Florence Babin-Beaudry is a Canadian artist and cultural worker based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. Her photography explores the metaphysical aspect of our reality and invisible worlds. She is interested in the psychic dimension of death and absence, particularly in cases such as abortion, near-death and out-of-body experiences. Somewhere between documentary and staging, her work seeks to deconstruct the taboos surrounding these subjects, and highlight the subtleties that emerge from these intangible spaces.
Florence Babin-Beaudry holds degrees in film production and photography. She has also been working as an artistic director on multiple projects in the film, entertainment and fashion industries for over 20 years.
Photo : Michael Abril
Awards and publications
2023 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2022 American Photography 38, USA
2022 Portraits of Humanity vol 4, British Journal of Photography, UK
2021 Coup de coeur du public Award, M5 Collège Marsan, Canada
2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Applied Arts Student Award, Applied arts magazine, Canada
2020 M5 - Best portfolio Award, Collège Marsan, Canada
2020 1st Prize - Concours intercollégial de photo, Canada
2020 Applied Arts Student Award, Applied arts magazine, Canada
Exhibitions
2024 Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges, solo exhibition, Montreal, Canada
2023 Popop Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2022 Indian Photo Festival - State Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
2022 Photo 2022 - Photography Biennale, Melbourne, Australia
2022 The Papermill Gallery, group exhibition, Toronto, Canada
2021 M5, Collège Marsan in collaboration with McCord Museum, group exhibition, Montreal, Canada
2021 Edition 365, New Art City in collaboration with British Journal of Photography, virtual group exhibition, UK
2021 LoosenArt, Millepiani Gallery, group exhibition, Rome, Italie
2006 Kumbe Afrika, Nest Art Space, solo exhibition, Montreal, Canada