Nadia Myre
Renouée
2022
Presentation of the artwork
Nadia Myre’s artwork Renouée, an open, airy landmark, resembles a fishing net woven with bronze cords into a conical shape. This monumental sculpture, standing at the centre of the small square situated at the intersection of Avenue Laurier Ouest and Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, acts as a visual and temporal reference point. Indeed, today’s Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine is known to have been a natural trail used by Indigenous peoples at the time when they occupied Mount Royal. Myre sees Renouée as “a physical metaphor” that symbolizes harmony. The fluidity of the net evokes a social fabric, with each knot representing the ties between individuals in a community. In this sense, Myre pays homage to the cohabitation of cultures and to their occupation of the land that is now the Outremont borough, which is today both residential and commercial, historical and modern.
Myre’s tall bronze structure is situated within an urban landscaping designed in collaboration with WAA, an international firm specializing in landscape architecture, urban design, and urban planning.
Associated events
The artwork is included in the program for redevelopment of Avenue Laurier Ouest, between Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine and Avenue du Parc, in the Outremont borough. 
© Nadia Myre
Crédit photo : Marc-Olivier Bécotte, 2022
Nadia Myre
Nadia Myre is an indigenous and quebecois artist from Montreal who is interested in having conversations about identity, resilience and politics of belonging. A graduate from Camosun College (1995), Emily Carr (1997), and Concordia University (M.F.A., 2002), Myre is a recipient of numerous awards, notably Banff Centre for Arts Walter Phillips Gallery Indigenous Commission Award (2016), Sobey Art Award (2014), Pratt & Whitney Canada’s ‘Les Elles de l’art’ for the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2011), Quebec Arts Council’s Prix à la création artistique pour la region des Laurentides (2009), and a Fellowship from the Eiteljorg Museum (2003). Recent accomplishments include Tout ce qui reste / Scattered Remains (Montreal Museum of Fine Art, 2017), Decolonial Gestures or Doing it Wrong? Refaire le chemin (McCord Museum, 2016) and commissions for new work: the Quebec Room carpet design (2015) for Canada House in London, England (with Karen Spencer), Orison (galerie Oboro, 2014), Formes et Paroles (Musée Dapper, Senegal, 2014), and Sakahàn (National Gallery of Canada, 2013). As well as having participated in international biennales (Shanghai 2014, Sydney 2012, and Montreal 2011), Myre’s work has featured in prominent group exhibitions such as Changing Hands 3 (Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY), Pour une république des rêves (CRAC Alsace – Centre Rhénan d’Art Contemporain, Altkirch, FR), Le temp du dessin (Ensemble Poirel, Nancy, France), Vantage Point (National Museum of American Indian National Mall, Washington, DC), It Is What It Is (National Gallery of Canada), and Femmes Artistes. L’éclatement des frontières 1965-2000 (Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, QC). Her work has received accolades from the New York Times, The Washington Post, and Le Devoir, and has been featured in ARTnews, Canadian Art, Parachute, American Craft, C Magazine, and Monopol. Her works may be found on permanent exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Canada, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Canadian Museum of History, and the Musée des civilizations (Quebec).
Awards and honours
- lauréat/lauréate, Prix Louis-Comtois, 2021
- Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, 2019
- Prix artistique Sobey, 2014
- lauréat/lauréate, Prix Louis-Comtois, 2021
Presentation of the artwork
Nadia Myre’s artwork Renouée, an open, airy landmark, resembles a fishing net woven with bronze cords into a conical shape. This monumental sculpture, standing at the centre of the small square situated at the intersection of Avenue Laurier Ouest and Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, acts as a visual and temporal reference point. Indeed, today’s Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine is known to have been a natural trail used by Indigenous peoples at the time when they occupied Mount Royal. Myre sees Renouée as “a physical metaphor” that symbolizes harmony. The fluidity of the net evokes a social fabric, with each knot representing the ties between individuals in a community. In this sense, Myre pays homage to the cohabitation of cultures and to their occupation of the land that is now the Outremont borough, which is today both residential and commercial, historical and modern.
Myre’s tall bronze structure is situated within an urban landscaping designed in collaboration with WAA, an international firm specializing in landscape architecture, urban design, and urban planning.
Associated events
The artwork is included in the program for redevelopment of Avenue Laurier Ouest, between Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine and Avenue du Parc, in the Outremont borough.
Nadia Myre
Nadia Myre is an indigenous and quebecois artist from Montreal who is interested in having conversations about identity, resilience and politics of belonging. A graduate from Camosun College (1995), Emily Carr (1997), and Concordia University (M.F.A., 2002), Myre is a recipient of numerous awards, notably Banff Centre for Arts Walter Phillips Gallery Indigenous Commission Award (2016), Sobey Art Award (2014), Pratt & Whitney Canada’s ‘Les Elles de l’art’ for the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2011), Quebec Arts Council’s Prix à la création artistique pour la region des Laurentides (2009), and a Fellowship from the Eiteljorg Museum (2003). Recent accomplishments include Tout ce qui reste / Scattered Remains (Montreal Museum of Fine Art, 2017), Decolonial Gestures or Doing it Wrong? Refaire le chemin (McCord Museum, 2016) and commissions for new work: the Quebec Room carpet design (2015) for Canada House in London, England (with Karen Spencer), Orison (galerie Oboro, 2014), Formes et Paroles (Musée Dapper, Senegal, 2014), and Sakahàn (National Gallery of Canada, 2013). As well as having participated in international biennales (Shanghai 2014, Sydney 2012, and Montreal 2011), Myre’s work has featured in prominent group exhibitions such as Changing Hands 3 (Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY), Pour une république des rêves (CRAC Alsace – Centre Rhénan d’Art Contemporain, Altkirch, FR), Le temp du dessin (Ensemble Poirel, Nancy, France), Vantage Point (National Museum of American Indian National Mall, Washington, DC), It Is What It Is (National Gallery of Canada), and Femmes Artistes. L’éclatement des frontières 1965-2000 (Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, QC). Her work has received accolades from the New York Times, The Washington Post, and Le Devoir, and has been featured in ARTnews, Canadian Art, Parachute, American Craft, C Magazine, and Monopol. Her works may be found on permanent exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Canada, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Canadian Museum of History, and the Musée des civilizations (Quebec).
Awards and honours
- lauréat/lauréate, Prix Louis-Comtois, 2021
- Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, 2019
- Prix artistique Sobey, 2014
- lauréat/lauréate, Prix Louis-Comtois, 2021
