NATION
Mi’kmac

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Renée Condo is a sculptor specializing in bronze work and a beadworker dedicated to creating original, unique, meticulously crafted, and inspired works. A Mi’kmaq originally from the Gesgapegiag community, Renée Condo grew up in the village of Grand Cascapédia until she decided to move to Montreal at the age of 17. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction) and a Master’s degree in Sculpture from Concordia University. She has received several scholarships, including the Concordia Merit Scholarship. Condo has been supported through grants from the Conseil des arts de Montréal and the Canada Council for the Arts.

In 2011, wanting to pay tribute to the Grand Cascapedia River, which is integral to the life and culture of the village, and aiming to offer salmon anglers a piece of art worthy of their sport, Renée Condo created her first bronze sculpture depicting a fisherman with his catch: a magnificent female Atlantic salmon. She continued her work in 2012 with a second sculpture of a fisherman in action on the river. Both pieces were exhibited at the Musée de la rivière Cascapédia and at the 11 Nations exhibition at Marché Bonsecours in Montreal in 2012. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the 5th edition of the Biennale Contemporary Indigenous Arts (BACA). Condo also held her first solo exhibition in 2021, followed by another solo exhibition as part of the 6th edition of BACA in 2022. In 2021, she created her first public artwork installed in Laval, Quebec.