Ryth Kesselring
Artiste multidisciplinaire

Education

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2024       Master of Fine Arts (Great Distinction), Fibres & material practices, Concordia University, Montreal 

2019       BFA (Great Distinction), major in Fibres & Material  Practices, Concordia University, Montreal

2014       Diploma in Visual Arts, Sherbrooke University

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Suplementary Training

2023        Master class, Drawing, with Shubigi Rao,  International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria

2022        Certificate in University Teaching, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Concordia University, Montreal, Qc.        

2017         Jacquard weaving 1, CTCM, Montreal, Qc.

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Awards

 

2023       Yvonne L. Bombardier Graduate Scholarship in Visual Arts,  J. Armand Bombardier Foundation

                Grant from Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Circulation of Works outside Québec, Exhibition at Arte Docomento, Ensenada, Mexico

2022       Grant from Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, territorial partnership Montérégie-Est, Reserach creation projet Linum; Symbiotic Fibre        

2021       Graduate Scholarship, Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Société et Culture (FRQSC)

                Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

                 Award, Prix Numérique 2021, Culture Montérégie

2020        Nomination, Prix Numérique 2020, Culture Montérégie

                 Armand C Archambault Fellowship-FOFA, Concordia University, Montreal 

2019        Irene F. Whittome Prize in Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal             

2018-19   Grant from Quebec Ministry for Culture and Communication and the Acton MRC, for «Fibre intergénérationnelle» project

2018         Research creation Grant; project Woven scores, Textile & Materiality Research Cluster, Concordia University, Montreal,

2017         Undergraduate Fellowship 2017-2018, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Montreal

2016         Research creation Grant; Textile & Materiality Research Cluster, Concordia University, American silk project, in collaboration whit Geneviève Moisan  

                  Publication Grant; Fine Arts Reading Room Small publication Grant, Concordia University, American silk project, in collaboration  with Geneviève Moisa

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Solo Exhibitions

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2026         VOART, Val d'Or

2025         Diagonale, Montreal

                  Galerie du Parc, Trois-Rivières

2024         Variation fibreuse; nuances textiles, Centre Culturel Yvonne L. Bombarder, Valcourt

                  Compositions impromptues: le textile en 4 mouvements, Centre d'exposition d'Amos, Amos

                  Écosystèmes textiles, Centre d’exposition le Rift, Ville-Marie, Qc.

                 Echoes, masters exhibition, Slip Space Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal

2022         Compositions impromptues: Le textile en 4 mouvements, CNE, Jonquière

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Group  Exhibitions

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2024        Environnement entends-tu?, Art souterrain Festival, Montréal, Qc.

                 Au hasard de nos rencontres, L'appartement / Galerie Laroche Joncas, Montreal, Qc.

2023        Textiles y Technología, Arte Documento, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

                 IGNITION 18, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montréal, Qc.

                 Ces Liens qui nous tissent, Musée du Bas-St-Laurent, Rivière-du-Loup,Qc.

                 Dialogues croisés, centre SAGAMIE, Alma, Qc.

2021        Imagined Topographies, FOFA Gallery, Montréal

                The Capacity of cloth, Winsooki Mill Museum, Winsooki, Vermont (Canneld)

2020        ISEA 2020, Concordia University student presentations, Montréal, Virtual

                 Visiones Sonoras, Concordia University student playlist, CMMA, Mexico

                 Les Encans de la quarantaine, Virtual

                 L'été de la relève, MATERIA center, Québec city

2019        The Enchantment of Textile, Barbara Layne, Central de Diseño, El Matadero Center, World Textile Association Bienniale, Madrid, Spain                          

                 Sonic art series II, HAVN, Hamilton, Ontario

                 Interface, Art Matters, Nomad Nation, Montreal

                  Encann, Regart artist run center, Lévis

2018         Sights of feeling, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Montreal

                  Imagining Iceland, Icelandic textile centre, Blönduós, Islande

                  Écologies, Musée du Bronze d’Inverness, Inverness, Québec

                  The Material Turn, FOFA Gallery, Montréal

                  Darn it!, Popop Gallery, Belgo building, Montreal

2017          Land Marks / Repères, Concordia University, Montreal and Mingan Archipelago

                  Mémoires Vivantes, Collection Saint-Amour, Upton

                  Temp incongrus, PDSA & DASA, Gallery XMtl,  Montréal

                   Nuit Blanche, Art Matters, Musée d’Art Interculturel (MAI), Montreal

                   Show Frette, projections on St-Matthieu Church, Beloeil

2016          Material conductor, VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal

                   Engaging the senses, IVLA symposium, Montreal Fine Arts Museum and Concordia University, Montreal

