Videre Awards Archives
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
The winner is Philip Gagnon for his exhibition La pratique contractuelle d'Anne-Marie Proulx at Regart, centre d'artistes en art actuel.
Also nominated:
- Dany Massicotte for Débris cosmiques : Un récit sur l'univers at Roulement à billes and at Mois Multi;
- Alexanne Dunn for her exhibition Surfaces à Criterium.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
The winner is Annie Baillargeon for CÔTÉS DROITS ET ANGLES ÉGAUX /\ ROOM OF AN ETERNAL BEAUTY FIXE @squarefemininity exhibited at La Bande Vidéo;
Also nominated:
- Caroline Gagné for her exhibition Autofading_Se disparaître at the Galerie des arts visuels;
- Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf for his installation CONSPIRATIONS À GOGO (Extraits pour MANIF X) presented at the Maison de la littérature during Manif d'art 10.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
The Prix Videre Reconnaissance en arts visuels was awarded to BGL in recognition of their 25-year career, its important contribution to Québec’s cultural vitality, and the collective’s remarkable achievements on the international stage. BGL have impressed audiences around the world with monumental installations whose extravagance, humour, and playfulness continue to raise incisive questions about the social and political issues of our time. BGL is represented by Galerie 3.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
The winner is Delphine Hébert-Marcoux for her exhibition L’autre côté presented at Galerie des arts visuels from June 10 to July 2, 2021.
Also nominated:
- Atwood for their mural titled Foule produced during a creative residency at the Théâtre de La Bordée and on view from October 2020 to May 2021.
- Laurence Gravel and Philip Gagnon for their multi-media event Le récital dû des du des mandats presented at the Charpente des fauves from April 8 to 19, 2021.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
The winner is Amélie Proulx for her exhibition Les herbes de passage from November 21 to December 2021 at Galerie 3.
Also nominated:
- Angela Marsh for her project It's really just a love story, une promenade urbaine presented at the Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec.
- Charles-Étienne Brochu for his piece Sommet de la montagne presented by ExMuro.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Self-taught artist Claudie Gagnon puts everyday objects to use to create powerful social satire in tableaux vivant paintings and installations that merge the visual and performing arts. She has also made her mark across the Quebec landscape thanks to her public sculpture works integrated in local architecture. The presentation of her work internationally has highlighted our home-grown talent well beyond our borders. Claudie Gagnon is represented by Galerie 3.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Jérôme Trudelle won for his project Chronosculpture, presented at 466 rue de la Couronne in Quebec City from August 1 to 29, 2020.
- Also nominated: Fanny H-Levy for her exhibition Figures sans visages : de présences et d'absences presented at Regart, centre d'artistes en art actuel from February12 to March 21, 2020;
Olivier Hébert for the exhibition Some paintings presented in the offices of Criterium from March 18 to 27 2020.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
The winner is Jeffrey Poirier for the public art project Écho, presented as part of EXMURO Passages Insolites 2019, from June 20 to October 15, 2019.
- Also nominated: Isabelle Demers for the exhibition Tourbière presented in the offices of Criterium in November 2019;
Amélie Laurence-Fortin for the exhibition Le cercle d’Arcadie presented at the Galerie des arts visuels from February 27 to April 4, 2020.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Paryse Martin gained attention on the Quebec arts scene as much for her art practice and public art projects as for her generosity as a university art teacher. Her vast body of work was developed in a sustained and uncompromising manner. As a multidisciplinary artist, she boldly combines the fabulous, the strange, the dramatic, and the humorous into her works. Throughout her entire career, she has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to future generations of artists, for whom she is a mentor.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Marilou Kenny-Gagnon for the project Corpuscules, presented at the Galerie des arts visuels from September 13 to October 21, 2018.
- Also nominated:
Camille Bernard Gravel for the exhibition Témoins presented at the Bibliothèque Aliette-Marchand dfrom February 15 to March 25, 2019.
Audrée Demers-Roberge for the exhibition Bouzou presented at VU from December 7 to 11, 2018.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
Dan Brault for his exhibition Poèmes de mon pays presented at Galerie 3 from April 26 to May 26, 2019.
- Also nominated:
Annie Baillargeon for her exhibition Les amas from October 12 to November 11, 2018.
