Claudia Goulet-Blais (b. 1996, Montréal, QC) is a Vancouver-based photo installation artist and educator whose creative-research practice centres on intergenerational kinship and the process of making through performing for the camera with those close to her. Working with analog photography, ceramics, and archival imagery, she creates photographs and sculptural works that reflect on complex relational dynamics, with a focus on body language, gesture, and emotional proximity. Her work often explores aging, shared memory, and the labour of care engaging photography as both image and object. Collaboration, slowness, and materiality are central to her process, allowing space for reflection, intimacy, and vulnerability. She holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and has exhibited at FOFA Gallery, Unit_302 (Capture Photography Festival), Gallery 881, and the Libby Leshgold Gallery. Her practice has been shaped by residencies at NES (Iceland), Similkameen (Okanagan), and the Griffin x ECU Studio Fellowship.
Education
2025 | MFA, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2021 | BFA, Photography and Art History & Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Selected Exhibitions
2025 | Exposition d’artistes membres, Alliance Française, Vancouver
2025 | Art Volt Collection Exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montréal
2025 | Capture Festival, Unit 302, Vancouver, BC
2025 | Grad Exhibition, Libby Leshgold Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2025 | MFA Thesis Exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Vancouver, BC
2025 | You, You, You and I, Neighbourhood Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2024 | MFA State of Practice Exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Vancouver, BC
2024 | CURRENT : Photography as Pause, Gallery 881 X ECU, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Echoes of Self, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, ECU, Vancouver, BC
2023 | Dreaming of Solace, Eastern Bloc (Jeunes Volontaires Program), Montréal, QC
2022 | Að sættast við orðinn hlut, Culture House, Skagaströnd, Iceland
2022 | In Continuum Exhibition and Book Launch, ADA X, Montreal, QC
2021 | Never Let the Discourse Settle, Anteism Books, Art Matters Festival, Montréal, QC
2021 | Archiving Identity, Somewhere Gallery X Concordia VAV Gallery, Montréal, QC
2021 | Projection at Quartier des Spectacles, Concordia Photography Collective, Montréal, QC
2018 | Dreamstate, Espace POP, Montréal, QC
Residencies
2025 | GRIFFIN X ECU Fellowship, Griffin Art Projects
2025 | Similkameen Artist Residency, Keremeos, BC
2022 | NES Artist Residency (2 Months), Skagastrond, Iceland
Awards and Grants
2025 | Saralee James Memorial Award, Vancouver Foundation and Emily Carr University of Art + Design, BC
2025 | GRIFFIN X ECU Fellowship Studio Award, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2023 | SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s
2023 | Entrance Scholarship, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2022 | Jeunes Volontaires, Quebec Government Program, Montréal, QC
2022 | Career Development Program Award, LOGIQ, QC
2021 | Neysmith Family Undergraduate Bursary, Concordia, Montréal, QC
2020 | F.P. Higgins Memorial Bursary, Concordia, Montréal, QC
2020 | Concordia Conseil on Student Life Special Projects (CCSL) Funding, Concordia, Montréal, QC
2020 | Fine Arts Reading Room Publication Grant, Concordia, Montréal, QC
2020 | Concordia Fine Arts Student Alliance Group Special Project Grant, Concordia, Montréal, QC
2019 | Fondation McAbbie Bursary for Photography for academic excellence, Concordia, Montréal, QC
2019 | Student Mobility Program Bursary, LOGIQ, QC
2018 | Concordia Fine Arts Student Alliance Group Special Project Grant, Concordia, Montréal, QC
Publications
2025 | Capture Photography Festival Catalogue, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Dear Diary, WOO Publication, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Tender, WOO Publication, Vancouver, BC
2021 | Never let the Discourse Settle, Art Matters Festival Publication, Montréal, QC
Press
2025 | Emily Lyth, “At The Show Emily Carr University students exhibit everything from ink paintings to woven ocean plastics”, Create a Stir, May 1
Workshops & Presentations
2025 | Cyanotyp-ping The Pluriverse workshop, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Artist Talk, The Photographic Exhibition 325 class, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Artist Talk, Professional Practice 311 class, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Artist Talk, The Gathering Palce Community, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, BC
2024, 2023 | Open Studios, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2022 | Artist Talk, NES Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland
2022 | Developed workshops for high school students during my residency at NES, Skagastrond, Iceland
Curatorial Projects
2025 | Plurivers-ing co-curated as for Leaning Out of Windows SSHRC Project, ECU, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Transient Rhythms Exhibition with curated with Jefferson Alade, The Hargrove, Vancouver, BC
2022 | In Continuum Publication and Book Launch, Montréal, QC
2020 | FASA Mentorship Program, curated for Concordia’s Fine Arts Student Alliance, Montréal, QC
2020 | Survival Guide For New Students, 19 pages, online publication, FASA Montréal, QC