Cover photo: Pizandawatc at the Esker Foundation of Calgary (2025) © Blaine Campbell
New year, new agenda teeming with events on the national and international stages for contemporary artist Caroline Monnet (Anishinaabe/French). Thus, in 2026, her work will once again be displayed in the four corners of the world, like in Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands where, from March 26 to May 16, 2026, she will be welcomed as artist in residence at the Wereldmuseum (Museum of the World), a group of museums (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berg en Dal, Leiden) which explore world cultures.
Caroline Monnet invites the public to discover her various creations.
Sculptures, cinema, photographs, textiles and embroidery, the coming months will reaffirm not only all the richness of her work, but also her singular signature and the universal scope of her thoughts on First Nations identity. As this year begins, here is an overview of the exhibitions of one of the most vibrant voices in contemporary creation.
Caroline Monnet (Anishinaabe/French) is a multidisciplinary artist from the Outaouais region of Quebec. She studied sociology and communication at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and the University of Granada, Spain, before embarking on her career in visual arts and film. She has presented her work at the Whitney Biennial in New York, the Toronto Art Biennial, the KØS Museum in Copenhagen, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, and the National Gallery of Canada. Her solo exhibitions include the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Schirn Museum in Frankfurt, Arsenal Contemporary Art in New York, and the International Center for Art and Landscape on Vassivière Island. She has participated in various film events, such as the Berlin International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance, the Berlinale, the Sydney International Film Festival, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. In 2016, the Cinéfondation of the Cannes Film Festival selected her for its residency in Paris.
Caroline also has works in several permanent collections in North America and at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. She has received the Pierre-Ayot Award, the Merata Mita Grant from the Sundance Film Festival, was a finalist for the 2020 Sobey Award, and is a Compagnon des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. She lives in Montreal and is represented by the Blouin-Division Gallery.
- VANCOUVER (CANADA)
FROM JANUARY 17 TO FEBRUARY 28, 2026 — GALERIE MACAULAY AND CO
MATERIALS OF MEMORY
- CHAUX-DE-FONDS (SWITZERLAND)
FEBRUARY 14, 2026 — 13TH PHOTO NIGHT
ECHOES FROM A NEAR FUTURE
- KINGSTON (AUSTRALIA)
FROM MARCH 20 TO MAY 30, 2026 — LIGHTBOX GALLERY, KINGSTON ARTS
IKWEWAK - GATINEAU (CANADA)
FROM MARCH 20 TO SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 — CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY
PIZANDAWATC / THE ONE WHO LISTENS / CELUI QUI ÉCOUTE - HAMBURG, HANOVER, OLDENBURG AND BREMEN (GERMANY)
FROM JANUARY 29 TO FEBRUARY 5, 2026 — CULTURAL CINEMA HALLS
RETROSPECTIVE
- NETHERLANDS
FROM MARCH 26 TO MAY 16, 2026 — WERELDMUSEUM
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
- ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS)
FROM MARCH 27 TO 29, 2026 — ROTTERDAM PHOTO FESTIVAL 2026
ECHOES FROM A NEAR FUTURE
