Rae Marie Taylor CV  

EXHIBITS 

in Quebec 

2021

Beasties and Marvels/Bestioles et Merveilles, at the Olde Blacksmith Art Gallery in Stanstead, Quebec. An exhibit about insects! 4 artists.

2019

Fundraising exhibit for “Famieunes," Centre E.K. Voland. Montreal, QC

Patchwork. 50 Gallery artists celebrating Galerie Articho’s 5th anniversary. Quebec, QC

2018 From Sand and Stars. Solo. (painting and clay sculpture). At Centre d’art E.K. Voland at Le Complexe du Canal Lachine. Montreal, QC

2017 Sculpter la matière, 3 artistes. Galérie Articho. Québec, QC

n.b. a hiatus 2006 - 2014, while writing and publishing a book of essays.

2004 Natishkuataw,  Common Grounds. At the Maison des cultures amérindiennes. Collaborative exhibit with Dolores Contré-Migwans. Mont St. Hilaire, QC

1998 Solo. Rives et Berges, lieux de tendresse. (installation with natural elements, water, found objects and smoke-fired sculpture, some painting). Bilingual poetry performance at vernissage,Tous de la terre, Migration I. La Galérie Schorer, Montreal, QC

1996 Retour du Terroir. Solo. (installation with stone and sand; smoke-fired sculpture, and painting). 

La Galérie Schorer. Montreal, QC.                                

1986

Solo. I. Oil on canvas and works on paper. Bibliothèque du Collège de Limoilou, Québec, QC

Solo. Shaman en métamorphose. Ink.  Les Gros Loups Espace d’exposition. Québec.

Solo. Devenir. Oil on canvas and works on paper. Bibliothèque du Collège de Limoilou, Québec, QC

1985 Solo. Oiseaux Montagne et une femme du côté de l’espoir. Ink and Watercolor. Espace Les Gros Loups.

in New Mexico 

1993 and 1992 El Ancon Outdoor Sculpture Show. Smoke-Fired sculpture in natural stone formations and a traditional acequia. (and opening performance, poetry with improvisations on guitar by Carl Bernstein). Ribera, New Mexico.

1991 Solo. In War: An Evening on This Side of Hope. Painting (acrylic) and poetry. Canyon Road Studios. Santa Fe, 

New Mexico

1990 Illusive Images. Western New Mexico University, Francis McGray Gallery II, Silver City, New Mexico.

1989 Glyphs of New Mexico; New Interpretations. The Governor’s Gallery, State Capitol, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1987 Solo. Home-show. Monotypes. Mesa Verde National Park. Colorado

PERFORMANCES

Spoken Word Productions : Bilingual* Spoken Word events (90 minutes) in Quebec Province and the American Southwest. Selected as follows:

2018 Solo. Songs of Solidarity/Chants d’amitié en mouvance Montreal. Prose and poetry. Bilingual. Introduction by Quebec writer Pierre Nepveu. Music, Pierre Tanguay and Diane Labrosse. Espace Galerie E.K. Voland, Complexe du Canal Lachine. Montreal, QC. Performed at the vernissage of From Sand and Stars, Rae’s solo exhibit.

2017 Solo. Chants d’amitiés en mouvance, Version I. Prose and poetry. Bilingual. With jazz improvisation by Michel and Pierre Côté. Le Fou-Bar. Quebec, QC.

2015 Phare-Ouest. Poetry. Duo with poet Jean Désy. Trilingual (English, French Spanish, some Innu) Music, Frédéric Dufour. At Studio P, for Le Mois de la Poésie. Quebec, QC. 

n.b. a hiatus 2006 - 2014, while writing and publishing a book of essays. 

2006 Solo. *Chant du Nord, regard du Sud. Prose and poetry. *exceptionally in French only. With composer/musician David Gossage, male voice Keith Boeckner.  At l'Espace Félix Leclerc, l'Île d’Orléans, QC. Also at l’intendant, Québec, and Le Vieux Bureau de Poste St. Romuald, QC

2005 Solo. An Earthly Hour, A Human Time. Trilingual (English, French, Spanish) with musicians David Gossage and Carl Bernstein at the Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico.  

2004  

Solo. Pour Québec avec amour. Bilingual. with composer/musician David Gossage. Morrin College/ in The Library: Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. Quebec, QC

Duo. Natishkuataw, Désert et forêts, Common Grounds. with Dolorès Contré Migwans. Bilingual. Music: David Gossage and Dolorès Contré-Migwans on drums. At La Maison des cultures amérindiennes, performed for the vernissage of Rae and Dolores’ collaborative exhibit. Mont St. Hilaire, QC  

Other performances and Festivals

2020 Poets and painters collaborative exhibit “Poetic Notions.”  Centre E.K. Voland. Montreal 

2015 Arts Alive. with musician Michel Cöté. Collège Morrin, Quebec City

2014 Writers’ Week. Listowel, Ireland 

2009 New Mexico Culture Net's Poetry Jam '09 at the Lensic Theater, Santa Fe.

2009 Festival des écrits de l’ombre. 2 shows at La Maison Normand. St. Antoine de Tilly. QC

2006 Festival international de poésie de Trois-rivières. QC

GROUP READINGS in various venus in Montreal and Quebec City. e.g.: Casa del Popolo, ARGO, LaPalabrava, LOGOS, La Maison de la Littérature, and Le Salon International du livre de Québec.