Ludovic Boney pour l’exposition Rassemblement familial presented at the Galerie des arts visuels from April 11 to May 19, 2019.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Ivan Binet, one of the greatest photographers of his generation, who has redefined and redrawn the landscape through his photographs. His artistic career is marked by an undeniable commitment to capture the territory through his lens. Through his astonishing landscapes, we may contemplate a magnified vision of nature that, amazingly, feels close and precious.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Kael Mercadier, for the project Entité, presented at Regart, centre d’artistes en art actuel from September 15 to October 22, 2017.
- Also nominated:
Éloise Plamondon-Pagé for the exhibition L’Air du temps presented at Engramme from January 12 to February 11, 2018;
Sarah Thibault for the exhibition Embourgeoiser le sauvage presented at Regart, centre d’artistes en art actuel from September 15 to October 22, 2017.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
Ludovic Boney, for the exhibition Sous les chatons presented at Galerie Michel-Guimont from November 26 to January 7, 2018.
- Also nominated:
Fanny Mesnard for her exhibition Secrets de bestiaire presented at the Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy from September 23 to October 17, 2017;
Anne-Marie Proulx for her innovative project Les falaises se rapprochent presented at the Galerie des arts visuels at Laval University from April 12 to May 20, 2018.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Helga Schlitter for her exceptional contribution to the promotion of sculpture in Quebec. Most notably during her last exhibition at Galerie Louise-Carrier, Helge Schlitter’s deceptively simple faux-naïf sculptures seem to have emerged from an imaginary Eden replete with re-imagined flora and fauna.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Julien Lebargy, Programme de découverte spatiale pour ceux qui mélangent les chiffes et la poésie : S4DP+ presented at the Maison Tessier-dit-Laplante from May 10 to 17, 2017.
- Also nominated:
Samuel Breton for his exhibition Saint-Centre, Sauveur Durocher from January 14 to February 12, 2017 at Engramme;
Pascale Leblanc-Lavigne for her exhibition La vitrine presented from September 9 to October 9, 2016 at La Vitrine / Galerie de Manif d’art.
Prix Videre Relève for Emerging Visual Artists
Giorgia Volpe, Tissant l’existant presented from June 6 to September 3, 2017 at the Maison Hamel-Bruneau.
- Also nominated:
Annie Baillargeon for her exhibition Les natures mortes : Épisodes de petits déclins presented from October 23 to November 23, 2016 at Galerie 3;
Valérie Potvin for her exhibition Monstre presented from January 6 to 22, 2017 at Galerie 3.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Alain-Martin Richard for his exceptional contribution to the development of performance art in Quebec.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Charles-Étienne Brochu, Heureux ensemble presented from October 30 to November 29, 2015 in the small gallery at L’Oeil de poisson.
- Also nominated:
Samuel Breton for his exhibition Le Géant de l’Anglo-Pulp presented from October 17 to November 15, 2015 at La Bande Vidéo;
Camille Rajotte for her exhibition Il y a ce mur qui m’empêche de voir presented from September 10 to October 11, 2015 at the Galerie des arts visuels.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
Martin Bureau, Check Engine presented from March 4 to April 3, 2016 at Galerie 3.
- Also nominated:
Dgino Cantin for his exhibition Changement de statut presented from January 8 to February 7, 2016 in the large gallery at L’Oeil de poisson;
Ève Cadieux for her exhibition Petits vestiges annoncés, from September 11 to October 11, 2015 at VU.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Aline Martineau for her multi-disciplinary art practice in which her highly intuitive visual imagination brings new life to everyday materials.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Charles Fleury, Apparitions futuristes: en aval des couches et du suprême presented from March 20 to April 19 at VU, centre de diffusion et de production de la photographie.
- Also nominated:
Camille Bernard-Gravel for her exhibition Éole presented from May 8 to June 7, 2015 in the small gallery at L’Oeil de poisson.
François Raymond for his exhibition Bleach presented from January 16 to February 8, 2015 at Le Lieu, Centre en art actuel.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
Jacynthe Carrier, Les Eux presented from September 6 to October 10, 2014 at La Bande Vidéo.
- Also nominated:
Josée Landry Sirois for her exhibition Volcans presented from April 12 to May 3, 2015 at Galerie Michel Guimont;
Amélie Proulx for her exhibition Prélude pour paléobotanistes presented from March 23 to April 17, 2015, at Espaces Parehthèses.
