Jean-François Lauda
b.1981 Montréal, Canada
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024, Big Pill, Solo exhibition, Galerie Eli Kerr, Montreal, Canada
2024, Solo presentation, Galerie Eli Kerr, The Armory Show, New York, USA
2023, Solo exhibition, Shoot the Lobster, New York, USA
2022, Solo presentation, Parc Offsite, Montreal, Canada
2022, Solo exhibition, Romer Young gallery, San Francisco, USA
2021, Solo exhibition, Joe Project, Montreal, Canada
2021, Single Picture, Parc Offsite, Montreal, Canada
2020, Solo presentation, VIE D’ANGE, Montreal, Canada
2019, JF Lauda, Solo exhibition, galerie René Blouin, Montreal, Canada
2019, New Work, Solo exhibition, Romer Young gallery, San Francisco, USA
2018, The Silver Cord, Solo exhibition, Fonderie Darling, Montreal, Canada
2018, JF Lauda, Solo exhibition, Angell gallery, Toronto, Canada
2018, Joueurs, with Serge Murphy, Guido Molinari Foundation, Montreal, Canada
2017, JF Lauda and Valérie Kolakis, galerie Antoine Ertaskiran, Montreal, Canada
2016, Replica, with Brendan Flanagan, VIE D’ANGE, Montreal, Canada
2015, JF Lauda, Solo exhibition, Romer Young Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2013, Solo exhibition, Battat Contemporary, Montreal, Canada
2013, Pimps and Fishmongers, VSVSVS, Toronto, Canada
2011, Fait de concentré, galerie Simon Blais, Montreal, Canada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024, Black Box Theater, C L E A R I N G, New York, US
2024, Meet me by the lake, C L E A R I N G, New York, US
2022, True Love Sometimes Requires a bit of Lying. Curated by Cooper Brovenick. 86 Walker. New York, US
2020, Quarante. Blouin Division, Montreal, Canada
2019, Mille-feuilles. Quand le dessin a lieu, Maison des arts de Laval, Laval, Canada
2018, Du côté de chez Soon, galerie René Blouin, Montreal, Canada
2017, Minimal(ist) Efforts, at Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2015, Measure of an Attitude in the Form of an Adverb, Battat Contemporary, Montreal, Canada
2014, Julie Favreau, Grier Edmundson and Jean-François Lauda, Erin Stump Projects, Montreal, Canada
2013, The image in Question (Peinture Extrême), Battat Contemporary, Montreal, Canada
2013, The Painting Project, curated by Louise Déry, Galerie de l’UQAM, Montreal, Canada
2013, La jeune peinture et ses Collectionneurs, curated by Réal Lussier, Plein Sud, Montreal, Canada
2012, Peintures, curated by Jean-Louis René, Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2012, Géométries Patientes et Molles, curated by Eric Matson, Les Impatients, Montreal, Canada
2011, En Obscurité, Galerie Les Territoires, Montreal, Canada
2011, Dessin à dessein, Galerie Lilian Rodriguez, Montreal, Canada
2011, Extreme Gesture, Showcase of Contemporary Art from Montreal, curated by Denise
2011, Markonish, 320 East 55th Street, New York, USA
2010, Fêtes, Galerie Roger Bellemare, Montreal, Canada
2010, Anti-sublime, curated by Rafael Sottolichio, Maison de la Culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada
2010 Dessins, curated by Jean-Sébastien Denis, Maison de la Culture Frontenac,
Montréal, Canada
2009, L’Étincelle du Phénix, curated by Robert Enright, Galerie Simon Blais, Montréal, Canada
2008, Sublime Démesure, Musée de Jonquière, Musée d’Art Contemporain des Laurentides, St-Jérôme, Canada
RESIDENCIES
2012, Je fixais des vertiges, curated by Serge Murphy, 30th International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
GRANTS
2021 Canada Council for the Arts, Research Grant
2015 Quebec Council for the Arts, Travel Grant
2013 Quebec Council for the Arts, Research Grant
2011 Quebec Council for the Arts, Research Grant
PROJECTS
2016-19 Co-director soon.tw gallery, Montréal, Canada
COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec; TD Bank; Collection Hydro-Québec; National Bank of Canada; Prêt d’oeuvres d’Art du Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec; Collection Loto- Québec; Senvest Collection; Colart Collection; Heenan-Blaikie Collection, Collège Ahuntsic; Private collections
SELECTED PRESS
2019, James D. Campbell, review of ‘The Silver Cord’, Border Crossings magazine, Issue 149
2019, Ara Osterweil, review of ‘The Silver Cord’, ARTFORUM, Print December
2018, Face aux certitudes, l’art, ‘The Silver Cord’, review by Jérôme Delgado, Le Devoir, September 9 2018
2018, Du Côté de chez Soon, galerie René Blouin, review by Marie-Ève Charron, Le Devoir, June 9, 2018
2017, Replica on ArtViewer
2016, Miniatures — Jean-François Lauda, soon.tw printed publication, Monograph. Montréal
2015, Bill Clarke, Studio View: Jean-François Lauda; Magenta Magazine Vol. 6, No. 1. (Web)
2014, James D. Campbell, “Jean-François Lauda,” Border Crossings Vol.33, No. 1, Issue 129
2014, Jean-François Lauda, Monograph, Battat Contemporary, Montréal, Canada
2013, Serge Murphy, “Montréal – Battat Contemporary, Jean-François Lauda.” Esse Arts et Opinions, No 80 0132
2013, Jérôme Delgado, “Des Sans-titre qui Virevoltent dans l’Espace,” Le Devoir, 12 octobre
2013, James D. Campbell, “The Image in Question,” Magenta Magazine Vol. 4, No. 2. (Web)
2013, RRM Hong Kong, “Aporia by Jean-François Lauda,” RRM Art Books No. 4, Hong Kong
2013, La Peinture et ses Collectionneurs, exhibition catalogue, Plein Sud Editions, Montréal, Canada
2013, Louise Déry, “Jean-François Lauda,” in The Painting Project, Galerie de l’UQÀM, Montréal, p.200-203.
2013, Bernard Lévy, “Victoires des Minimalistes sur les Maximalistes,” Vie des Arts no. 228.
2011, Marie-Éve Charron, “En Obscurité,” Le Devoir, November 19
2011, Nicolas Mavrikakis, “Cécité Éclairante,” Le Voir, November 24
2011, Carol Bernier, “Bernier Chez Lauda,” Espace Création Loto-Québec with ARTV, (Video
2011, Esther Bégin, “Québec à NY.”, La Presse, March 7
2010, Jérôme Delgado, “Ceux qui Dessinent,” Le Devoir, August 21
2010, James D. Campbell, “The Phoenix Art,” FRIEZE 131, May
2009, Jérôme Delgado, “Étincelles et Enterrement de la Peinture,” Le Devoir, December 5