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David Champagne
(il/lui) | (he/him)
Site web : https://davidchampagne.ca/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/davidchampagne.1/
Brève biographie
Originaire des Cantons-de-l’Est au Québec, David Champagne est titulaire d’un diplôme en photographie du Cégep de Matane. Au fil des ans, son travail a été soutenu par divers organismes tel que le Conseil de arts du Nouveau-Brunswick, le Conseil des arts du Canada, le Conseil des arts du Québec et le ministère du Tourisme, Patrimoine et Culture du Nouveau-Brunswick. Il a été f inaliste aux prix Éloizes 2022, dans la catégorie « Artiste de l’année en arts visuels ». Au cours des années, ll a également collaboré avec plusieurs ONG, autant locales qu’internationales (Handicap International, CECI, Cyclo Nord-Sud, RIFNB, etc…) Membre du collectif photo Hors d’État, il vit dans la Péninsule acadienne, au Nouveau-Brunswick.
Démarche artistique
David Champagne oeuvre dans le domaine de la photographie et son approche se déploie autour de deux axes principaux. La premier volet est la photographie documentaire. Passionné par l’être humain, par ses comportements et ses modes de vie, la photographie lui permet d’explorer la notion du territoire ainsi que la façon dont l’être humain l’organise et le modifie. Il est constamment en quête de rencontres, de scènes du quotidien et de paysages sociaux. Au gré de ses déplacements, il cherche à capter sur images des traits caractéristiques et représentatifs de notre société à travers son objectif.
Parallèlement à son travail documentaire, David développe un deuxième volet autour du photomontage. Il crée des images en utilisant exclusivement différentes parties de photographies tirées de sa propre banque d’images. Il fabrique des oeuvres où il détourne, modifie et transforme ses images, afin de livrer des images au contenu surréel, humoristique et dénonciateur. En jouant avec les codes de la fausseté et du mensonge, il cherche à témoigner de l’étrangeté du quotidien. Ses photomontages sont toujours construits à partir d’images bien réelles et se présentent à la fois, comme des œuvres fictives et documentaires. Il propose dans une même image, une représentation et une déformation de la réalité, nous invitant, à découvrir un monde insolite bâti à partir d’éléments de notre environnement.
Brève description de votre projet de résidence
Depuis quelques mois, je travaille à la réalisation de mon projet intitulé “Horizon”. Ce projet nous transporte dans un monde imaginé où se mêlent ruines et paysages des maritimes. Horizon, c’est un regard porté sur le futur, à la fois inquiet et parsemé de lueurs d’espoir. Ce projet puise son inspiration dans un mélange d’événements d’actualités, comme la crise climatique et la guerre par exemple, ainsi qu’à travers certains états d’âmes personnelles. Je souhaite développer mon projet afin de le transformer en une expérience immersive illustrant un monde apocalyptique presque qu’entièrement déserté par l’être humain, où s’enlacent beauté et dévastation. Ce projet plongera le spectateur dans un voyage en territoire inconnu et incertain. Une sorte de migration, comme le font les êtres humains depuis le début des temps, par choix ou par obligation.
Horizon est divisé en deux phases de production. La première étape, qui consistait en la création d’une trentaine de photomontages alliant esthétique industrielle et paysages maritimes, est désormais terminée. Ces œuvres ont été réalisées exclusivement à partir de ma propre banque d’images.
En deuxième lieu, je veux créer une vidéo d’une dizaine de minutes pour accompagner les photographies dans un contexte d’exposition. Cette vidéo sera composée d’ une suite de séquences fixes présentant des paysages naturels et de ruines. Je souhaite inclure une présence humaine dans les images, mais de manière minimale et subtile. (Ex. Une personne traverse le cadre au loin ). J’ai également l’intention de composer une trame sonore expérimentale pour accompagner ces images. Celle-ci mêlera des sons électroniques, des bruits ambiants de la nature (vagues, oiseaux, animaux) ainsi que des sons urbains et industriels. L’objectif est de favoriser l’immersion du spectateur dans l’ambiance du périple proposé par les images du projet « Horizon ».
C’est spécifiquement sur cette phase que je propose de travailler lors de cette résidence de création (la réalisation de cette vidéo). Bien que je dispose déjà de certaines images vidéos, je souhaite profiter de ce moment pour enregistrer des nouvelles séquences vidéos et des nouveaux sons. Je souhaite également entamer le montage vidéo et le montage sonore. Cette résidence représente pour moi l’occasion idéale de me plonger pleinement dans la création de cette œuvre visuelle qui accompagnera mon projet.
