Biography
Mei-Kuei Feu is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Montreal. Through photography, videography and installation, she explores the possibility of creating a connection between mental and concrete space. She is interested in our relationship with nature and our ties to others through it. Fluid matter is at the heart of her artistic research. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from Tung-Hai University (Taiwan) and a Master of Fine Arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has received several public and private grants, including Canada Council for the Arts and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, for her creative and community art projects. Her works in video installation and photography have been presented in Quebec, British Columbia and Taiwan. With a public presentation, she recently completed a creative residency at the 3e impérial, center d'essai en art actuel de Granby, Canada.
EDUCATION
| 1996-1999 | Master of Fine Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada |
| 1992 | École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon, séminaire "Espace-Volume", France |
| 1984-1988 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Université Tung-Hai, Taïwan |
GRANTS
| 2014 | Travel Grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, to present the project "Souffle" |
| 2014 | Research creation grant for project "Souffle", Canada Council for the Arts |
| 2004 | Travel Grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, to present projects, biennale "C04 Taïwan Avant-garde Documenta II" |
| 2004 | Travel Grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, to present the solo exhibition "Zone flottante", Vancouver |
| 2003 | Grant from Levier- Community Arts of Engrenage Noir, Canada |
| 2000 | Research creation grant for project "Les ruelles", Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada |
EXHIBITIONS ( SELECTION )
| 2021 | "Un thé sur la rivière", solo, public presentation following a multi-stay production residency between 2019 and 2021, 3e impérial, centre centre d'essai en art actuel, Granby, Québec |
| 2018 | "Le temps d’Evangelista", group exhibition presented as part of the SMCQ Tribute Series, at the Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal, from February 8 to March 25 |
| 2016 | "SOUFFLE", sole, galerie Graff, Montréal, Canada, February 11 to March 12 |
| 2015 | "John Rea • musique vue", group, commissaires Élisabeth Dupond et Julianna Joos, Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal |
| 2015 | "Papier 15", group, Galerie Graff, Complexe de Gaspé, Montréal |
| 2014 | "Mémoire fraîche", solo, Galerie Z Space, Taïwan |
| 2014 | "Souffle", solo, by invitation, National Tsing-Hua Arts Center, Taïwan |
| 2012 | "Paysages à souffle", solo, Creation research center Media Arts La Bande Vidéo, ville de Québec. Canada |
| 2012 | "Inside Out Montréal : MobilisationS", public photographic intervention, group project, Montreal, Canada |
| 2009 | "Bonsaï ambulant", public intervention, solo, Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taipei, Taïwan |
| 2008 | "Ginkgo Messenger", public intervention, solo, New York City, États-Unis |
| 2005 | "Tout près / So close / Genèse et anéantissement d'une installation", collective project, Maison de la culture du Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal, Canada |
| 2004 | "Au delà de la rupture", Biennale C04 Taïwan Avant-garde Documenta II, National Cultural Association snd National Taipei Teachers College Arts Center, Taïwan |
| 2004 | "Eaux vives-regards croisés , Glissements et bruissements: l'eau et le corps", group, Stewart Hall Gallery, Canada |
| 2004 | "Zone flottante", solo, Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Canada |
| 2003 | "Bodies & Memories", group, Arts Center of the National Tsing-Hua University, Taïwan |
| 2002 | "Invitation au voyage", group, Maisons de la culture Frontenac, Montréal, Canada |
| 2002 | "Chemin perdu", solo, Maison de la culture Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal, Canada |
| 2002 | "Les ateliers s'exposent", group, Maison de la culture Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal, Canada |
| 1999 | "Évaporation de la mémoire dans le quotidien", solo, Galerie W du complexe du Canal Lachine, Canada |
| 1998 | "Mutation Mutuelle-Aventure multimédia", duo, Espace 522, Belgo, invited by l'Association artistique Québec-Asie, Canada |