About the artist
Montserrat Duran Muntadas is a Catalan born artist living in Montreal, Canada.
In 2007, she graduated with honours from the Centro Nacional del Vidrio, at the Real Fabrica de Cristales de La Granja, in Spain. This is where she was exposed to and taught many glass art techniques while specializing in blown glass and flameworked glass. In 2007, she was granted an internship at the Centre européen de recherche et de formation aux arts verriers (CERFAV), in Vannes-le-Châtel, France. In 2010, she received a Bachelor in Visual Arts from the University of Barcelona in Spain, which permitted her to delve into conceptual art.
Following her arrival to Canada in 2012, she was able to merge her acquired knowledge with two of her greatest passions for conceptual art and glass, as well as dedicate herself to creating sculptures and installations.
Over the years, she has participated in more than 50 national and international group exhibitions including: SOFA Chicago, the European Glass Context in Denmark, and the European Glass Festival in Poland. In 2015, she had her first solo exhibition at the Galerie Espace VERRE in Montreal, Canada. Since then, she has had 10 solo exhibitions and has several more planned up to 2025.
Also, she was finalist and laureate of several awards such as: the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 2017 RBC Award for Glass, 2017 Prix Jean-Cartier de la Relève, and the 2019 Prix François-Houdé as well as receiving many grants from the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, Bourse ForCGal and the Canada Council for the Arts.
In 2019, she created her first public artwork for an elementary school in Montreal. In 2020 she produced a new public artwork for the Armand-Frappier Museum in Laval.
In 2016, she completed a glassblowing residency at the North Lands Creative Glass, in Scotland and in 2021, an artist residency at the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA, USA.
She is currently a teacher at the glass school Espace Verre in Montreal, Canada.
Her work has been published in many glass art magazines such as: Glass Quarterly, Neues Glas, New Glass Review, La Revue de la Ceramique et du verre as well as in art and fine crafts magazines such as: All She Makes, STUDIO, Craft & Design in Canada, ESSE and Vie des arts. In 2021 curator and independent author Pascale Beaudet wrote the first bilingual monograph dedicated to his career as an artist.
Furthermore, her works are part of many collections, including the City of Montreal and the Musée des métiers d'art du Quebec in Canada and the North Lands Creative Glass in Scotland.
Studies:
2004-2010 Fine Arts degree from Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, ES
2005-2007 Glass Arts degree from Centro Nacional del Vidrio in Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja de
San Ildefonso, Segovia, ES.
Upcoming Solo Exhibitions:
2025 Projet Casa. Montreal, Canada.
Galerie Espace Verre. Montreal, Canada.
2024 Centre d'exposition du Vieux Presbytère de Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada.
Past Solo Exhibitions:
2022 «Les vestiges de l'âme» Château Dufresne. Montreal, Canada.
2021 «Engendrer l'impalpable» Centre d'art Jacques-et-Michel-Auger. Victoriaville, Canada.
«Dans le terrain fécond de tes entrailles» Galerie Les Trois C. LaSalle, CAN.
«Mes beaux enfants et autres anomalies» Centre d'exposition Lethbridge de la Bibliothèque du Boisé.
Saint Laurent, Canada.
2020 «Dans le terrain fécond de tes entrailles» Galerie La Guilde. Montreal, CAN.
«Dans le terrain fécond de tes entrailles»Galerie d’art Yves Louis-Seize.Saint Gabriel de Brandon, Canada.
«Mes beaux enfants et autres anomalies» Centre d’exposition de Mont-Laurier.Mont-Laurier. Canada.
2019 «Le poids de l'inexistant» Maison de la Culture La Sarre, La Sarre, Canada.
2018 «Mes beaux enfants et autres anomalies», Centre d'exposition d'Amos, Amos, Canada.
«Mes beaux enfants et autres anomalies», Bibliothèque Jacqueline De Repentigny. Verdun, Canada.
2015 SEMINA PERCURRENTA, with Jean-Simon Trottier, Maison de la Culture Rivière-des-Prairies, Canada.
SEMINA PERCURRENTA, with Jean-Simon Trottier, Galerie Espace VERRE,Montreal, Canada.
Upcoming Juried Exhibitions:
2023 Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Past Juried Exhibitions (selection):
2023 Biennale Révélations Paris, France.
Ces liens qui nous tissent Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rivière-du-loup, Canada.
Fondation Jordi Bonet Auction-exhibition, Canada.
