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Marisa Portolese was born in Montreal, and she currently lives and works there.

Education
Portolese completed her Master's of Fine Arts in 2001, and a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in 1995, both from Concordia University. Portolese often produces large colour photographs pf women in nature that suggest narratives beyond the frame.

Teaching
Portolese teaches photography in the Studio Arts program at Concordia University, and is a practicing photographer.

Solo Exhibitions
2014      Belle de Jour II, Lilian Rodriguez Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

2013      Antonia’s Garden, VU Gallery, Quebec City, Quebec

2011      Antonia’s Garden, Occurrence Gallery, Montreal, Quebec (monograph)

2011      Portraits, Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier, Montreal, Quebec

2010      Pietà, Lilian Rodriguez Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

2010      Imagined Paradise, Art Soutterain, Cité Internationale, Montreal, Quebec

2008     The Dandy Collection, In Plain Sight Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

2007      Breathless, Gallery Trois Points, Montreal, Quebec

2005      The Recognitions, Gallery Trois Points, Montreal, Quebec

2005      The Recognitions, Gallery Séquence, Chicoutimi, Quebec

2004     Forms of Address/Undress, Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, Ontario (catalogue)

2003      Belle de Jour, University of California Berkeley Gallery, San Francisco, California

2003      Belle de Jour, Easter Edge Gallery, St-John’s, Newfoundland

2002     Belle de Jour, Observatoire 4 Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

2001      Amuletta, Maison de la Culture, Côte des Neiges, Montreal, Quebec

2001      Amuletta, Exart Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

1995      Baptême, Vu Gallery, Quebec City, Quebec (catalogue)

Group Exhibitions

2014      Infocus: Self Published Photo Books, curator: Rebecca Senf, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

2013      Habiter sa couleur (In Living Colour), curator: Marie Eve Beaupré, outdoor installation, Montreal, Quebec

2012      Hors Champ, Espace Virtuel de Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec

2012     Fresh 2012 Annual Summer Show, Klompching Gallery, New York, NY (online)

2011      Frontline, The 11th Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, Shaanxi, China

2011      The Ephemeral: Fugacity and Permanence in Contemporary Art, Lilian Rodriguez Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

2009     Different Points of View, Lilian Rodriguez Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

Group Exhibitions continued

2009     Peek, The Darkroom Gallery, curator: Debbie Fleming, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

2008     Childhood, National School of Architecture La Villette, curator: Paul Demare, Paris, France

2008     Women Shooting Women, Roger Smith Hotel Gallery, curator: Karen Florek, New York, New York

2007      Des Bêtes et des Hommes, Gallery Trois Points, Montreal, Quebec

2007      Arianna, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Replaying Narrativity, Mois de la Photo à Montréal 10th edition, curator: Marie Fraser, Montreal, Quebec (catalogue)

2007      Sous l’oeil de la Photographe-portraits des Femmes, 1898-2003, curator: Lucie Bureau, Travelling Exhibition (catalogue)

Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario

University of Moncton Gallery, Moncton, New Brunswick (2006)

Union-Vie de Drummondville Art Gallery, Drummondville, Québec (2006)

Centre D’Expression St-Hyacinthe, Quebec (2005)

Centre D’Exposition de Val D’or, Val D’Or, Quebec (2004)

2006     Alone, Gallery 44, curator: Penny Cousineau-Levine, Toronto, Ontario, (catalogue)

2006     Being in Body, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery, Kimball Visual Arts Center, Weber State University, curator: Leslie Bellavance, Ogden, Utah, USA

2006     Faking Death, Jack Shainman Gallery, curator: Penny Cousineau-Levine, New York, New York (catalogue/book)

2005      Individuation, Esthésio Contemporary Art, Quebec City, Quebec

2005      6th Biennale, A.I.R. Gallery, curator: Maura Reilly, New York, New York

2004     Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Curator: Ken Lum, Seattle, Washington, USA

2003      Six, Observatoire 4 Gallery, curator: Penny Cousineau-Levine, Montreal, Quebec

2003      Persona Grata, curators: Maurice Forget and Joyce Millar

Stewart Hall Gallery, Point Claire, Quebec (catalogue)

Arts Sutton Art Gallery, Sutton, Quebec (catalogue)

2003      Les Fleurs du Mal, Vu Gallery, Jardin St-Roch, Quebec City, Quebec

2003      Young Fiction, Gallery Trois Points, curator: Evergon, Montreal, Quebec

2000     Blue Ecstasy, Galerie Éphémères, organized by Observatorie 4 Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

1999      Au delà du Rêve Americain, Gallery 318, Montreal, Quebec

1999      At the Origin of Memory: A Selection of Works by Montreal Artists of Italian Descent, curator: Anna Carlevaris, Cantieri Culturali alla ZIsa/Ducrot Gallery, Palermo, Sicily, Italy and Palazzo Barracano, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

1994      Et les Villes S’éclabouissaient de Bleu, Strathearn Intercultural Center, Montreal, Quebec (catalogue)

1993      21 Lieux Photographiques, Centre International d’art Contemporain, Montreal, Quebec

1993      En Dehors de Soi, Dazibao Gallery, Montreal, Quebec (catalogue)

Residencies

2010      Palazzo Rinaldi, Noépoli, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

2008     Centre Sagamie, Alma, Quebec

2004     Vermont, Studio Arts Center, Johnson, Vermont, USA

Awards

2012      Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Research and Creation Grant

2012      Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Travel Grant

2011      Canada Council for the Arts, Production Grant

2010      A Decade of Images, Women In Photography, Juror’s Choice Honorable Mention

2010      CASA grant, Concordia University

2009     AARE grant, Concordia University

2008     FRDP grant, Concordia University

2007      Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Research and Creation Grant

2007      Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Travel Grant

2007      SSHRC, Travel Grant

2007      CASA Seed Research grant, Concordia University

2006     CASA Seed Research grant, Concordia University

2005      Canada Council for the Arts, Production Grant

2004     Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant

2004     Vermont Studio Center Residency Fellowship

2003      Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Research and Creation Grant

2003      Canada Council for the Arts, Production Grant

2001      Dumaurier Arts Council, Production Grant

2000     Canada Council for the Arts, Production Grant

2000     Canadian Italian Business Partnership Association (CIBPA) scholarship

1999      Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant

1999      Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Travel Grant

1995      Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Creation/Production Grant