                   Research Showcase, Concordia University, Montreal

                   Object Lesson, Skol artist center, Montreal

                   Mémoires et empreintes, Centre d’exposition Boréart, Granby (Solo)

                   Cachet de la Poste faisant foi, Villa Mallet-Stevens, Paris, France

2015          Montreal en Arts, Montreal

                   FRINGE, Musée d’Art Interculturel (MAI), Montreal

                   Cabaret de décompression, Maison des arts et de la Culture de Brompton, Sherbrooke

                   Vocation en Art, Maison de la Culture Villebon, Beloeil

 

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Residencies

 

2023         Jorisch Family Artist Residency, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria

2022         tExtilEs, artist in residency, Eastern Bloc in collaboration with Milieux  institute, VestechPro and HEC Montréal 

2021         Sculpture Biennale of St-Jean-Port-Joli, artist in residency

2019         Archives textiles; Mouvement et partitions, artist in residency, Maison des Métiers d'Art de Québec, Quebec city

                  Fibre intergénérationnelle, artist in residency, cultural mediation, MRC d’Acton

2018         Mémoires tissées, artist in residency, artists center Vrille, La Pocatière

                  Needle Glacier, student artist in residency, Icelandic textile center, Blönduós, Iceland

 

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Public interventions

 

2022           Rues en fOliE, urban intervention, 8 elementary schools, MRC d’Acton

2019           Rues en fOliE, urban intervention, Lafontaine elementary school, St-Hyacinthe

2017           Mémoires tissées, In Situ installation, Les Jardins Réinventés, Maison des arts et de la culture de Brompton, Sherbrooke

2016           Écoutez la mémoire fibreuse, participative public installation, Festival KAPUT! Beloeil

                    Rues en fOliE, urban intervention, Polyvalente Robert Ouimet, MRC d’Acton

2015           Chemins tissés, participative public installation, Festival KAPUT! Beloeil

                    Rues en fOliE, urban intervention, 8 elementary schools, MRC d’Acton

2012-14      Vitrine sur l’Art, urban intervention, MRC d’Acton and St-Hyacinthe

 

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Artist Talks and presentations

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2023              Round Table, Construire le son: concepts et pratiques en art sonores, Mois Multi, Espace 400, Québec

                       Artist talk, Circuits tissés; entre le textile, l’électronique et l’écologie, Micro-festival Matière (s) à Réflexion, Musée du Bas-St-Laurent, Rivière-du-Loup

2022              Round Table, Textiles & Fibres, Eastern Bloc, Vestechpro, HEC Montreal and Milieux institute, MUTEK, Montreal, Qc.

                       Round Table, Textiles & Fibres, Eastern Bloc, Vestechpro, HEC Montreal and Milieux institute, In the Middle a Chimera Symposium, Montréal, Qc.

2021              Project presentation, Arduino Day 2021, Concordia University, Montreal

                       Lunchbox talk, Listening threads: weaving sonic networks, MFA Fibres & Material Practices, Concordia University, Mtl

                       Lunchbox talk, Textiles and sound, MFA Fibres & Material Practices, Concordia University, Montréal

2020              ISEA 2020, Concordia University student presentations, Montreal 

                       Artist talk, maillage numérique, Culture Montérégie, Vaudreuil-Dorion

2019              Artist talk, Trame sonore, Maison des Métiers d'Art de Québec, Qu

2018              Artist talk, Material Turn symposium, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Montréal

2018              Mini Talk at Function Keys conferences, Centre 3, Hamilton, Ontario

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Teaching experience

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2024              Tactile Sound, Workshop, Milieux Institute for Art,Culture and Technology, Concordia University, Montreal 

