Emmanuelle Léonard

Born in 1971 in Montreal where she resides and practices, Emmanuelle Léonard holds  a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University (1997) and a master’s degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2002). She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, notably at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, OPTICA gallery, VOX gallery, Mois de la Photo, Montreal, at Le Fresnoy, France, Kunsthaus Dresden and at the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Germany, in South Korea during the Daegu Photo Biennale; the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto at Mercer Union and at Gallery 44, Toronto; Glassbox, Paris; L’OEil de poisson, Quebec City, at Centre VU, Quebec City, etc. In 2019, she presented a solo exhibition at Galerie de l'UQAM, under the curation of Louise Déry, accompanied by a catalogue. In 2023, The Deployment was presented as a solo exhibition at the Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris.

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She did artist residencies at the Villa Arson, France, the Christoph Merian Foundation, Switzerland, and at the Finnish Artist Residency Foundation. In 2018, she completed an artist residency in Bogota, Colombia, and one in Resolute Bay in the High Arctic, with the Canadian Forces Artists Program. She was awarded the Prix Pierre-Ayot in 2005. In 2012, she exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto as part of the International Grange Prize for which she was a nominee. In 2020 and 2025, she was one of three finalists for the Scotiabank Photography Award. She is represented by the Ellephant gallery, Montreal.

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Her work is exhibited at the Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Art Gallery of Ontario Collection, Collection Loto-Québec, Collection Desjardins d’oeuvres d'art, Collection d’oeuvres d’art de l’UQAM, Collection Caisse de dépôt du Québec, Collection de la Ville de Montréal, Collection Prêt d’oeuvres d’art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.