Alexandra Levasseur (b.1982 in Shawinigan, Canada) based in Montréal. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from UCR,Costa Rica (2006), a post-graduate in Illustration from EINA, Barcelona (2008) and a major in film animation from Concordia University, Montreal (2014). She was awarded scholarships for academic excellence from Blairmore Foundation (2013) and Turtle Creek Asset Management (2014). She has participated in several film festivals andexhibitions around the world. She has received grants from Canada Council for the Arts for her projects inanimation and sculpture (2017 and 2023). Through painting, sculpture and animation, Alexandra Levasseur modelsan ideal relationship between humans and nature. Her work draws inspiration from Physics, Biology and Mythology,in an attempt to reveal what is surreal in this world. Lately, she has been focusing on the use of fired clay, whichallows her to create works that will last over time while being in direct contact with the earth. She’s particularlyinterested in the physical imprint inscribed in the material as a testimony to the act of human creation.
Selected Solo Exhibitions include Embedded Optimism, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, USA (2022); Tourner autour du soleil, Galerie C.O.A., Montréal, Canada (2021); Soft Existentialism (with Ber Arce), Galerie C.O.A, Montréal, Canada (2019); Casse-Têtes, Galerie C.O.A., Montréal, Canada (2016); Matière et Mémoire, Galerie Roccia, Montréal, Canada (2015); Body of Land, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, Canada (2015); Chaos is a Dancer, Galerie Roccia, Montréal, Canada (2014); Playing with Fire, Galerie Roccia, Montréal, Canada (2013).
Selected Group Exhibitions include Where the Wild Roses Grow, Schloss Görne, Germany (2023); Art on a Postcard, Soho Revue, London, UK (2023); Nature Holds a Mirror, Ambar Quijano, Virtual (2023); Break In Emergency, 4bysic, London, UK (2022); Art Toronto Art Fair, Galerie C.O.A, Toronto, Canada (2022); Papier, Contemporary Art Fair, Galerie C.O.A, Montréal, Canada (2022); Printemps de MAC, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Canada (2022); Foire Art Actuel – Art Fair, Galerie C.O.A, Quebec, Canada (2021); Papier, Contemporary Art Fair, Galerie C.O.A, Montréal, Canada (2021); Art Toronto Art Fair, Galerie C.O.A., Montréal, Canada (2021); Vitality, Mirus Gallery, Denver, USA (2021); May Exhibit, Sagar Braudis Gallery, Missouri, USA (2020); SCOPE MIAMI, Galerie C.O.A., Miami, USA (2018); November Exhibit, Sager Braudi Gallery, Missouri, USA (2018); SCOPE Miami, Galerie C.O.A, Miami, USA (2017); Anamorphic Portraiture, Mirus Gallery, CA, San Francisco (2017); XL4, MAI (Montréal Arts Interculturels), Montréal, Canada (2017); Muscle Memory, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland, USA (2017); Bitter/Sweet, 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast, Australia (2017); 4%ers, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland, USA (2016); CONTEXT NEW YORK, Galerie C.O.A., New York, USA (2016); SCOPE MIAMI, Galerie C.O.A, Miami, USA (2015); The Glamour of Italian Fashion, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (2014); #smellslikememories: Maison Martin Margiela, SHOWstudio, London, UK (2013); Repensar el Picasso, Museum Picasso, Barcelona, Spain (2009).
Highlights and Awards
Alexandra Levasseur has been awarded with various prestigious prizes including Canada Art Council –Grant for project in Visual Arts (2023); Spira Prize (for short film La singularité) – Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal(2018); Canada Art Council – Grant for project in Visual Arts (2017); Turtle Creek Asset Management Scholarship(Concordia University) (2014); Blairmore Foundation Scholarship (Concordia University) (2013).