Travelling Through Troubled Landscapes

Monique Motut-Firth (moniquemotutfirth.com) uses collage to explore pop culture by playfully recombining familiar images mirroring the complexity and multiplicity of our current ecological moment. Selected exhibitions include: Two Rivers Gallery in Prince George, SFU/VIVO Media Arts & Ryerson University. She has received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts (2021) and has been awarded a number of residencies including: “The Universe & Other Systems” at the Banff Centre. She has gained recognition for her animation shorts from the SFU Small File Media Festival and the Cairo Video Festival in collaboration with sound artist prOphecy sun. She holds a MFA and BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design; and a BA, 2003 from UBC.