Dominique Blain

Dominique Blain (Canadian, b. 1957) lives and works in Montreal. Her multimedia work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Art, Bristol, England (1997); the Musée National des Beaux-Arts de Québec, Canada (1998); the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Canada (2004); and the Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France (2019). Blain is also known for her public installations at the Grande Bibliothèque, Montreal (2005); the Jardins de Grand-Métis, Quebec (2007); the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (2011); and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Montreal (2011). In 2014, she was awarded the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas, Quebec. Blain’s work is held in numerous important public and private collections.

Dominique Blain
Dominique Blain, Dérive/Drift, (silent multi-channel video), 2019. Installation view (detail), Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris. © Vincent Royer, OpenUp Studio, courtesy Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris

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