This site contains a selection of works by the artist. For a full portfolio, please contact the studio directly.
• Contact: info@fionaannis.com
• Gallery representation: Gallerie Riunite (Naples, Italy)
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Biography
Fiona Annis is a multidisciplinary artist who develops projects through a rigorous studio practice, combined with research residencies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and intergenerational mentorships. Guided by a process-oriented approach and a distinct interest for material history, her work is unique in that it bridges photography, new-media, and sculpture, to engage historic knowledge from a deeply contemporary perspective. Her projects include exhibitions, artist books, video documentaries, and large-scale permanent public artworks.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland (1983) and raised in Manitoba, Fiona Annis lives and works in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal.Fiona’s work has been presented in national and international exhibitions including: the Guido Molinari Foundation (Montréal), AC Institute (New York City), the Canadian Centre for Architecture (Montréal), Goldsmith’s University (London), Low Salt Gallery (Glasgow), Museo Novecento (Naples), Gallery44 (Toronto), VU Photo (Québec City) and the Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton). Her artwork is featured in the permanent collection of the Museum of Civilization, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, and the public art collection of the city of Ottawa.
Fiona has been awarded national and international fellowships, including the Brucebo Foundation travel prize, held at the Capodimonte Museum of Astronomical Instruments in Naples; the Jarislowsky Prize, held at the Banff Centre for the Arts; and the Quebec Research Fund for Society and Culture, held at the Penumbra Foundation in New York City. With a master’s degree from the Glasgow School of Art and an interdisciplinary doctoral degree from Concordia University, Annis is currently assistant professor of research-creation in the Department of Art History, Cinema, and Audiovisual Media at the University of Montréal.
Photo credit : Isabelle Darveau and Geneviève Philippon