Bio
Originally from the Eastern Townships in Quebec, David Champagne holds a diploma in photography from Cégep de Matane. Over the years, his work has been supported by various organizations such as the New Brunswick Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture of New Brunswick. He was a finalist at the 2022 Éloizes Awards in the category “Visual Arts Artist of the Year.” Over the years, he has also collaborated with several NGOs, both local and international (Handicap International, CECI, Cyclo Nord-Sud, RIFNB, etc.). A member of the photo collective Hors d’État, he lives in the Acadian Peninsula, New Brunswick.
Statement
David Champagne works in the field of photography, and his approach unfolds around two main areas. The first part is documentary photography. Passionate about human beings, their behaviors, and lifestyles, photography allows him to explore the notion of territory as well as how human beings organize and modify it. He is constantly seeking encounters, everyday scenes, and social landscapes. During his travels, he aims to capture on image characteristic and representative traits of our society through his lens. In parallel with his documentary work, David develops a second component around photomontage. He creates images using exclusively different parts of photographs drawn from his own image bank. He produces works in which he diverts, modifies, and transforms his images, in order to deliver images with surreal, humorous, and critical content. By playing with the codes of the falseness and the lie, he seeks to testify to the strangeness of everyday life. His photomontages are always built from very real images and present themselves both as fictional and documentary works. In a single image, he offers both a representation and a distortion of reality, inviting us to discover an unusual world built from elements of our environment.
Artist in Residence Project
For the past few months, I have been working on the realization of my project titled “Horizon.” This project transports us into an imagined world where ruins blend with Maritime landscapes. Horizon is a perspective on the future, both anxious and dotted with glimmers of hope. This project draws its inspiration from a mix of current events, such as the climate crisis and war, for example, as well as from certain personal moods. I wish to develop my project in order to transform it into an immersive experience illustrating an almost entirely human-deserted apocalyptic world, where beauty and devastation intertwine. This project will immerse the viewer in a journey into unknown and uncertain territory. A kind of migration, as humans have done since the beginning of time, by choice or by obligation. Horizon is divided into two phases of production.
The first step, which involved creating about thirty photomontages combining industrial aesthetics and maritime landscapes, is now complete. These works were created exclusively from my own image bank. Secondly, I want to create a roughly ten-minute video to accompany the photographs in an exhibition context. This video will consist of a series of still sequences showing natural landscapes and ruins. I want to include a human presence in the images, but in a minimal and subtle way (e.g., a person crossing the frame in the distance). I also intend to compose an experimental soundtrack to accompany these images. It will blend electronic sounds, ambient nature noises (waves, birds, animals), as well as urban and industrial sounds. The goal is to enhance the viewer’s immersion in the atmosphere of the journey proposed by the images of the “Horizon” project.
It is specifically on this phase that I propose to work during this creation residency (the making of this video). Although I already have some video footage, I want to take advantage of this time to record new video sequences and new sounds. I also wish to begin video editing and sound editing. This residency represents for me the ideal opportunity to fully immerse myself in the creation of this visual work that will accompany my project.
Monelle Doiron
Brève biographie
Acadienne Monelle Doiron, femme, artiste et féministe, originaire de RangSt-Georges au Nouveau-Brunswick. Elle étudie en Arts dramatiques à l’Université de Moncton avant de faire son baccalauréat en danse contemporaine à l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Après les études, l’enseignement de la danse est au premier plan dans sa carrière. C’est à son retour au NouveauBrunswick, à partir de 2009, que la création se manifeste. Elle collabore avec plusieurs artistes de la région et en 2015 fonde le collectif Les Drôles de Moineaux avec son partenaire de vie et de création l’artiste en art visuel Denis Lanteigne. Ensemble, ils explorent la performance, la chorégraphie et la vidéo. Elle reçoit le prix Éloizes dans la catégorie Artiste de l’année en danse/arts du cirque avec l’exploration chorégraphique en vidéodanse Les oiseaux en 2022.
Démarche artistique
Brief description of your residency project / What impact will this residency have on your practice ? / Quel impact cette résidence aura-t-elle sur votre pratique ? Par la danse, la vidéo et la performance, je cherche et questionne la place et les charges de la femme au sein de la famille, du couple hétérosexuel et de la société. Ayant une fratrie nombreuse et majoritairement masculine, la révolte et le sentiment d’injustice m’habitent depuis l’enfance. J’explore à travers l’art comment les dynamiques de pouvoir et les réponses induites par le genre et les rôles assignés s’expriment. J’utilise la contrainte, le rapport à l’autre ou à l’objet pour créer. Je m’inspire de mon vécu et de ce qui m’entoure au quotidien, les lieux, les objets et les mouvements.
