Pedro Barbáchano
Pedro Barbáchano is an artist and curator based in Montreal. His research and photographic work observe speculative archaeology, question historical records, and reframe monuments. His publications, installations, and exhibitions have been presented in Spain, Egypt, and Canada (including at Artexte, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery and The New Gallery). Barbáchano has received awards such as the Roloff Beny Fellowship and the Gabor Szilasi Prize in Photography, as well as support from the Canada Council for the Arts. His work is held in private collections in Canada and Spain. He has lectured at Concordia University and contributes to public programming at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
Current exhibitons:

approximately 760 kg of public property
Nov 18 2024 - February 16 2025
Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery
Montreal, QC


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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

24     approximately 760kg of public property, curated by Julia Eilers Smith, SIGHTINGS, Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Montreal, Canada

24     Flooding Monuments, Slip Space, Montreal, Canada

24     Shibboleth, The New Gallery, Calgary, Canada


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

23     Regarde! -   Exposition d'art public, curated by Chih-Chien Wang and Jacques Bellavance, Ville de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

23     ArtVolt Collection 2023, Le Livart, Montreal, Canada

22     Soleil pâle (Dans cette maison figure ce que nous ne pouvons voir), curated by Alice Ricciardi. Le Livart, Montreal, Canada

22     MAUREEN VII, Ateliers 3333, Montreal, Canada

22     IGNITION 17, curated by Marie Martraire and Michèle Thériault, Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Montreal, Canada

21     Imagined Topographies, curated by Geneviève Wallen, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, Canada

20     re:provenance, Galerie ERGA, Montreal, Canada

19     CPC: The Wasteland, Galerie Skol, Montreal, Canada

18     TALENT LATENT, curated by Sema D’Acosta, SCAN Festival, Tarragona, Spain

17     Cartographies of conflict, AREA3, Madrid, Spain


GRANTS / AWARDS:

23     Explore and Create - From Concept to Realization Grant, Canada Council for the Arts

20     Roloff Beny Fellowhsip, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

20     Gabor Szilasi Prize in Photography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

20     Steven Goldberg Bursary, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

20     John W. O'Brien Graduate Fellowship, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

20     International Tuition Award of Excellence, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

19     Heather & Erin Walker Humanitarian Award, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

19     Special Project Grant, Fine Arts Student Alliance, Montreal, Canada

19     Publication Grant, Fine Arts Reading Room, Montreal, Canada

19     Undergraduate Research Fellowship - Post Image Cluster, Milieux Institute, Montreal, Canada

18     Academic exchange residence Concordia University, Montreal, Canada


RESEARCH / CURATORIAL:

23     Coordinator, Public. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, Canada

21-23  Research Coordinator. Post Image Research Cluster, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, Montreal, Canada

22-23  Research Assistant: Deanna Bowen, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

21-23  Research Assistant: Clara Gutsche, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

20-23  Research Assistant: Marisa Portolese, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada


TEACHING:

24     Guest Lecture: Graduate Studio Seminar in Photography. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

22-23  Instructor: PHOT 210 Foundations in Photographic Vision Theory and Practice (6 credits). Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

23     Guest Lecture: PHOT 400 - Advanced Workshop in Photography. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

22     Guest Lecture: PHOT 331 - Large Format Photography. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

22-23  Tutorial Instructor: FFAR 250 Reading the Arts Across the Disciplines (6 credits) Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

21     Teaching assistant: Geneviève Cadieux, PHOTO400: Advanced Workshop in Photography (6 credits). Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

20     Teaching Assistant: Jinyoung Kim, PHOTO331: Digital Photograph (3 credits) Concordia University, Montreal, Canada


TALKS / PANELS / ROUNDTABLES:

23     Documents of Displacement I - Artist presentation + roundtable. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, Canada

23     Roundtable: Keywords, Reading the Arts Across the Disciplines: The Body. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

20     Artist talk - In conversation with Jinyoung Kim. Milieux Institute, Montreal, Canada

19     Artist talk - On documentary photography. Photopia, Cairo, Egypt


PUBLICATIONS:

24     Sites of Photographic knowledge: Atelier/Studio, co-edited by Martha Langford and Marisa Portolese. ARTEXTE, Canada

23     MAUREEN, OK Stamp Press, Canada

20     Imagined Topographies, edited by Geneviève Wallen, FOFA Gallery, Canada

19     Thinking About Photography catalogue, edited by Sema D’acosta, SCAN Festival, Spain


EDUCATION:

24     MFA Photography, Concordia University, Montreal

21     BFA Photography with Great Distincion, Concordia University, Montreal

       BFA Photography (transferred), King Juan Carlos University, Madrid

       Image technologies and heritage. Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Madrid
     
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Pedro Barbáchano
Montreal/Cairo, 2024