Prix Videre Reconnaissance en arts visuels
Don Darby for his many public art projects integrating art and architecture, for his involvement with l’Îlot Fleurie, and more recently for his bestiary devoted to endangered species.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Geneviève Gasse, Bureau de recherche presented from October 17 to November 15, 2013, at the Galerie des arts visuels at Laval University.
- Also nominated:
The Acupulco collective, for their installation titled Fait divers ppresented by EXMURO public arts from May 4 to June 1, 2014 at the Agora de la Place Jacques Cartier;
Josiane Roberge, for her exhibition La prière presented from March 28 to April 27, 2014, in the small gallery at L’Oeil de poisson
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
Paryse Martin, for her exhibition Histoires lacrymogènes presented from September 6 to October 6, 2013 in the large gallery at L’Oeil de poisson.
- Also nominated:
Marc-Antoine Côté, for his work Il/elle n’a pas de nom presented from May 3 to June 1, 2014 in the large gallery at L’Oeil de poisson;
Jean-Robert Drouillard, for his exhibition Le coeur au poing comme un faucon aveugle presented from November 6 to 27, 2013 at Galerie Lacerte art contemporain, Quebec City.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Jocelyn Gasse's 2013 retrospective at the Maison Hamel-Breuneau offered a powerful demonstration of the depth of the artist’s commitment.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Nataliya Petkova, for her exhibition pata… graphies presented from April 4 to May 5, 2013 at the Galerie des arts visuels at Laval University.
- Also nominated:
Marie-Andrée Cormier,, for her exhibition Sud Est Nord Ouest, from October 18 to November 18, 2012 at L’Oeil de poisson and co-presented with Folie/Culture;
Mathieu Fecteau, for his exhibition Grande mouture ppresented from May 3 to June 2, 2013 at L’Oeil de poisson, and his event Québec-crêpes presented on May 3, 2013 outside near the Coopérative Méduse.
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
Mériol Lehmann, for his exhibitionn Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd presented from February 15 to March 17, 2013 at VU PHOTO.
- Also nominated:
Richard Baillargeon, for his exhibition ANTICOSTE presented from September 13 to October 14, 2012 at the Galerie des arts visuels, Laval University
France McNeil, for her exhibition Ouvrir l’oeil presented from January 12 to February 10, 2013 at Engramme
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Denise Blackburn for her outreach, notably for winning the Scottish Society of Arts 2013 in Edinburgh, in recognition of her prolific and contemporary printmaking practice.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Péio Éliceiry, for his exhibition Le Monument presented from October 20 to November 13 at the Galerie des arts visuels at Laval University.
- Also nominated:
Sylvie Larouche, for her exhibition Les théâtres identitaires presented from October 14 to November 13, 2011 at VU PHOTO
Catherine Blanchet, for her series Mandalas, presented as part of the exhibition Kaléidoscopies : les frissons du réel from November 25 to December 23, 2011, at Galerie Tzara
Prix Videre for Visual Art Creation
Virginie Mercure, for her exhibition XYZ ppresented from November 10 to December 10, 2011 at Regart artist-run centre in Lévis.
- Also nominated:
Dgino Cantin, for his exhibition Mon corps est une planète présentée du 26 janvier au 26 février 2012 à Regart, centre d’artiste en art actuel situé à Lévis.
Giorgia Volpe, for his exhibitions Méandres and MOUVOIR/S’ÉMOUVOIR : Projet Rose des vents presented from January 13 to February 12, 2012 at VU PHOTO, and from May 8 to June 10, 2012 at the Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy Library gallery, respectively.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Bill Vincent for his more than 35 years of investing in creativity, and for being an integral part of Quebec City’s cultural landscape.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Cynthia Dinan-Mitchell, for her exhibition Saloon story part III presented from May 20 to June 19, 2011 in the small gallery at L’Oeil de poisson.
- Also nominated:
Thierry Arcand-Bossé, for his exhibition Horizon captifs presented from March 18 to April6, 2011 at Galerie Lacerte contemporain;
Guillaume Adjutor Provost, for his exhibition Hydres presented from May 20 to June 19, 2011 at L’Oeil de poisson.
Prix Videre Événement
Caroline Gagné, for her work Cargo, created at Avatar and co-produced by L’Oeil de poisson, La Bande Vidéo and Les productions Recto-Verso, and presented at L’Oeil de poisson as part of Mois Multi 12.
- Also nominated:
Cooke-Sasseville, for their exhibition La vie en rose and Le penseur en chocolat presented from September 16 to October 17, 2010 at Regart and from January 14 to February 13, 3011 at Le Lieu, centre en art actuel.
