The 2025 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award
Press Release
Quebec City, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 1:1 The Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec and the Fondation du Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec, in partnership with the RBC Foundation, are committed to Quebec artists and are presenting a major group exhibition that highlights recent works by Eruoma Awashish, Remi Belliveau, Michelle Lacombe, Anne-Marie Proulx, and Santiago Tamayo Soler. The five artists are the winners of the latest MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award announced last spring.
The artists, from varied backgrounds, epitomize the effervescence of the contemporary Quebec art scene. The exhibition, which will run from February 13 to April 21, 2025, will afford them outstanding visibility.
“By partnering with the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and its Foundation for 12 years now, RBCis proud to contribute to the prominence of contemporary art in Quebec through the 2025 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award. Celebrating diversity and excellence, both through the winners’ selection and their respective mediums, this exhibition promises to transport us to several worlds that are as distinct as they are fascinating,” explains Nicolas Audet-Renoux, Regional Vice-President, Quebec, Beauce, Centre of Quebec and Mauricie.
An exhibition encompassing five universes
This multi-faceted adventure proposes five diverse universes. The territory, culture, migration, and identity are the themes at the heart of the
artistic approaches of |EruomaAwashish, Rémi Belliveau, Michelle Lacombe, Anne-Marie Proulx, and Santiago Tamayo Soler.
Nature is never far removed and expresses itself in all its glory through historical works or landscapes transformed by humankind. It is also
evoked through literature or digital postcards.
The artists’ approaches and career paths are surprisingly diverse. Their artistic practices include installations, video, photography, painting, body art, and music.
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