| Solo / Duo Exhibitions | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | DENISE DUMAS / RANDY MERCHANT, Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene University, NH. USA |
| 2014 | MUTHERER (TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER), UMass Lowell's Art Gallery. MA |
| 2014 | TRANSFER UNITS/ UNITÉS DE TRANSFERT, Plein Sud Contemporary Art Exhibition Center in Longueuil, Qc. |
| 2010 | WAVES/VAGUES CIRCA Exhibition Center, Montreal, Qc. |
| 2009 | MAKE a WISH 119 Gallery, Lowell, MA. |
| 2000 | HOME SWEET HOME Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH |
| 1999 | THE STUDIO Installation, Riverview Mill, Wilton, NH |
| 1998 | VISIONS Georges Laoun, Montreal, Qc. |
| 1994 | FOUILLES Laval University, Quebec, Qc. |
| 1990 | LE COMPLEXE ALICE Expression, St-Hyacinthe, Qc. |
| 1987 | LIENS Galerie 13, Montreal, Qc. |
| 1986 | NATURE SAUVAGE/CULTURE EN MOUVEMENT |
| Installation, Saint-Laurent St., Montreal, Qc. | |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2020 | FEU/Virtual exhibition. CIRCA art actuel. Montreal, Canada |
| 2019 | TANGIBLE ASSETS. Kelley Stelling Contemporary. Manchester, NH. |
| 2019 | BIENNIAL 2019. Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery. Keene State college. Keene, NH |
| 2018 | LE 30e ANNIVERSAIRE DU CIRCA, Centre art actuel, Montréal Qc. |
| 2016 | TERROIR, A NOVA SCOTIA SURVEY, Nova Scotia Art Gallery, Halifax, Canada |
| 2011 | INSIDE OUT, 119 Gallery, Lowell, MA |
| 2011 | FACULTY SHOW, Whistler House, Lowell, MA |
| 2011 | ACROSS SECTION/A CROSS A SECTION, UMASS, Lowell, MA |
| 2009 | WATER FALL, The Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA |
| 2008 | MIND MATTERS, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | VESSEL AS METAPHOR, The Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA |
| 2006 | DE L’INVENTION DES FRONTIÈRES, CIRCA, Montreal, Qc. |
| 2006 | BOUNDARIES/FRONTIERS, Gallery 119, Lowell, MA |
| 2005 | FACULTY SHOW, Massachusetts University, Lowell, MA |
| 2004 | THE ALPHABETH AS ART, Massachusetts University, Lowell, MA |
| 2003 | FACULTY SHOW, Massachusetts University, Lowell, MA |
| 2002 | FACULTY SHOW, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH |
| 2002 | ACTION/REACTION, Durham University Gallery, NH |
| 2001 | BIENNIAL 2001, New Hampshire Institute of Art. Manchester, NH |
| 2001 | «NEW FACULTY/NEW WORK » New Hampshire Institute of Art |
| Installation «The Spectator », Fuller Hall Gallery, Manchester, NH | |
| 1998 | SHARON ART CENTER, Peterborough, NH, USA |
| 1996 | REGARDS SODAC, Longueuil, Qc. |
| 1994 | OBJET VERSUS OBJET Musée-Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal, Qc. |
| 1994 | LES BOURSIERS DE LA SODAC Plein Sud, Longueuil, Qc. |
| 1993 | CURIOSITÉS ESTHÉTIQUES Expression, St-Hyacinthe, Qc. |
| 1991 | LES LAURÉATS Longueuil et St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qc. |
| 1990 | TRANSACTIONS Traveling exhibition grouping seven artists from Quebec |
| 1989 | COUP DE CŒUR Cité de l'Image, Montreal, Qc. |
| 1988 | CINQ PLUS Longueuil Cultural Certer, Qc. |
| 1987 | FEMMES/FORCES Musée du Québec, Qc. |
| 1987 | LES DIX ANS DE LA MAÎTRISE EN ARTS PLASTIQUES À L’UQAM |
| Quebec University, Montreal, Qc. | |
| 1987 | UNE COLLECTION Plein Sud, Longueuil, Qc. |
| 1986 | INSTALLATIONS/FICTIONS Galerie Graff, Montreal, Qc. |
| 1985 | FILIATIONS Powerhouse, Montreal, Qc. |
| Studies | |
| 1982-1985 | UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC IN MONTREAL (UQAM) |
| Master's Degree in Creation (Visual Arts) | |
| 1970-1972 | ST-MARTIN'S SCHOOL OF ART, London, England |
| "Advanced Studies in Sculpture" with Antony Caro, Philip King, Tim Scott. | |
| 1969-1970 | SIR JOHN CASS COLLEGE, London, England |
| "Three Dimensional Structure Design" | |
| 1964-1969 | ÉCOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS, Quebec, Qc |
| Bachelor of Art, major in sculpture, minor in painting | |
| Teaching | |
| 2001-2014 | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS IN LOWELL, Lowell, MA |
| Foundations (Art Concepts 2D Design & 3/D Design | |
| Art Concepts/Colloquium, Form and Content, Sculpture I) | |
