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BIOGRAPHY
Molly Bertheaud (Canadian/American, b.1997) is an interdisciplinary artist who creates contemporary mythologies through the integration of craft techniques with modern technology. She has a background in industrial knitting, which she learned from her mother growing up. She holds a BFA from Emily Carr University and is currently pursuing an MFA at Concordia University.

Through her carnivalesque compositions, Molly presents hybrid creatures and bird-women in “nature” spaces, exploring biological symbolism and the visceral fragility of creation. Her work explores the themes of science fiction, mythology, ecology, mortality, and femininity, particularly through the role of women and mothers, and the fragile perishability of textiles and, therefore, of history.

Her practice highlights the tensions between our lofty ideals and the limitations of our biological reality, challenging viewers to question how we can pursue our desires in a world of limited resources. Her work invites us to confront our relationship with nature and consider a more honest view of ourselves, much like a scientist examining a crane.

CONTACT

778-751-0644
Bertheaudm@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2020 BFA, Emily Carr University,Vancouver, BC
2016 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

RESIDENCIES + HONORS

2022 Artch, Montréal, Canada
2023 Teaching textile workshop Visual Arts Center Montréal, CA
2022 Textile workshop Creér des Ponts - Arts Sous Terrain
2022 Creér des Ponts studio residency - Arts Sous Terrain
2022 Received research and creation grant from Canada Council
2021 Icelandic Textile Center Residency
2020 BMO 1st art prize nomination
2018 Norma Sorensen Artists Schorlaship + Alvin Balkind Memorial Scholarship

SOLO SHOW

2023(upcoming) solo show at McClure gallery in Montreal, QC

SHOWS

2022 ‘Not Even Home Will Be With You Forever’ online exhibition with Field Projects in NYC
2022 ‘The Red Ties That Bind, Wind’ 2 person show though Creer des Ponts - Arts Sous Terrain
2022 ‘Espace Croisé’ group exhibition for Creér des Ponts - Arts Sous Terrain
2022 A Tournament of Lies at the Wassaic project
2021 Samkoma: Art in Textile at the Icelandic Textile Center
2017 Orbit XIIV: Maximalism

OTHER EDUCATION

2020 STOLL M1 Knitting software fully fashioned & special course
2020 STOLL M1 Knitting software fully fashioned & special course + M1 Knitting M1plus Handling and Programming course
2016 Knitting machine apprenticeship, URBN inc (Free People,Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters), Philadelphia
2015 Hand-flat knitting machine workshop w/Isabel Wilson, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild

TALKS

Upcoming...

PRESS

Journal de Montreal 'Des locaux vacants transformés en ateliers d'artistes à Montréal'
Field Projects Online Exhibition
'A Tournament of Lies' Wassaic Project
Icelandic Textile Center - Ós Residency Catalog 2021

Education

2020 BFA, Université Emily Carr, Vancouver, BC
2016 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

Résidences + Honneurs

2022 Artch, Montréal, Canada
2023 Teaching textile workshop Visual Arts Center Montréal, CA
2022 textile workshop Creér des Ponts - Arts Sous Terrain
2022 Créer des Ponts – Arts Sous Terrain
2022 Obtention d'une bourse de recherche et de création du conseil des arts du Canada
2021 Icelandic Textile Center Residency
2020 BMO 1st art prize nomination
2018 Norma Sorensen Artists Scholaship + Alvin Balkind Memorial Scholarship

Expositions

2022 ‘Not Even Home Will Be With You Forever’ exposition en ligne avec Field Projects NYC
2022 ‘The Red Ties That Bind, Wind’ 2 personne exposition- Arts Sous Terrain
2022 ‘Espace Croisé’ group exhibition pour Creér des Ponts - Arts Sous Terrain
2022 ‘A Tournament of Lies’ at the Wassaic project
2021 Samkoma: Art in Textile at the Icelandic Textile Center
2017 Orbit XIIV: Maximalism

Autres Formations

2020 STOLL M1 Knitting software fully fashioned & special course
2020 STOLL M1 Knitting software fully fashioned & special course + M1 Knitting M1plus Handling and Programming course
2016 Stage de machine à tricoter, URBN inc (Free People,Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters), Philadelphia
2015 Atelier de machine manuel de tricoter avec Isabel Wilson,Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild

PRESS

Biographie

Molly Bertheaud est une artiste canadienne, qui associe les formes archaïques de tapisserie et de peinture, avec des méthodes contemporaines, pour parler de mythologies modernes. Elle utilise de multiples médiums transformant les compositions et les montrant sous de nouvelles formes.
Le partage familial du savoir textile entre les femmes est une tradition très préhistorique, sauf qu'en l'occurrence c'était sur une grosse machine industrielle gardée dans leur maison. Ses scènes et tapisseries fantasmagoriques font référence à la science-fiction/mythe, à l'écologie, à la mortalité et à la féminité, notamment à travers le prisme des femmes, des mères, de la fragilité périssable des textiles et donc de l'histoire des femmes.