Jacques Samson, for his exhibition Laboratoire presented from November 19 to December 19, 2020 at Galerie Tzara.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Lucienne Cornet for her commitment to a constantly evolving and exceptional career in visual art production for over 50 years.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Isabelle Demers, for her exhibition Lourd comme un cheval mort presented from June 18 to 27, 2010 at La Chambre Blanche.
- Also nominated:
Benoît Blondeau, for his exhibition Tenture-Tendon presented at L’Oeil de poisson from November 6 to December 6, 2009.
Marc Antoine-Côté, for his exhibition erre migratoire presented in the Jean-Paul-Lemieux exhibition hall at the Bibliothèque Étienne-Parent from January 11 to 16, 2010, and his exhibition La distance danse avec le temps, presented from March 12 to April 4, 2010 at Centre Materia
Prix Videre Événement
Diane Landry, for her exhibition Chevalier de la résignation infinie, presented at L’Oeil de poisson from September 11 to October 11, 2009.
- Also nominated:
Marcel Jean, for his exhibition Choses du monde, presented at the Galerie des arts visuels at Université Laval from November 19 to December 20, 2009;
Doyon/Demers for their project Plan B presented on the Boisseau quay as part of Manif d’art 5, presented from May 1 to June 13, 2010.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Richard Martel, for his overall career.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Jacynthe Carrier, for her exhibition Scènes de Genres, presented at VU in April 2009.
- Also nominated:
Benoît Blondeau, for his exhibition Les Saules, presented at Galerie Le 36 in October 2008;
Véronique Isabelle, for her exhibition Entre deux eaux presented at the Biblithèque Aliette-Marchand in the fall of 2008.
Prix Videre Événement
Annie Baillargeon, for her distinctive exhibition She just want to be an actress presented at L’Oeil de poisson in March 2009.
Tania Girard-Savoie for her exhibition Univers jardiniers presented at Engramme in the fall of 2009;
Jean-Marc Mathieu-Lajoie for his exhibition La chute des anges presented at the Galerie des arts visuels at Université Laval in September 2008.
Prix Videre Reconnaissance
Jocelyn Robert has worked in audio, digital art, performance, installation, video, and writing. He has released over a dozen CDs and has had numerous solo exhibitions, in addition to collaborating with Emile Morin and Daniel Joliffe in a number of installations.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Julie Picard, for her exhibition à grand déploiementpresented in the small gallery at L’Oeil de poisson, and for her piece Le principe de proportionnalité , presented by Wagon art-itinérent and Regard as part of Manif d’art 4.
- Also nominated:
Marie-Pascale Lizotte, for her exhibition écho presented at La Bande Vidéo in March 2008;
François Simard for his exhibition Bing Bouing Bouing presented at the Galerie des arts visuels at Université Laval in November 2007.
Prix Videre Événement
Éveline Boulva, for her exhibition épures,… presented at Engramme in the fall of 2007.
- Also nominated:
Carole Baillargeon pfor her exhibition HIVER : Paysages-vêtements en quatre temps presented at Materia in the fall of 2007
Giorgia Volpe, for her exhibition La chambre des fabulations presented at La Bande Vidéo in February 2008.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Reno Salvail for his overall oeuvre that questions our exploration of the land.
Prix Videre for Emerging Visual Artists
Christian Messier for his performance during the Putain de bal masqué pervers organized by Folie/Culture as part of the event DSM-V+ in October 2006.
- Also nominated:
Thierry Arcand-Bossé for his exhibition at Galerie Lacerte in February 2007;
Mathieu Valade for his intervention Les belles balles presented in collaboration with L’Oeil de poisson in a field near rang du Rapide sud road in Saint-Casimir.
Prix Videre Événement
Hélène Matte, for her multidisciplinary show VOYAGE-VOYAGE created as part of a residency at Les productions Recto-Verso and presented on May 12-13, 2007 at the Studio d’essai in the Méduse coop.
- Also nominated:
Cooke-Sasseville for their participation in the event Les Convertibles, a special project for the 10th anniversary of the Journées de la culture;
Paryse Martin for her installation Manœuvres exquises presented at the Galerie des arts visuels in February 2007.
Prix Videre for Recognition in Visual Arts
Diane Landry for her generous contribution to several artistic disciplines, including installation, performance and audio art.