Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD in the Study and practice of art, (2010 –2020), Université du Québec à Montréal.
Master of Fine Arts (studio arts), (1997-2000), University of Guelph.
Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction (studio arts), (1993-1997 ), Concordia University.
Languages
French and English
Exhibitions
2020 (upcoming)
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou as part of Une troisième langue, Groupe Intervention Montréal.
2018
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou as part of Une troisième langue, Le Labo with VTape, Toronto.
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou as part of Une troisième langue, Le Labo with Andra Movie World, Toronto.
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou as part of Une troisième langue, Le Labo with TIFF (Projection privée), Toronto.
French Kiss, Hexagram, Montréal.
2018
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (French Kiss), Le Labo with VTape, Toronto.
French Kiss, Hexagram, Montréal.
2013
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou, as part of Strange Representations, Gallery 101, Ottawa.
2011
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (French Kiss), The Print Studio, Hamilton.
Apology Project, Balkans Biennale of Visual Arts, Cacak, Serbia.
The Princess and the Frog, Saw Gallery, Ottawa.
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (video), Forum: être artiste dans la francophonie canadienne, Ottawa.
Maria Plus One (phone conversation), CDEX, Montreal.
2010
Apology Project (documentation), Some enchanted evening, Nuit Blanche, Toronto.
Apology Project, Reinraum, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Miss Art Star, L’écart: lieu d’art actuel, Rouyn Noranda.
2009
Apology Project, Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche, Toronto.
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (video), Pow-Pow Performance Festival, San Francisco.
Miss Art Star, VIVA Art Action, Montreal.
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (all about love) ,fundraiser for One Hour Empire magazine at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto.
I don’t do that and Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (Je t’aime Cindy), Toronto Festival of Clowns, Pia Bouman Dance Theatre, Toronto.
Cupcake Lady performance in Pleasure Addicts by Brenda Goldstein, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.
2008
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou’s Political Plateform and I don’t do that, Rearview Theatre, Toronto.
Apology Project, The Western Front, Vancouver.
Maria Plus One, organised by La Galerie Sans Nom for La Manifestation d’Art, Québec City.
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (Le premier concours mondial de soupe aux pois à Sudbury) , Galerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury.
Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou (video), Trinity Square Video, Icône themed commission.
Artist Talk for Dorkbot, Inter-Access,Toronto.
2007
Maria Plus One, as part of Making Room, 224 Wallace avenue, Toronto.
Plus One you’re done, Rodman Hall, St-Catharines.
2006
Plus One you are my Number One, Musée D'art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France.
The Republique of Love, Nuit Blanche, Toronto.
Plus One’s Roast, Off the Map Gallery, Toronto.
Relation Intime, Gallery Céline Allard, CONTACT 2006, Toronto.
Articipation as part of Art and Activism, YYZ Artist’s Outlet, Toronto.
2005
Studio XX, Maria Plus One, Artist Talk, Montreal.
Maria Plus One, Toronto Alternative Art Fair International as part of AIR at the Drake Hotel.
Honeymoon Shrine, exhibition for the finalists of the Untitled Art Awards, Gallery 1313, Toronto.
Just Married, Castle of the Imagination festival, Baltic Art Gallery, Theatre Wiczy, Theatre Laznia (New Bath), Poland.
Bon Voyage, Polish Honeymoon, pm Gallery, Toronto.
Get Married, performance in collaboration with Auriane Sokoloski at The Drake Hotel, Toronto.
Three person exhibition, Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario.
Articipate 2005, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.
FREE Sugar, The Vtape Digital Project, in collaboration with Images Festival and Bitcaster, Toronto.
Inter-play group show presented by methinks at Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn.
2004
Crumbs, 7a11d Performance Art Festival, Toronto.
Free Sugar (do it yourself), Gladstone Hotel for the Toronto Alternative Art Fair International, Toronto.
Free Sugar (do it yourself), Sorry for the inconvenience at the Junction Arts Festival, Toronto.
Apology Project, Forest City Gallery as part of Future Feed Forward festival, London, Ontario.
I am so sorry, presented as part of Social Ease, Luft Gallery, Toronto.
2003
Just Desserts, Artist talk and performance at Blank Slate, Karen Schriber Gallery, Toronto.
Apology project performance presented at (e)merge//(dis)separate, Inter-Access, Toronto.
Apology Project, Ne Plus Ultra Gallery, Toronto.
2002
Sweet Tooth, as part of beauticapades/beauteficapates organized by City Beautification Ensemble at Ne Plus Ultra, Toronto.
You dirty Girl, solo video/performance/installation, Ne Plus Ultra, Toronto.
Sweet Tooth, photo/ video installation presented as part of There’s a Hair in My Cake, Mercer Union, Toronto.
