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Mylène Gervais
Professor at UQTR
Biography
Mylène Gervais was born and lives in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Holding a PhD in Studies and Practices of the Arts from the University of Quebec in Montreal, she is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Arts at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières.
Having received several awards and grants, her artistic practice is widely recognized both locally and internationally. She has been invited to exhibit in many countries and has been asked to serve as a speaker, jury member, and even to offer master classes in various printmaking techniques. Her experience includes major exhibitions such as the Buenos Aires Contemporary Art Biennale, the Liège Printmaking Biennale in Belgium, the Belgrade Ulus Triennale, and many more.
Mylène Gervais has also worked as a principal investigator, co-investigator, and curator on numerous research, exhibition, and conference projects internationally, notably in China, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and beyond.
In her personal research, Mylène Gervais enjoys exploring the many techniques of printmaking. Her reflections contribute to advancing the discipline and pushing beyond traditions. Printmaking is the medium through which she addresses socio-political and feminist themes at the heart of her research. She is currently developing a series of works and a reflection centered on the female body, bearing traces and wounds. This unacceptable, suffering, and aging body is at the core of her concerns.
Valérie Guimond
Sectionnal lecturer at UQTR
Biography
Valérie Guimond, originally from Centre-du-Québec, holds a Master's degree in Visual Arts from the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières. She has worked there as a sessional lecturer and head of the screen printing and printmaking workshop for 19 years. An active member of the Atelier Presse Papier in Trois-Rivières, Canada, since 2002, she plays a key role in the collective, notably as a board member, curator, and coordinator of collective projects.
Her work has been exhibited in more than 100 biennales and international group exhibitions, and she has given several lectures and workshops in Brazil, Mexico, and Belgium. She has also participated in artist residencies in the United States and Colombia. Her works are part of significant collections, such as the Publishing House of the Arts at the Hunan Museum in China and the Collection of the ULUS Print Triennale in Belgrade, Serbia.
Her artistic practice focuses on the hypersexualization of young girls' bodies, inspired by feminist theories. She uses her daughter as a model, photographing her over six years, from ages 8 to 14. This exploration of the impact of societal pressure on the female body leads her to develop a branding technique, symbolizing the imprint left by this experience.
Her latest project, *La fin des dentelles opaques* (The End of Opaque Lace), questions femininity and corporeality. Lace, both transparent and delicate, becomes a symbol of the ambiguity of the female body, caught between eroticism, mystery, and social pressure.