BIO

Francis Koch is a Montreal based painter of Canadian and Swiss origin who studied visual arts, illustration and graphic design. He exhibited in Canada and the United-States as well as realized live performances and in-situ work all over Europe and Canada.

In his work, Koch is particularly interested in the nomadic act notion as a way of questioning the post-industrial, “hyper-sedentarized” era. His paintings articulate around the continuation of travel by illustrating them through the prism of the return. He depicts nomadic fragments sampled from different sources and from which emerges a travel conscience.

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Born in Montreal
Lives and work in Montreal.

Selected exhibitions

2009 Art Raw Gallery, New York, United States

2009 Kérozène gallery, Belgo building, Montreal

2006 Street Camp, Yves Laroche gallery, Montreal

2001 Rendez-Vous des Jeunes Créateurs en Arts, Bonsecours Market, Montreal

2000 Exposition Intercollégiale d’Arts Plastiques, Old Montreal Cegep, Montreal

Performances

2009 Spasm 2009, Lattakeuse Dimage, Society of Technological Arts (STA), Montreal

2009 Défilé des Géants, Lattakeuse Dimage, Montreal

2008 Infringement Nights, Les 3 Minots, Montreal

2008 Infringement Festival, St-Laurent II bar, Montreal

2007 I am shy, Ex-Elac gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland

2007 Haut Parleur, Montbennon Place, Lausanne, Switzerland

2006 Planète Musique, Kola Note, Montreal

2005 Montreal's Internationnal Arts Festival, Montreal

2005 Wax on Grills, Montreal

2004 L’Agora Festif, Montreal

Publications

Catalogues

Street Camp, exhibition catalogue

Applied Arts, #124 May/Juin 2009

Livres d'art

1999 Marmelade de Betteraves, collective art book

1998 Marmelade d’Ananas, collective art book

Articles

Meinna, Urban nomadism, Morgan Gray collection, september 8th2008

Frédérique Doyon, Les graffitis épatent la galerie, Le Devoir, 1st page, June 19 2006

Marc Meunier, La chute du mur banal, Just Magazine, september issue 2005

Collections

Momenta Art, New York

Private collections

Education

2005 Artist documents workshop, Montreal University

1999-2001 A.E.C. Graphic design, Salette college, Montreal

2000 A.E.C. Illustration, Salette college, Montreal

1997-1999 D.E.C. Visual arts, Saint-Laurent Cegep, Montreal

Other Information

2009 - present Member of the Lattakeuse Dimage collective

1999-2000 Member of the Marmelade collective