Blanc Galerie d’art Yves Louis-Seize. Saint Gabriel de Brandon, Canada.
Foire d’art contemporain Plural Galerie Bernard. Montreal, Canada
Le jardin de nos entrailles Galerie Bernard. Montreal, Canada
Encan-bénéfice du Musée d'art contemporain des Laurentides Canada.
Lumière sur le verre La Guilde- Villa Bagatelle, Quebec, Canada.
Sur le fil MUSVerre, Sars-Poterie, France.
Essence Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada.
2022 Humidex Auction-exhibition Galerie CIRCA ART ACTUEL, Montreal, Canada.
XIII Jornades tèxtils i de puntaires Centre d'Art Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra.
El vidre, un viatger en el temps Artesania de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
VOICES» Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada.
Musée d’art actuel département des Invisible (MAADI) Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal, Canada.
Primera Bienal Internacional de Arte en Vidrio en Iberoamérica Museo Municipal de Cartago, Costa Rica.
La mujer en el vidrio Museo de Arte en Vidrio de Alcorcó, Spain.
Vetro et Opera Lirica Casa di Carlo Goldoni, Murano. Italie.
Flors» Galeria Esther Montoriol. Barcelona, Spain.
Foire d’art contemporain Papier, Galerie Bernard, Montreal, Canada.
2021 Peaux immédiates Galerie Bernard, Montreal, Canada.
Nouer Centre Materia, Quebec, Canada.
Parle-moi d'amour Maison des arts Desjardins, Drummondville, Canada.
Papier Art Faire Galerie Bernard, Montreal, Canada.
Pilchuck Auction Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA.
Amalgame Exposition bénéfice Galerie CIRCA ART ACTUEL, Montreal, Canada.
Foire d'art contemporain de Saint-Lambert Montreal, Canada.
Biennal International du Lin de Portneuf, Deschambault, Canada.
Rhizomes Maison de la Culture de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Canada.
My Magique Reality Galerie Jano Lapin. Montreal, Canada.
2020 Indéfinissablement Bleu. Galerie Yves Louis-Seize. Saint Gabriel de Brandon, CAN.
Light on glass. Galerie La Guilde. Montreal, Canada
Papier Art Faire Galerie Bernard, Montreal, Canada.
2019 Finalistes du Prix François-Houdé 2019 Galerie La Guilde. Montreal, Canada.
Foire d’art contemporani de Saint-Lambert Saint-Lambert. Canada
Vitrine sur l'Art Art Souterrain, commissaire Pascale Beaudet. Montreal. CAN.
L'Art face au corp, Centre d'exposition Val-d'Or, Val-d'Or, QC, CA.
2018 Triennal en Métiers d'Art, as an invited artist, Centre d'Art Rotary, La Sarre,CA.
Finalist for the Prix François-Houdé 2018, La Guilde, Montreal, QC, CA.
Aiguilles en feu, Centre Materia, Québec, QC, CA.
2017 Matière incandescente/Hot matter, La Guilde, Montreal, QC, CA.
Finalist for the Prix François-Houdé 2017, La Guilde, Montreal, QC, CA.
VOYONS VOIR la Collection de la Ville de Montréal s'expose, Centre Culturel Notre-Dame-de-Grace,CA.
2016 SOFA CHICAGO, Chicago, IL, USA.
Finalists for the Prix François-Houdé 2016, La Guilde, Montreal, QC, CA.
European Glass Context, Gronbechs Gaard, Bornholm, DK.
Black to White and Back Again, Peter Layton London Glassblowing, London, GB.
Enjoia't, Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain.
Elemental, Coburg Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, GB.
Fantasma, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland GB.
Masters of Light, Gallery Ten, Edinburgh, Scotland, GB.
European Glass Festival, Karkonosze Museum, Jelenia Góra, PL.
2015 Mutations, Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec, Montréal, QC, CA.
European Glass Festival, Wroclaw Glowny Station, Wroclaw, PL.
Showcase, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, GB.
2014 ArtFad, Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
2013 Rouge, Galerie Espace Verre, Montréal, QC, CA.
Fireworks 2013 Fusion: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, ON, CA.
Smashing Glass Passion for Glass Gallery, Calgary, AB, CA.
Zwieseler Kölbl, Zwiesel, DE.
