yukon News - Jan 8 article by Michele Genest
2002 Mix Magazine- winter 2002 V28.3, Canadian Art Magazine- winter Vol.12 #4, Calgary Herald -Sept 8, The Lethbridge Herald June 21, Fast Forward March 7