Brève description de votre projet de résidence
Je suis une femme
Je suis la fille de mon père
Je suis la soeur de nombreux frères
Je suis la dernière enfant d’une famille de sept enfants.
Je suis la deuxième fille, avec 5 frères et une soeur.
Je suis féministe.
Je suis l’artiste dans une famille d’entrepreneur
Je suis l’héritière de l’entreprise familiale.
Je suis le bâton de vieillesse pour mon père âgé
Je suis devenue la responsable de tous les maux familiales
Je suis celle que l’on accuse, je suis la bouc émissaire
Étonnée, surprise, je croyais la confiance établie, l’amour filiale plus fort.
Je cherche comment naviguer dans cette tempête le fil qui nous lie m’écorche les mains je perd des morceaux de moi, joie, candeur, confiance…
J’utilise la chaise comme métaphore et symbole de la famille. Le rôle, la place, la responsabilité qui m’incombe comme femme, f ille, sœur et maintenant héritière. Ce n’est pas moi qui aurais dû recevoir ce lègue, tout le monde le dit, le cri, le vocifère, je suis la benjamine et une femme de surcroit!
À vrai dire je ne sais pas encore sous quel forme prendra cette création. Je n’en suis qu’au début du processus. J’imagine une installation avec photo, vidéo, poésie et performance. Tout est possible et je ne veux pas m’empêcher d’explorer toutes les avenues.
En ce moment, j’explore, avec la chaise ou plutôt plusieurs chaises, le mouvement sous forme d’improvisations dansées et spontanées. Je bouge les yeux fermés tel que pratiqué en mouvement authentique pour être porté par les sensations que me procure l’objet.
Avec cette résidence, je voudrais explorer la dimension visuel par la photo et la vidéo. J’ai besoin d’un espace vide ou je peux installer plusieurs chaise. La grandeur de l’espace m’importe peux, la contrainte est bienvenue.
Brief Biography
Monelle Doiron, woman, artist, and feminist, originally from Rang-St-Georges in New Brunswick. She studied Dramatic Arts at the University of Moncton before completing her bachelor’s degree in contemporary dance at the University of Quebec in Montreal. After her studies, teaching dance became a priority in her career. It was upon her return to New Brunswick, starting in 2009, that creation became evident. She collaborates with several artists from the region and in 2015 founded the collective Les Drôles de Moineaux with her life and creative partner, visual artist Denis Lanteigne. Together, they explore performance, choreography, and video. She received the Éloizes award in the category Artist of the Year in Dance/Circus Arts for the choreographic exploration in videodance Les oiseaux in 2022.
Artist Statement
Through dance, video, and performance, I seek and question the place and burdens of women within the family, in heterosexual couples, and in society. Having a large and predominantly male sibling group, rebellion and a sense of injustice have inhabited me since childhood. I explore through art how power dynamics and responses induced by gender and assigned roles are expressed. I use constraint, the relationship to others or to objects to create. I draw inspiration from my own experiences and from what surrounds me daily—places, objects, and movements.
Brief description of your residency project
I am a woman. I am my father’s daughter. I am the sister of many brothers. I am the youngest child in a family of seven children. I am the second daughter, with 5 brothers and one sister. I am a feminist. I am the artist in a family of entrepreneurs. I am the heir to the family business. I am a support for my elderly father. I have become responsible for all the family’s troubles. I am the one who is accused; I am the scapegoat. Astonished, surprised, I believed trust was established, that filial love was stronger. I am searching for how to navigate this storm.
The thread that binds us chafes my hands; I lose pieces of myself—joy, innocence, trust… I use the chair as a metaphor and symbol of the family. The role, the place, the responsibility that falls to me as a woman, daughter, sister, and now heir. I should not have been the one to receive this legacy; everyone says it, screams it, vociferates it. I am the youngest child and a woman on top of that.
To be honest, I don’t yet know in what form this creation will take. I’m only at the beginning of the process. I imagine an installation with photo, video, poetry, and performance. Everything is possible, and I don’t want to stop myself from exploring all avenues. At the moment, I am exploring, with the chair or rather several chairs, movement in the form of spontaneous and improvised dance. I move with my eyes closed as practiced in authentic movement to be carried by the sensations the object gives me. With this residency, I would like to explore the visual dimension through photo and video. I need an empty space where I can set up several chairs. The size of the space doesn’t matter much to me; constraints are welcome.