2012 Caserne 21, with Jean-Simon Trottier, Galerie Espace Verre, Montreal, QC, CA.
Public Art:
2020 Centre d'interprétation des biosciences Armand Frappier, Laval, CAN.
2019 Primary school (project 2950 Jarry Est) Montréal, CAN.
Public Lectures and others:
2023 *Workshop at the Pilchuck Glass School, United-States. (Upcoming)
Artist Talk, «Atelier WIKI» Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal, Canada.
2022-23 Teacher at the Glass School Espace Verre, Montreal, Canada.
2016-21 Artist presentation, Espace Verre, Montréal, QC, CA.
2020 Artist Talk. Galerie La Guilde. Montréal, Canada.
2017 Artist Talk, La Guilde, Montréal, QC, CA.
2015 Atelier de verre, in collaboration with Jean-Simon Trottier, Maison de la Culture Rivière-des-Prairies,CA.
Publications:
2022 «Engendrer l'impalpable» Bilingual monograph, Pascale Beaudet.
Esse Maude Darsigny-Trépanier, nº106, pages 74-77.
Glasshouse Heidi Schmitt, nº 2/2022 pages 4-6.
La revue de la ceramique et du verre Aurélie Sécheret, nº242, pages 32-37.
2021 Create! Magazine Special edition Women’s issue 2021, page 110-113.
ALL SHE MAKES Inaugural issue, Spring 2021 page 102-103.
2020 STUDIO. Craft & Design in Canada VOL 15. NO 2 Fall/Winter2020-2021 pg54-55.
Vie des Arts Pascale Beaudet nº258 page 26-29.
2019 Revue l'Enclume Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec. (no.14 April 2019)
2018 Neues Glas, (No.2/2018)
2017 New Glass Review 38, Corning Museum of Glass.
2015 Leaders of the pack en Route, Air Canada, September 2015, pages 45-46, Jacinthe Dupuis.
Glass Quarterly no. 139, page 56, Bruno Andrus.
Public Collections:
2021 Espace Verre, Montréal, QC, Canada.
2020 Montréal City, Montréal, QC, CA.
2019 Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec, Montréal. Canada.
Musée Ambulant, Canada.
2017 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON. CA.
Fondation ForCGal. Québec, QC, CA.
Montréal City, Montréal, QC, CA.
2016 North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland, GB.
2015 Galerie Espace Verre, Montréal, QC, CA.
Prizes and Awards:
2019 Prix François-Houdé. Montréal, Canada.
2018 Finalist of the Prix François-Houdé, Montréal, QC, CA.
2017 Prix 2017 Award for Glass, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, CA.
Prix Jean-Cartier de la Relève, Salon des Métiers d'Art de Montréal, QC, CA
Finalist of the Prix François-Houdé, Montréal, QC, CA.
2016 Finalist of the Prix François-Houdé, Montréal, QC, CA.
Finalist of the Enjoia't Award, Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona, ES.
2014 Finalist of the ArtFad Awards, Barcelona, ES.
2013 Best in Show Award. Fusion, Fireworks 2013, ON, CA.
Past Residency:
2021 Pilchuck Emerging Artist in Residence Program. USA.
2017 Digital embroidery, Fab Lab at the PEC, Montréal, QC, CA.
2016 North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland, GB.
Bursaries and Grants:
2022 Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Québec "Opportunités stratégiques" Grant. CAN.
2021 Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Québec. Creation Grant. Canada.
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, QC, CA.
2019 Conseil des Arts et lettres du Québec. Research & creation Grant, QC, CA.
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, QC, CA.
2018 Conseil des Arts et lettres du Québec. Improvement Grant, QC, CA.
2017 Bourse ForCGal. Québec, QC, CA.
Conseil des Arts et lettres du Québec. Research & creation Grant, QC, CA.
2016 Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, QC, CA.
The Canada Council of the Arts, Travel Grant, Ottawa, ON, CA.
Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Québec,Travel Grant,QC, CA.
2015 Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, QC, CA.
Catalogs:
2023 Lumière sur le verre Galerie La Guilde. Montreal, Canada.
ESSENCE Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada.
2022 VOICES Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada.
2017 «Matière incandescente/Hot matter» Galerie La Guilde /The Guild. Montréal, Canada.
2016 SOFA CHICAGO, Chicago, IL, USA.
European Glass Context, Gronbechs Gaard, Bornholm, DK.
2015 European Glass Festival Wroclaw Glowny Station, Karkonosze Museum, City Art Gallery, PL.