Diane Landry (born 1958) is a Canadian contemporary artist. Landry is known for her kinetic sculptural works and performances that use light, shadow, and sound to explore themes of time and movement.
Work In Landry's work École d'aviation, numerous motorized umbrellas with built-in accordions are installed so as to give the impression they are about to take off as they move. The installation was made from umbrellas, harmonicas, motors, steel, cardboard, lights, and computers.
Awards In 2007, she was awarded the inaugural Prix Giverny Capital for her contributions to Quebecois culture. In 2014 Landry received the Jean Paul Riopelle Career Grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. In 2015, Landry was a recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship in fine arts.
Exhibitions and performances
Individual exhibitions and performances 1998 La Morue: November 4, 1998, centre des arts actuels SKOL, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1993 Stratégie parallèle: VU, Centre d'Animation et de Diffusion de la Photographie, Québec City, Québec, Canada ABBOX with Jocelyn Robert: Obscure, Québec, Canada Environ 8,000 kilometrès with Jocelyn Robert: Skol, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Open Space, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; Language Plus, Alma, Québec, Canada
1991 Environ 8,000 kilometrès with Jocelyn Robert: Musée Régional de la Côte-Nord, Sept-Iles, Québec, Canada; Obscure, Québec, Canada Risque d'averse: La Centrale, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1990 Risque d'averse: La chambre blanche, Québec, Canada; Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada It's gonna rain: Niagara Artists' Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
1989 It's gonna rain: X-Changes Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2nd Story Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Group exhibitions 2018 2018: Collumina - International Light Art Project Cologne with Elisabeth Brockmann, Rafram Chaddad, Cuppetelli and Mendoza, Hartung | Trenz, Sonia Kallel, Ken Matzubara, molitor & kuzmin, Anna Rosa Rupp, Christine Sciulli, Tilen Sepic, Kurt Laurenz Theinert und Lukas Pearse. Among the selected sites are Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne) and Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum. Artistic director is Bettina Pelz.collumina.de: Programm. URL http://collumina.de/en/kalender/ March 11, 2018
1992 Computers & Human Interaction Conference '92 with Jocelyn Robert: Monterey, California, USA Événement "Poisson d'avril": L'OEil de Poission, Québec, Canada
1991 Biennale Découverte: Musée du Québec, Québec, Canada
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