| 2000-2003 | NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART, Manchester, NH |
| Adjunct (Drawing & Introduction to Sculpture) | |
| 1987-1999 | COLLÈGE ÉDOUARD-MONTPETIT, Longueuil, Qc. |
| Tenured art teacher. Sculpture, painting and visual Language. | |
| Experience | |
| 2008-2009 | "Mentor" Allstate Art Festival, Currier Museum of Art, NH |
| 1998-1999 | Visual arts specialist for the Quebec Ministery of Communications |
| 1994-1995 | Head of the Art Department of College Edouard- Montpetit, Longueuil, Qc. |
| 1991-1993 | Administrator at the Art Gallery of College Edouard- Montpetit-Longueuil, Qc. |
| 1989-present | Jury member for different artistic events |
| 1972-1981 | Freelance work: Animated film (concept and realization) |
| Stage design (in film making), graphic, illustration | |
| Awards | |
| 2017-2018 | Fellowship/Artist residency, Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene University, NH. USA |
| 2017-2018 | Canada Council on the Arts |
| 2015 | MacDowell Colony Fellowship, Artist residency. Peterborough NH. |
| 2010 | Fellowship, New Hampshire Council on the Arts |
| 1993 | SODAC |
| 1991 | Premier Prix du concours « LES LAURÉATS EN ARTS CONTEMPORAINS », SODAC |
| 1988 | Canada Council on the Arts |
| 1986 | Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Quebec |
| 1985 | Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Quebec |
| 1969 | Canada Council on the Arts |
| Commissions | |
| 2018 | US, site specific installation, Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene University, NH. USA |
| 2008 | Art Rock, Logan Airport, Boston MA, USA |
| 2005 | Private Commission for a Garden Sculpture: CYCLE, Denver, CO. |
| 2003 | Private Commission for a sculpture: SWING, Denver CO, USA |
| 1991 | Integration into Architecture Program |
| Ministry of Cultural Affairs Saint-Luc sur Richelieu School, Qc. | |
| 1989 | Creation of an environment for the Family/Friends activities at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Montreal, Qc. |
| Press Reviews and Art Magazines Articles (selection) | |
| Rannou, Pierre | Denise Dumas. Déconstruction de la coiffeuse, Art magazine Espace no 107. P 66-67, 2014 |
| Dewolfe, Stacey | Review of Vagues/Waves on akimbo.ca blog, June 16 2010 |
| VYUmagazine.com | Interview with Denise Dumas, October issue no. 31, 2006 |
| Hakim, Mona | L'histoire réinventée, Le Devoir, July 2 and 3 1994 |
| Cron, M.Michèle | Permutation des langages visuels, Le Devoir, saturday October 19th 1991 |
| Daigneault, Gilles | Denise Dumas: " Il était une fois une petite ardoise", Le Devoir, November 15th 1986 |
| Daigneault, Gilles | Le Trimestre, Vie des Arts, Winter 1986 |
| Dumont, Jean | Images qui disent, mots qui montrent, Montréal ce mois-ci, 1986 |
| Lepage, Joscelyne | D'une installation à l'autre, La Presse, Saturday October 19th. 1985 |
| Daigneault, Gilles | 1/4, Vie des Arts, December 1985 |
| CATALOGUES and other PUBLICATIONS | |
| AGNS | Terroir: A Nova Scotia Survey. Exhibition catalogue. 192 pages. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. NS. 2016-17 Curators: David Diviney, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Bruce Johnson, Independent Curator; and Sarah Fillmore, Chief Curator, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. |
| Connolly, Jocelyne | Denise Dumas, UNITÉS DE TRANSFERT / TRANSFER UNITS Exhibition catalogue. Longueuil, Qc: Plein Sud, Contemporary Art Exhibition Center in Longueuil. 2014, 16p |
| Forcier, Madeleine | OBJET VERSUS OBJET: L'archéologie dans l'imaginaire Exhibition catalogue. Museum of Archeology and History of Montreal, Qc. 1994 |
| SODAC, Longueuil | REGARDS Exhibition catalogue. Longueuil, Qc. 1991 |
| Palardy, Lorraine Groleau, Michel Lamontagne, Yves |
ELAAC: Free Entry to Contemporary Art (COUP DE COEUR), Montreal 1989, 82p. |
| Caouette, Micheline Bissonnette, Lise |
FEMMES/FORCES Exhibition catalogue. Museum of Quebec, Qc. 1987, 94p |
| Collectif artistes-écrivais | INSTALLATIONS/FICTIONS Québec. Editions NBJ, 1986, 170p. |
| Public Collections | |
| Museum of Quebec, Quebec city | |
| Lachine's Museum, Montreal | |
| City of Longueuil, Qc | |
| College Edouard-Montpetit, Qc | |