Jay Isaac
Past Residencies
2025
The 2025 Artist in Residence Program consists of two residencies for two weeks each in one of two Sunbury Shores’ studios –ceramics studio and metal studio. The goal of the residency is to provide a supportive environment where artists can pursue specific projects relating to their creative work. The artists in residence will also contribute to the promotion and understanding of the arts by means of the artists’ contact with the community, Sunbury Shores members, and visitors.
Emilie Grace Lavoie
March 10 – March 21, 2025
Pop-Up Exhibition, Friday, March 21, 2025
Artist Talk 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Emilie Grace Lavoie is a notable New Brunswick ceramics artist with an impressive resume. She has an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver; a Baccalauréat en Arts Visuels from Université de Moncton, Moncton; and a certificate in Fashion Design from Collège LaSalle, Montréal. Among numerous distinctions she was selected to be Artist Laureate by the French Embassy in Canada in 2024 to participate at Festival Refaire le Monde, during le Sommet de la Francophonie in Paris. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, and collectionArtNB (the NB Art Bank).
“For this residency project, I plan to explore new forms in ceramics, focusing on small and medium-sized formats. These objects will be designed to stand alone, but their potential lies
in the possibility of assembling them to create larger, interconnected works. I aim to refine my technical mastery by exploring smaller dimensions while experimenting with new
aesthetic and conceptual approaches. I also plan to devote specific time to researching new glaze tests, to diversify the textures and visual effects of the pieces. This exploration of
glazes is part of a wider process aimed at enriching my ceramic practice by opening up new possibilities for design”. EGL
Kaitlyn Derrah
July 21 – August 1, 2025
Pop-Up Exhibition, August 1, time to be announced
A multi-media enthusiast, Kaitlyn has explored sculpting, fashion, metal arts, jewelry design, woodworking, and painting. She graduated with a Diploma of Fine Craft (Jewelry) with Honours from NB College of Craft and Design as well as a Bachelor of Applied Arts (University of NB). She is the recipient of awards and distinctions, including winner of the 19th Annual National Jewelry Student Competition, L.A. Pai Gallery, Ottawa, in 2022. Kaitlyn has extensive exhibition
experience, creating work for competitions (https://www.instructables.com/Wire-Tree-Necklace) and for shows at Gallery 78, and UNB Arts Centre, among others.
In her work, she tries to capture the feelings, sounds and visuals of the subject that inspired the piece.
By using different mediums and tools to achieve the end goal, I hope that the viewer…sees the time and intention that goes into creating the work and becomes inspired in turn.
-Kaitlyn Derrah
2024
Melissa Kennedy
January 7 – January 21, 2024
Open Studio Visit, January 20, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
New Brunswick Artist, Melissa Kennedy has an Honours Diploma in Fashion Design from NBCCD, and a Bachelor of Applied Arts from UNB as well as extensive experience working in other media, including photography, drawing, and sculpture. She has participated in several exhibitions and residencies and has received grants from the Canada Council, ArtsNB, and other funding bodies. She has taught at the Saint John Art Centre and the Florence Academy of Art in Italy.
The artist’s working process centers on the nuances and variations she appreciates in nature and that helps promote a feeling of naturalness in her drawings and illustrations.
Christine Koch
April 16 – April 30, 2024
Newfoundland-based artist Christine Koch will be Artist in Residence at Sunbury Shores from April 13 – 27 , 2024. Koch is a well-known and respected printmaker and painter and her residency will take place in the Print Studio.
Christine’s artistic practice over the past two decades has led her to travel throughout northern Canada and work with geologists in Nunatsiavut and Nunavut, with geographers on the glaciers of the Torngat Mountains (Nunatsiavut), with northern ecologists in the Yukon, and with oceanographers and marine biologists in the Labrador Sea, Baffin Bay, and the Northwest Passage.
The result of her expeditions is a collection of images based on the remote and dramatic landscapes she saw, while her artwork portrays the beauty and vulnerability of the environments she explored. There will be a Meet the Artist with Christine on Saturday, April 27 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Visit Christine’s website: https://christinekoch.com/
Brice Garrett
July 15 – August 15, 2024
Brice Garrett is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Traditionally trained as a metalsmith, his work ranges across disciplines and media, culminating in sculptures, wearables, installations, and participatory projects. Brice received his MFA from Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden and a BA from San Diego State University. He has been the recipient of multiple awards and residencies, including from the Museum of Arts and Design, Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Queens Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Center for Craft, and most recently Jakob Bengel Foundation. He currently teaches jewelry, metals, and sculpture at Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, and Brooklyn Metal Works.
Visit Brice Garrett’s website: https://www.bricegarrett.com/
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The New Brunswick Arts Board supports the 2024 Artist in Residency program. It is also supported through the generosity of the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation.


















