Melanie Authier

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Melanie Authier (Canadian, b. Montreal) received a BFA from Concordia University (2002) and an MFA from University of Guelph (2006). Authier has shown in numerous public galleries including The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON and Galérie UQAM, Montreal, QC. In 2023 Authier was one of ten Canadians to participate in the Napoule Artist Residency in the South of France. A major touring solo exhibition Contrarieties & Counterpoints curated by Robert Enright (2016-2018) travelled to seven venues across Canada (publication). Recent group shows include Friendship’s Death at Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL (2023), This Sacred Vessel Pt.1 at Arsenal Contemporary, New York, NY (2020) and The Tremendous Elusive: Emily Carr and the Canadian Imaginary, The Canada Gallery, Canada House, London, UK (2016). Her work is in numerous collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, Musée régional de Rimouski, QC, Canada House, London (UK) and the ARBZ-Visual Art Collection-Global Affairs Canada in Madrid and Berlin. Authier currently lives and works in Montreal, Quebec. She is represented by Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto.

Available Artworks

Cistern of Entropy, 2023

Cistern of Entropy, 2023

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 36" x 30"
Banderole 2020
Banderole, 2020

Banderole, 2020

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 32" x 36"
Shadow Keeper, 2024

Shadow Keeper, 2024

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 36" x 41"
Knotted sky sashed sun 2020
Knotted Sky, Sashed Sun, 2020

Knotted Sky, Sashed Sun, 2020

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 36" x 48"
Maelstrom's Ladder, 2023

Maelstrom's Ladder, 2023

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36"
Reverie's Reprisal, 2023

Reverie's Reprisal, 2023

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 52" x 60"
Concertina (Serpentine, Threshold, Manifest), 2024

Concertina (Serpentine, Threshold, Manifest), 2024

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 47" x 70"
Rampart, 2015
Rampart, 2015

artwork detail

Rampart, 2015

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 60" x 67"
Venture Myth, 2023

Venture Myth, 2023

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 56" x 66"
Reckless Garden, 2023

Reckless Garden, 2023

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 60" x 72"
Gulleys and Gambits 2021
Gulleys and Gambits, 2021

Gulleys and Gambits, 2021

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 72" x 108"
Echo Chamber 2022
Echo Chamber, 2022
Echo Chamber, 2022

artwork detail

Echo Chamber, 2022

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 96" x 180"
Down-hip Double-time Ringer, 2016

Down-hip Double-time Ringer, 2016

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas, 72" x 96"
Palisade 2018
Palisade, 2018

Palisade, 2018

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 28" x 24"
Digger's Mantra 2018
Digger’s Mantra, 2018

Digger’s Mantra, 2018

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 28" x 24"
Gravity Heat 2018
Gravity Heat, 2018

Gravity Heat, 2018

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 28" x 24"
Zenith Bracketed 2018
Zenith Bracketed, 2018

Zenith Bracketed, 2018

Melanie Authier
acrylic on canvas 36" x 43"