I am so sorry, presented at The Lady’s Show, Art System, Toronto.
2001
Twirlings, video screened at am TV, Art Metropole, Toronto.
2000
Objects From My Closet, Found Object Digital Art Gallery, Toronto.
You dirty, dirty girl, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph.
1999
Ma Petite Est Comme L’eau and Twirlings, Inside/Outside In, screened at Tape Stretch video screening, Ed Video Media Arts Center, Guelph.
Twirlings, video presented as part of She speaks to me, Bulgaria.
1998
Untitled, for Crossing Borders at The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Niagara, New York.
1997
Remedies, V.A.V. Gallery, a two person exhibit with Iwona Majdan, Montreal.
Prizes and fellowships/grants
Arts visuels et métiers d'art – projets francophones, Ontario Arts Council, 2020.
Fonds à l'accessibilité et à la réussite des études – FARE from L’Université du Québec à Montréal, 2010.
Scotia Bank’s People’s Choice Prize in the commissioned works category, Nuit Blanche, 2009.
Avance Média, Ontario Arts Council, 2008.
Inter-Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, 2008.
Grant to Visual Artist, Toronto Arts Council, 2008.
Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council, 2006.
Best Emerging Artist Award, Untitled Art Awards, Toronto, 2005.
Inter-Arts Grant, Canada Council for the Arts,2005.
Grant to Visual Artist, Ontario Arts Council, 2004.
Grant to Visual Artist, Toronto Arts Council, 2004.
Grant to Visual Artist, Toronto Arts Council, 2002.
Inter-Arts Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, 2002,2005.
University Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph, 1998.
University Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph, 1997.
Juries
Grant to media artists, Toronto Arts Council, 2007.
Assistance to organisations, fracophone component, Ontario Arts Council, 2007.
Volunteer Committees
Spokesperson, Le Labo, 2019-2020.
Board of Directors, Bravo Sud, 2006-2007.
Board of Directors, Co-President, Le Labo, 2008.
Advisory Committee, Nuit Blanche, 2007-2008.
Press (chronologically)
Reis, C. (2019), La 3e langue, Le Labo, Toronto.
Sayej, N. (2018). The Chaos of Displacement : an Interview with Maria Legault, artstartv.com.
Gibb, L, ( 2011). Edible Artistry, a few morsels of six artists whose muse is food, Broken Pencil, Issue 33, Toronto.
Kerry, J. (2009). The Green Depression: The Apology Project, John Kerry, The Wall Street Journal, October 7th, New York.
Farquharson, V. et Medley, M. (2009). Mixing Art and Reality, National Post, October 5th, Toronto.
Govani, S. (2009). Scandal Sheet: Jon Gosselin Fights Back, National Post, October 5th, Toronto.
Teplitsky, A. (2009). Out all night. on Bay Street, Toronto Star, October 5th, Toronto.
Chua, J. (2009). Nuit Blanche Escapes Storm’s Wrath, CBC News, October 4th, Toronto.
Ito, M., (2009). Nuit Blanche interview with Maria Legault, Fresh Air, CBC Radio One, October 3rd, Toronto.
Bourgeouis, R. (2009). Entrevue avec Maria Legault, Raphael Bourgeois, France Culture, October 3rd, Paris.
Milroy, S. (2009). Worth a gamble, The Globe and Mail, October 2nd, Toronto.
Murphy, M. (2009). Entrevue avec Maria Legault, Radio Canada, Y’a pas deux matins pareils, October 2nd, Toronto.
Stephen, L. (2009). Nuit Blanche : interview with Giannina Warren and Maria Legault, Ledrew, S. (2009). Ledrew Live, CP24, October 1st, Toronto.
Ed. (2009). Workout: our annual poll of Nuit Blanche artists, Eye Weekly, October 1st, Toronto.
Levack, C. (2009). Through the Fog, Eye Weekly, October 1st, Toronto.
Goddard, P. (2009). Make it a nuit to rember, Toronto Star, October 1st, Toronto.
Ed. (2009). The women of Nuit Blanche: Maria Legault, She Does the City, September 29th, Toronto.
Muller, V. (2009). La Nuit Blanche de plus en plus populaire, L’Express, September 29th, Toronto.
Peter G. (2009). Interview with Maria Legault, Peter Greenberg Worlwide, September 26th, Toronto.
Shortreed, J. (2009). Marie-Minou Miaou Miaou: interview with Maria Legault, One Hour Empire, Issue 2: Space and Place, Toronto.
Whyte, M. (2009). Art, all night long: 132 projects planned for this fourth year of a city-wide art thing, The Toronto Star, June17th, Toronto.
Bradshaw, J. (2009). First, a Bay Street ride for the downsized. Then comes wrestling, The Globe and Mail, June 17th, Toronto.
