About / À propos

Jessie Emile is an artist, photographer and musician based in Montreal, born from two Haitian parents in 1995. She obtained her DEC in Marketing and Business Management from Dawson College in 2018 and completed her BFA at Concordia University in Fine Arts Photography in 2022. Her work mainly focuses on identity and perception with the help of storytelling and beauty. To create she uses still and moving images, sound, color and light. Her pieces have for muse the creation of God.
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Jessie Emile est une artiste, photographe et musicienne basée à Montréal, née de deux parents Haïtiens en 1995. Elle obtient son DEC en Marketing and Business Management au Collège Dawson et complète son BFA à l’Université Concordia en Fine Arts Photography en 2022. Son travail se focalise principalement sur l'identité et la perception à l'aide du récit et la beauté. Ses outils principaux pour créer sont l'image statique et en mouvement, le son, la couleur et la lumière. Ses œuvres ont pour muse la création de Dieu.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
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2016 - Now Freelance photographer

2013 - 2016 Soprano singer for Uni-t Choir
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EDUCATION
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‍2017 - 2022 BFA Studio Arts, Photography Program, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

2013 - 2018 DEC Marketing and Business Management, Dawson College, Montreal, Canada.

‍SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 La Maison, Home, Lakay, Private home, Montreal-Nord, Canada.

‍2019 Durag Series, Ausgang Plaza, Montreal, Canada.

‍GROUP EXHIBITIONS

‍2021The Red Room (curators: Luna Nashar and Jessie Emile), presented by Artists Can’t Sell, Montreal, Canada.

2021Spaced Gallery (curator: Chloe Chang), presented by Banded Purple, Ossington Street, Toronto, Canada.

‍GRANTS & PRIZES

‍2020 Black Creator Fund by Banded Purple, Toronto.

PUBLICATIONS

‍2021 “The Red Room : Exploring Intimacy and Femininity”, Liminul Magazine.

2021 “Spaced Turned Ossington into a Walkable Outdoor Art Gallery”, Now Toronto.

WORKSHOPS

‍2021 Form and Color, paint night host