BIOGRAPHY
Marilou Chagnaud is an artist whose practice combines printmaking, sculpture, and site-specific installations. Her work revolves around the use of lines, colours and geometrical patterns to investigate spatial perception and movement. Through repetition, grid systems and symmetry, she develops a visual language that incorporates both two and three-dimensional forms. She is interested in the potential of folds and soft materials to create dynamic compositions that play with the viewer’s perception and generate sensory experiences.
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Born in Montreal in 1983, Marilou Chagnaud lives and works in York, UK. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the Ecole Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence (2003-2008), followed by a Diploma in Textile Design from Centre Design et Impression Textile de Montréal (2012-2015).
Her recent projects include: Mapping Air, Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC), UK (2023); Contour 556, Canberra Art Biennale, AU (2022); Double movement, National Gallery of Australia, AU (2022); Waveforms, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, AU (2021); Shifting Spaces, Megalo Print+Studio Gallery, AU,(2021); Common Threads, ANCA, AU (2020); The Wave Machine, Canberra Museum and Gallery, AU (2018).
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EDUCATION
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2012-2015 Diploma of Textile Design, Centre Design et Impression Textile, CA
2006-2008 Master of Fine Arts, Ecole Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence, FR
2003-2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ecole Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence, FR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2025 Upcoming, East Gallery, Norwich, UK
2023 Mapping Air, Abject Gallery, Sunderland, UK
2023 Mapping Air, Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC), UK
2021 Waveforms, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Gallery 2, AU
2021 Shifting Spaces, Megalo Print Studio + Gallery, AU
2018 The Wave Machine, Canberra Museum and Gallery, AU
2018 Functional Shadows, Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre, AU
2017 Papiers Flottants, ANU School of Art and Design, AU
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2024 Summer Exhibition 2024, Gallagher & Turner, UK
2023 Les Gestes Blancs, Urban Gallery, FR
2023 Multiples Art Days (MAD), FR
2023 Art-O-Rama, FR
2022 Contour 556, Canberra Art Biennale, AU
2022 IMPACT 12, International Printmaking Conference, UK
2020 Contour 556, Canberra Art Biennale, AU
2020 Common Threads, ANCA, AU
2019 Megalo International Print Prize, AU
2018 Circularity, Design Canberra Festival, AU
2018 GOST, Gallery of small things, AU
2017 Sell Out, Design Canberra Festival, AU
2016 Press vs Screen, Megalo Print Studio + Gallery, AU
2016 Produits improbables et autres échantillonnages, CTCM, CA
2015 BING, Imprimé et nouveau graphisme, BANG Art Centre, CA
COMMISSIONS
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2025 Side Quests: Speculative Histories and Soundscapes of North Yorkshire
Participatory performances & Art walk, University of York, UK
​2022 Double Movement, Participatory mural
National Gallery of Australia, AU
2021 Mural for Ruth Park Playscape
Redbox Design Group, AU
2018 Play in a loop, Graphic intervention Competition
Design Canberra Festival, Civic Square, AU
2016 Frankfurt Kitchen paper wearables
Designer Valérie Lamontagne/ 3léctromode, CA
2016 Maison Bespokenov
Master Tailor Cinthyia Chalifoux, CA
2016 L’étoffe du Succès
Designer Denis Gagnon, CA
2015 Daniel Lahaise Solo Exhibition
Lilian Rodrigez Gallery, CA
2015 La possibilité d’agir
Artist Caroline Robineau, CA
AWARDS & GRANTS
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2023 AA2A Artist Support Fund
2020 CAPO Awards: The Capital Chemist Award, AU
2020 The Michael Hobbs People Choice award, Contour 556, AU
2020 Arts Activities Funding, ArtsACT, AU
2020 Finalist, 2020 National Works on Paper, MPRG, AU
2020 National Assistance Program for the Arts, Myer Foundation, AU
2019 Arts Activities Funding, ArtsACT, AU
2019 Finalist, Megalo International Print Prize, AU
2018 Arts Activities Funding, ArtsACT, AU
2018 CAPO Awards: The Urban Pantry Manuka Award, AU
2018 People’s choice award: Play in a Loop, Design Canberra, AU
RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS
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2024 East Gallery Fellowship, Norwich University of the Arts, UK
2023 AA2A: Artist in residence, York St John University, UK
2023 'Regards Croisés' with Marine Pagès, Atelier Vis-à-Vis, Marseille, FR
2022 Visual Arts in Rural communities (VARC), 10 month Residency, UK
2019 L’Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, CA
2017 Megalo print studio + Gallery, Canberra, AU
2017 Craft ACT: Craft and Design centre in partnership with the Australian War Memorial, AU
WORKSHOPS & PUBLIC TALKS
​​2024 Artist talk, Research & Knowledge Exchange Group,
Norwich University of the Arts, UK
2023 Workshops 'Mapping Air' with Newcastle University Fine Art students,
Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC), UK
2021 'Pattern and Print' course, Sessional Lecturer
Australian National University, School of Art and Design, AU
2021 Artist Talk with Gina Mobayed
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, AU
2019 Floor Talk and conversations with Raquel Ormella
Drill Hall Gallery, AU
2019 ‘Print, Fold and Repeat’ Screen printing and paper folding workshop
Megalo Studio and Gallery, AU
2019 Workshop: 'Rayure and ZigZag'
Canberra Alliance Française, AU
2018 Artist Talk with Julie Bradley and Jodie Cunningham
Craft ACT: Craft and Design centre, AU
2017 Artist Talk, Artist-in-Residence Program
Megalo Studio and Gallery, AU
2017 Paper folding workshop, Artist-in-residence program
Namadgi National Park and Craft ACT: Craft and Design centre, AU