Artist Residency -Charlevoix, Quebec

I am very pleased to announce that I will have an artist residency in Charlevoix, Quebec, to document the contemporary Charlevoix landscape in 2021-2022, presented by Musée de Charlevoix and Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, in collaboration with Loto-Québec.

Musée de Charlevoix and Rencontres, in collaboration with Loto-Québec, announce the selection of Chun Hua Catherine Dong to carry out a photography mission that will document the contemporary Charlevoix landscape in 2021-2022.

A Montreal visual artist of Chinese origin, Chun Hua Catherine Dong uses performance, photography and video in her work. In 2015 she began the travel-based performance I Have Been There, which she aims to continue in the framework of her mission in Charlevoix. The artist has carried out this performance in 13 countries, 33 cities and more than 200 different places.

“During the residency, I will use Chinese embroidered fabric to make a duvet,” she explains. “As a way of engaging with Charlevoix’s unique landscapes and cultures, I will lie on the ground of forests, river banks, historical sites and landmarks, covered by the duvet.” Her performance will be documented so as to produce a series of photos and 360º videos to be presented at Musée de Charlevoix, in 2022, and at Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie, in 2023.

Chun Hua Catherine Dong’s project is inspired by a tradition in her hometown in China. “When an elder dies, her daughters make duvets with silk fabrics to cover their deceased parent’s body. For me, as a person living alone in Canada without family and children, the question of who will bury me after I die sometimes bothers me. In response, I make my own duvets and perform this ritual publicly and repeatedly wherever I go to simultaneously celebrate death and my own existence.”

In a time where travel has been difficult, the artist has felt it right to return to nature, here in Québec, a place she calls home. “Through inserting my body into Québec’s landscape, I hope this work opens conversations about immigration, home and belonging, questioning how we continue to see ourselves in each other, and how we work together to present a contemporary Québec that is grounded in the inclusiveness and equality that we all deserve, regardless of race and culture.” More information on the artist: chunhuacatherinedong.com

This project is the fourth contribution to a long-term photographic mission that will cover the entirety of the Québec landscape between now and 2024-2025. Through this mission, Rencontres is also seeking to establish a national photo archive collection devoted to the Québec landscape.

Group Exhibition – rames narratives / Storylines

Exhibition:  Trames narratives / Storylines
Gallery: Centre d’exposition L’Imagier
Date: May 24 – July 28, 2019
Opening: May 24 at 6:00pm
address: 9, Front St., Gatineau (Aylmer), Quebec, Canada

In addition to present my photographic work, ” Skin Deep,” I will present a performance, ” Come Home” at the opening, start at 5:00pm

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The Centre d’exposition L’Imagier is pleased to present Trames narratives / Storylines, the very first exhibition presented in its new building.

The opening will be held on Friday, May 24th, 6 p.m., at Centre d’exposition L’Imagier, 9, Front St., Gatineau (Aylmer).

The inaugural exhibition of the new L’Imagier seeks to showcase a multiplicity of practices and perspectives by bringing together six curators: Katarzyna (Kasia) Basta, Marianne Breton, Paul Brunet, Marie-Hélène Leblanc, Stefan St-Laurent and Julie Tremble. Artists Chun Hua Catherine Dong, David Elliott, Kablusiak, Kim Kielhofner, Carl Trahan, Jennifer Lefort and Mélanie Myers present discourses, experiences and stories weaving different narrative layers. By promoting the sharing of artistic visions, knowledge and interests, the exhibition fosters dialogue.

Guided by the notion of narration, the curators present artists whose works testify to their genesis, the experience of the artist or the observation of society. The works of various artistic mediums – photography, drawing, collage, sculpture and performance – are highlighted both in their differences and in their common filiations. While some appear closer to reality, others appeal more freely to fiction. Blurring the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, the exhibition promotes a contact with a plurality of truths.

For more info

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Trames narratives / Storylines
Le Centre d’exposition L’Imagier est heureux de vous présenter Trames narratives / Storylines, la toute première exposition présentée dans son nouvel espace.

Le vernissage se déroulera le vendredi 24 mai 2019, à 18 h, au Centre d’exposition L’Imagier situé au 9, rue Front, Gatineau (secteur Aylmer).

L’exposition inaugurale du nouveau Centre d’exposition L’Imagier cherche à mettre en valeur une multiplicité de pratiques et de points de vue en réunissant six commissaires : Katarzyna (Kasia) Basta, Marianne Breton, Paul Brunet, Marie-Hélène Leblanc, Stefan St-Laurent et Julie Tremble. Ceux-ci présentent les artistes Chun Hua Catherine Dong, David Elliott, Kablusiak, Kim Kielhofner, Carl Trahan, Jennifer Lefort et Mélanie Myers, qui offrent aux visiteurs des discours, des expériences, des récits tissant différentes couches narratives. En favorisant le partage de visions artistiques, de connaissances et d’intérêts, l’exposition se veut un lieu de dialogue.

Guidés par la notion de narration, les commissaires ont sélectionné des artistes dont les œuvres témoignent de leur genèse, de l’expérience de l’artiste ou de l’observation de la société. Les œuvres de diverses disciplines artistiques – la photographie, le dessin, le collage, la sculpture et la performance – sont mises en lumière tant dans leurs différences que leurs filiations communes. Si certaines apparaissent plus proches de la réalité, d’autres font appel plus librement à la fiction. Ces croisements entre le réel et l’imaginaire, au sein de l’exposition, favorisent un contact avec une vérité plurielle. For more info

 

Performance – I Still Look For You in Crowds

I am very pleased to announce that I will have a performance at Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre in Regina on March 30, 2019, curated by Blair Fornwald, presented by Dunlop Art Gallery. There will be conversation/ talk after the performance.

