Festival Art Souterrain
Meet three emerging artists from Concordia University, Julie Robert, Gabriel Mondor and Geneviève Dagenais, selected by a peer jury, and explore their practices in an interactive discussion.
The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions, engage in dialogue, and gain a deeper understanding of the realities, challenges, and inspirations of early-career artists, while exploring their works exhibited as part of Festival Art Souterrain.
The discussion will be moderated by Juan Ortiz-Apuy.
Special thanks to Concordia University and Juan Ortiz-Apuy
Biographies
Julie Robert
As a Montreal based artist, Julie Robert is pursuing a master’s degree in Sculpture and Ceramics at Concordia University, thanks to two scholarships granted to her. Recipient of multiple awards, she won a public art competition commemorating the most devastating railway tragedy in Canada, selected unanimously by a jury chaired by Danièle Archambault, former director of collections at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.
She contributed a temporary public art piece for the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) and was a finalist in a public art competition in Candiac, where she was invited to adapt her proposal for the entrance of the city’s linear park. Her work has been presented at the Fonderie Darling, Art Mûr, CIRCA art-actuel and Articule, and is a part of public and private collections.
Her practice examines adaptation as a spatial and embodied condition, shaped by constraints and interdependence. Through sculptural installations anchored in matter, she proposes forms that permit rather than impose, putting forward adjustment as an active process.
Gabriel Mondor
Originally from Lanaudière and now based in Trois-Rivières, Gabriel Mondor holds two bachelor’s degrees (Visual Arts, Arts and New Media) from UQTR and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Fine Arts at Concordia University.
Since 2023, his projects have been the subject of several solo exhibitions, notably at Engramme (Québec), Caravansérail (Rimouski), Voart (Val-d’Or), the Galerie d’art du Parc (Trois-Rivières) and the Centre d’art Jacques-et-Michel-Auger (Victoriaville). He has also participated in several international group exhibitions (Serbia, Portugal, Italy, Taiwan, United States, Greece, Romania, Malaysia and Colombia).
Gabriel has also received several awards, including the Prix Stelio Sole (2025), the Prix création en arts visuels de l’année (Culture Mauricie, 2025), as well as his first artistic creation grants from the CALQ and CAC. His works are part of private and public collections, including those of Harvard University, the Douro Museum (Portugal), the BAnQ, the Desjardins collection and the city of Joliette.
Geneviève Dagenais
Originally from the Laurentians, Geneviève Dagenais is a sculptor based in Montreal – Tiohtià:ke. Supported by the Dale & Nick Tedeschi Studio Arts Fellowship grant and the Graduate Studio Arts Advisory Committee Award, she is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Sculpture and Ceramics at Concordia University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Visual and Media Arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2022), where she received the Prix d’excellence Thomas Corriveau et Mario Côté, as well as a grant from the Fonds de la Faculté des arts. Her work was presented at Artch (2021) where she received the Prix Coup de cœur Loto-Québec, then at Arprim (2022) where she won the Prix pour la relève Albert-Dumouchel. Her work has been displayed in multiple group exhibitions. In 2025, she presented her most recent research as part of her first solo Ombre portée at the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul.
Date : On Sunday, April 26, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Audience: General public, adults, and students
Price: Free
A unique opportunity to discover the journeys and inspirations of emerging artists while interacting directly with them.
