Biography
Native of Taiwan, Mei-Kuei Feu lives and works in Montreal since 1996. Graduated in Fine Arts from the University Tung-Hai (Taiwan), she also holds an MFA from the University of Quebec in Montreal. The artist sketch everyday life in pictures and videos. In her installations, she explores the possibility to create a connection between the image space and the public. She is particularly interested in our interactions with nature and our relationships with others through them. Fluid materials or materials that evoke a flow are at the heart of his artistic research. She received several public and private scholarships for her creation projects and community art. Alongside his work of creation, she has accumulated experience as a teacher and curator. Her works in installation and photography were presented in Quebec, British Columbia and Taiwan.
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 )
| 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 |