Performance time: 7:00pm, March 30, 2018
Artist talk time: 8:00pm, March 30, 2018
Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre, 1835 Scarth Street, Regina, CA  S4P 2G9

In conjunction with the exhibition, Are You My Mother?, Dunlop Art Gallery, in partnership with Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre is pleased to present a new performance artwork by Montreal-based artist Chun Hua Catherine Dong, exploring the passage of time and feelings of grief following the loss of her mother in 2016. Featuring Regina-based dance artist, Johanna Bundon.

Chun Hua Catherine Dong is a Chinese-born, Montreal-based visual artist working with performance, photography, and video. She received a MFA from Concordia University and a BFA from Emily Carr University Art & Design.

for more infö, please visit
https://www.reginalibrary.ca/dunlop-art-gallery/browse-exhibitions/1397539
https://www.neutralground.sk.ca

 

 

Performance -Nuit Blanche

I am very pleased to announce that I will perform ” A Fair Day’s Work,” at Nuit Blanche, presented by Art Souterrain, 7:00pm-10:00pm March 3, 2018, Place Bonaventure, and other different public spaces in Montreal.

Feb 26, 2018, 7:00pm-8:00pm, dans le hall de Bibiotheque (BAnQ), Montreal
March 3, 2018, 7:00pm-10:00pm, Place Bonaventure
Mar 19, 2018, 12:00pm-13:00pm, 1000 de la Gauchetirere, Montreal
Mar 20, 2018,12:00pm-13:00pm, Montreal’s World Trade Centre, Montreal
Mar 22, 2018, 12:00pm-13:00pm, Complexe Guy Fauvreau, Montreal

“A Fair Days’ Work” is a durational performance piece that explores relationship between time and labor in working environment. “Work” is often defined as paid actives links to the market. While paid work remain visible, the unpaid work in arts, as a phenomenon, remains unrecognized and undervalued. “A Fair Days’ Work” is not only a test of mental and physical endurance, but also a satire that echoes the condition of artistic labor in relation to capitalist economy and subsidy culture, providing a justification for the artists’ vulnerability.

for more about my performance, schedule, and the Art Souterrain

 

 

Artist Talk- CENART (Centro Nacional de las Artes) La Esmeralda
 I am pleased to announce that I will give an artist talk at CENART (Centro Nacional de las Artes)  La Esmeralda , Mexico City, on Feb 8, 2018.Time: Feb 8, 2018 at 4:00 pm -6:00 pm
Address: Av. Río Churubusco No. 79 Esq. Calzada de Tlalpan Col. Country Club Del. Coyoacán CP. 04220
Mexico City, Mexico 04220
Performance -museo de la ciudad de Querétaro

I am pleased to announce that I will have performance, ” The Wall,” at Museo De La Ciudad, Querétaro, Mexico, on Feb 3, 2018.

Time: Feb 3, 2018 at 8:00 pm -10:00 pm
Address: Museo De La Ciudad, Querétaro
Calle Vicente Guerrero Sur 27, Centro,
76000 Santiago de Querétaro, Qro.

“The Wall” is a durational performance that investigates current global migration situation and human conditions through gestures and symbols. This performance seeks intersections created by experiences of immigration and globalization. it raises awareness of our current global migration crisis, looking beyond national border and our shared responsibilities as citizen of the world, and how we continue to see ourselves in each other, and how we create a space that are grounded in inclusiveness and respect for dignity and freedom we all deserve.

La Biennale de Quebec – Manif D’art 8

My work,  ” Husbands and I,” will be exhibited at La Biennale de Quebec in Feb 17 – May 14, 2017

Exhibition Date: Feb 17 –  May 14, 2017
Opening: Feb 19 at 3:00pm
Address: 2 rue Cremazie Est, Quebec, CA

Husbands and I is a social performance wherein I navigate my own relationship to Western culture through one-minute and one-day relationships with white men. I started the “Husbands and I” performance in 2009 in Vancouver, where I wore a traditional Chinese dress and asked white males on streets to have photo taken with me by suggesting them to be my husbands for a minute. I have had photos with 325 men. In 2010, I posted classified advertisements describing myself as “an exotic, compliant and artistic Asian girl looking for a white husband who would like to take me to his home to live with him for a day as his mail order bride,” and recorded videos of my experiences living for one day with each ad respondent.

For more info about the Biennale
For more info about one-minute husbands
For more info about one-day husbands
For more info about the installation at Museum of University of Toronto, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, and PAVED Art

Performance – Visualeyez Festival of Performance Art

My performance, ” To Begin,” will be performed at Latitude 53,  Edmonton, Canada, as part of the 17th Visualeyez Festival of Performance Art.

Performance: To Begin
Time: 8:30 pm-11:30pm, September 23, 2016
Location: Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture
10242 – 106 Street Edmonton,
Alberta T5J 1H7 CANADA

“To Begin” investigates social transformation through repetition and labor. In this work, the stack of books is the burden of both history and unsustainable civilization. In our current social climate, collapse seems inevitable. This performance demonstrates that the process of social transformation can be slow, but changes can happen anytime and anywhere. It examines how the collapse of power structures shift social dynamics, and how this inevitable collapse influences our daily existence and creates new beginning.

for more info about the performance
for more info about the festival

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