Ed. (2009). Nuit Blanche 2009 lineup announced: Jeff Koons, Santiago Sierra, Geoffry Farmer and a guy named Dave, Adam McDowell, National Post, June 17th, Toronto.
Jeanson, S. (2009). Reportage sur Nuit Blanche, Sylvie-Anne Jeanson, Au-delà de la 401, Radio Canada, June 16th, Toronto.
Levenson, D. (2009). Report on Nuit Blanche, CTV News, June 16th, Toronto.
Sayej, N. (2009). Brenda Goldstein's Pleasure Addicts, ArtStartv, June, issue 4, Toronto.
Davis, B. (2009). Interview with Maria Legault, Art Interview Online Magazine, issue 012, Berlin.
Bridgman, L. (2009). The Inn Crowd: Two Indie Hotels Have Turned Toronto Into a Capital of Cool, New York Times, March 22nd, New York.
Routhier Boudreau, M. (2009). Reportage sur Labo, Panorama, TFO, Febuary 26th, Toronto.
Gautreau, J. (2008). Francophonie, réalitée mixte, Fédération Canadienne Culturelle Francophone, documentaire.
(2006). Nuit Blanche à Toronto : entrevue avec Maria Legault, Le téléjournal, Radio-Canada, September 28th, Toronto.
Belisle,C. (2006). Reportage sur Nuit Blanche, entrevue avec Maria Legault, Panorama, TFO, Toronto.
Worland, D. (2006). One Plus One and you’re done, Metro, August 24th, Toronto.
(2006), Entrevue avec Maria et Plus One, Le Téléjournal, Radio Canada, Toronto, May 22nd, Toronto.
Migneault, E. et Ackey, F., (2006), Entrevue avec Maria Legault et Plus One, CHOQ-FM, May, Toronto.
Dolecki, M. (2006). Cinq photographes réinventent le sens de l’art, L’express, May, Toronto.
Sandals, L. (2006). Cityscape: Urban Art in Toronto: a new generation of collectives is remaking urban activism art, Canadian Art, Volume 23, printemps.
Ed. (2006). Arts: Shutter Bugs, Xtra!, avril, Toronto.
Boily, L. (2006). Entrevue avec Maria Legault, Les Arts et les Autres, Radio Canada, January, Toronto.
Goddard, P. (2005). The Bride as “it” Girl, Maria Legault and Plus One, Toronto Star, August 21st, Toronto.
White, M. (2005). The art of playful activism, Toronto Star, July 10th, Toronto.
Gledhill, R. (2005). The New Exhibitionists, Performance art is reawakening in the 21st century, Canadian Art, Volume 22, numéro 2.
Brunet, P. (2005). Entrevue avec Maria Legault, Radio-Canada, Toronto.
Ed. (2005). Competitive Edge, Photographie de Maria Legault, gagnante du prix Emerging Artist Award à la Steam Whistle Brewery, Toronto Life, avril, Toronto.
McEachen, B. (2004). Douces séductions et dangers secrets, une entrevue avec Maria Legault, revue Esse Arts et Opinions, Dossier Nourritures #50, hiver.
Temple, K. (2004). Juried show at Junction, Community arts festival raises the bar for the visual arts component, Now Magazine, septembre, Toronto.
Agrell, S. (2004). Just another night of exposed underpants at the Drake, National Post, septembre.
Temple, K. (2004). Subtle Social Ease, Luft show looks at how we try to make peace with our environment, Now Magazine, May, Toronto.
Relevant Work Experience
Mentorship and art education projects, Le Labo, 2009 - 2012.
Art and Fashion Commentator, Panorama, T.F.O., 2009.
Marketing Officer, The South Asian Visual Arts Centre, Toronto, 2007- 2008.
Bilingual Co-ordinator, Costa Leclerc Design, Toronto, 2006-2007.
Assistant to Youth Programmes and Animateur, Oakville Galleries, Oakville 2002-2004.
Assistant to Director, Loop Gallery, Toronto 2002-2003.
Teaching Assistant in Art History, University of Guelph, 1999.
Research Assistant in Studio Art, University of Guelph, 1998.
Studio Art Teacher, University of Guelph, 1998.
Teaching Assistant and Monitor in Sculpture, University of Guelph, 1997.
Additional training
Yoga Teach Certification (Yoga Space), Foundations of Yoga for Mental Health (Ashley Turner), Mindful Self-Compassion (Centre for Mindfulness Studies)
Web Design, Ryerson University and Toronto Image Works.
Video production and editing training, Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Trinity Square Video, and the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Clown Workshops with Adam Lazarus, Adam Paoloza, Helen Donnelly and Karen Hines.
Artist Residencies
HoneyMoon Suite, Artist in Residency,The Drake Hotel, August 2005, Toronto.