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Gabrielle Paré (b. 1989, Canada) is a visual artist and lover of the printed word. She received her BFA from the University of Alberta School of Art and Design, and her MFA from Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo. Selected exhibitions include a solo show at Tenthaus (NOR), a solo show at Galleri RAM (NOR), Tegnetriennalen 2023 (NOR), Vårutstillingen 2019 at Fotogalleriet (NOR), the Alberta Biennial at the Art Gallery of Alberta (CAN), and the International Biennial for Contemporary Printmaking in Trois-Rivières (CAN). She has participated in residencies such as Kloster Bentlage in Germany, the Banff Centre in Canada, Fonderie Darling in Canada, and PRAKSIS in Norway. Alongside her artistic practice, Paré is also an organizer, having co-founded the Norway-based Verdensrommet, a mutual-support network for non-European artists in 2020, and orchestrating the solidarity project “KUNSTFELTET” in 2022.
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Gabrielle Paré
(she/her)
b. 1989 Amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton, Canada.
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway.
EDUCATION
(2015-17) Master of Fine Arts, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, Norway.
(2013-15) Internship Keystone Editions (with Master Lithographers Sarah Dudley and Uli Kuehle, Berlin)
(2007-11) Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
2026–27 (upcoming) KUNSTFELTET publication project, Norway.
2025 AFTER IMAGES, Tenthaus, Oslo, Norway.
2025 AFTER IMAGE, artist book project, by invitation Hverdag Books, Norway.
2023 KUNSTFELTET, art in public space, potato farm in Søndre Land, Norway.
2022 Choosing My Words, RAM Galleri, Oslo, Norway.
2016 The New Singers, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
2023 All that lies between: Tegnetriennalen 2023, Tegneforbundet, Oslo, Norway.
2022 eating the other, Cambridge Art Galleries, Cambridge, Canada.
2022 Bygd til by, curated by Erle Saxegaard and Aksel Ree, Stykkjevika, Fyresdal, Norway.
2020 The Shifters, Kulturtårnet, Oslo, Norway.
2020 2084, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland.
2019 Vårutstillingen 2019, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway.
2018 I hear Mariachi static on my radio, Slurpen, Oslo, Norway.
2018 A Novel, Apartment Project Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
2018 Første Vesentlige Vårslipp (VVF), Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway.
2017 Don't rest, narrate, Guttormsgaard Arkiv, Blaker, Norway.
2017 The Story So Far, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
2017 tour tourist, neutral new, Oslo Ø, Oslo, Norway.
2017 Agreement Between Seasons, Avgangutstilling, KHiO, Oslo, Norway.
2017 Print Matters 2017, Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway.
2016 8th International Douro Print Biennial, Alijo, Portugal.
2015 Haptic & Optic, Yantai Modern Art Gallery, Yantai, China.
2015 International Biennial of Contemporary Printmaking, Trois-Rivières, Canada.
2014 Ich Gehe In Den Wald, Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany.
2014 Grafikedition Bentlage, Rathaus Galerie, Kirn, Germany.
2013 The News from Here: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Alberta, Canada.
SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2025 Kulturrådet, Prosjektstøtte visuell kunst.
2025 Regionale Prosjektmidler — Kunstsentrene i Norge.
2019-26 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond — Ettårig stipend.
2025/23/20/19 BKV Prosjektstøtte.
2022 Kulturrådet, Prosjektstøtte til kunstnere i etableringsfasen.
2020 Kulturrådet, Midlertidig stipendordning COVID-19.
2020 Kulturrådet, Ekstraordinær utlysning i forbindelse med koronakrisen.
2020 Oslo kommune internasjonal kunstnerutveksling.
2019 Office for Contemporary Art Norway, International Support.
2018 Kulturrådet, Kunstnerassistentordningen with A K Dolven.
RESIDENCIES
2021–22 Latitude 53 Residency, Edmonton, Canada.
2020 International Residency, Fonderie Darling, Montreal, Canada.
2019 Distributed Identities, Residency at Banff Centre of Art and Creativity, Banff, Canada.
2018 Novel, Apartment Project Berlin Residency, Berlin, Germany.
2017 Publishing as a site of collectivization, PRAKSIS Residency, Oslo, Norway.
2014 Druckvereinigung Residency, Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany.
COLLECTIONS
2017 The Poznan University of Art Collection, Poznan, Poland.
2014 Museum Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany.
2014 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Permanent Collection, Alberta, Canada.
2011 Bruce Peel Special Collections, Edmonton, Canada.
2011 Department of Art and Design Collection, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
PUBLIC ART
2011 Four murals, Gunning/Lemieux Chemistry Centre, University of Alberta North Campus, Edmonton, Canada.
PRESS & BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 Kote Magasinet No.15, "Mutasjon".
2021 Tiril Flom, Kunstkritikk, 22.03.2021, "Kritisk til Norges halvinkluderende kulturpolitikk".
2019 Lars Elton, Dagsavisen, 28.05.2019, "Vårutstillingen — verdt en besøk".
2018 Ina Hagen, Kunstkritikk, 09.02.2018, "Kunstlivet reiser seg mot maktmisbruk".
2017 Uncertain States of Scandinavia, Issue 6.
2017 Kjetil Røed, Billedkunst Magazine, No. 3 2017, "Begynnelser og helheter".
2013 Peta Rake, Colour Magazine, Vol 11.1, "Show".
2012 Nancy Tousley, The Alberta Biennial 2013 Exhibition Essay, "The News From Here".
2012 Edmonton Journal, 07.07.2012, "Seven Locals Picked for Biennial".