2022              Soft Sound Workshop, in collaboration with Lee Wilkins, Milieux, Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Montréal

                       Electronic textiles, workshop, Canadian Embroiderers Guild, London, Ontario

2022              Teaching assistant, Prof. SuiYee Wong, FBRS 480 winter semester, Concordia University, Montreal

2021              Electronic textiles, workshop, Web of connections symposium, Centre [3], Hamilton, Ontario

                       Teaching assistant, Prof. SuiYee Wong, FBRS 480 fall semester, Concordia University, Montreal

                       Electronic arts workshop series, elementary schools, MRC d'Acton

2020               Teaching assistant, Prof. Mindy Yan Miller, FBRS 240 fall semester, Concordia University, Montreal

2019               Tactile Sound, Workshop, Milieux Institute for Art,Culture and Technology, Concordia University, Montreal 

                        Electronic Textiles, Master Class, Maison des Métiers d'art de Québec, Quebec 

                        Electronic textiles workshop, Journées de a Culture, Acton Vale

                        Electronic workshop for kids, elementary and high schools, MRC d’Acton

2018               Electronic textiles workshop in collaboration with Barbara Layne, Function keys, Centre [3], Hamilton, Ontario

2017 -             Art teacher / painting, adults, Cultural services, Acton Vale

2017               Electronic textiles workshop, Lyst’art symposium, Lyster

                        Visual arts workshop, Musée Bombardier, Valcourt

2017-23          Multiple Murals, elementary and hight schools, commission scolaire de St-Hyacinthe

2014-23          Visual arts workshops, through the Accès Culture Project, elementary schools, MRC d’Acton

2012-23          Art teacher / kids (5 -17 years old), Cultural services, Acton Vale

2012-13          Supervised interns creation of two murals, MRC d'acton

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Work experience

 

2020-21         Mitacs, research fellow, Concordia University, institut de Recherche Robert Sauvé, Montreal

2019               Interactif wearable for Future Man saison 3, Future Productions MUSE Inc., Montréal

                        Technician, summer support, Textile & Materiality Research Cluster, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Montreal

                        Production of scenary, Théâtre de la Dame de Coeur, Upton

                        Recycling murals, elementary schools, St-Hugues and St-Marcel

2018               Research Assistant, Dr. Kathleen Vaughan, department of Art education, Concordia University, Montreal

2016 - 19        Research Assistant, subTela studio, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Montréal

2016-              Research Assistant, Dr. Tiberiu Popa, department of Computer science, Concordia University, Montreal

2016                Research Assistant, Prof. David Howes, Centre for Sensory Studies, Concordia University, Montreal

2014 - 16        Illustrator, Accès Culture Project, Acton CLD, Acton Vale

2013 - 14        External Consultant, creative development, Acton CLD, Acton Vale.

2012 - 14        Project Creator and Coordinator, Vitrine sur l’Art Project, Orange Off Event, St-Hyacinthe, and Acton Vale

2012 - 13        Artistic Consultant, painting of two murals, Acton Vale MRC, one mural in Upton, one in Ste-Christine.

 

 

Publications

 

2021                Imagined Topographies, exhibition catalogue, FOFA Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal

2018                The Material Turn, exhibition catalogue, Curated by Kelly Thompson and WhiteFeather Hunter, FOFA Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal

2016                American silk, Research publication, Textile & Materiality Research Cluster & the Fine Arts Reading Room, Concordia University, Montreal

 

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Public Collections& Murals

 

Fying Memories, Acton MRC, Tourist office, Acton Vale

Chemins tissées, KAPUT! Festival, City of Beloeil

Interactive Mural with Glow paint, Robert Ouimet High School, Acton Vale

Mosaïc Murals, Elementary Schools in Roxton Falls, Acton Vale, St-Theodore and St-Nazaire

2 Historical Murals, Municipalities of Upton and Ste-Christine

Permanente Street art painting, PRO High School, Acton Vale

Quartier des toiles, 7 paintings, Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Maskoutain, youth resource, St-Hyacinthe

Canneton, Médiathèque Maskoutaine, public libray, St-Hyacinthe

Mural, C.É.G.E.P. du Vieux Montréal, Montreal

2 Murals at Rosemont College, Montreal

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