BEFORE THE START OF THE BIENNALE
MOMENTA Biennale d’art contemporain happens every two years in Montréal, a not-to-be-missed event that brings out the public into the city’s museums, galleries, and artist-run centres. Activities include exhibitions, public events, and educational workshops featuring both local and international artists whose works inspire curiosity and reflection.
News
MOMENTA Biennale d’art contemporain is pleased to announce the complete list of participating artists and exhibition partners for its 19th edition, which will open September 10, 2025.
In Praise of the Missing Image, developed by guest curator Marie-Ann Yemsi, explores contemporary issues around images and the consequences of the complex dynamics that shape their narratives. Her observation is unequivocal: “In a world saturated with images, some, strangely, are lacking.” This edition of MOMENTA presents these absences in a historical perspective by examining their current significance and scope.
Presented in 11 exhibition spaces across the city, the Biennale’s programming will form a dialogue among the work of 23 Canadian and international artists, representing 14 countries, 4 provinces, and 5 Indigenous communities. From one exhibition to the next, artists will explore hybridization, fluidity, and fugitivity to create emancipatory images that reveal marginalized or erased narratives.
Artists and Exhibition Partners
- Centre CLARK: Myriam Omar Awadi (Comoros and France), OK Pedersen (United States and Canada)
- daphne: Martin Akwiranoron Loft (Kahnawà:ke)
- Dazibao: Na Mira (United States), Anouk Verviers (Canada and United Kingdom)
- Fonderie Darling: Mallory Lowe Mpoka (Canada, Cameroon, and Belgium), Paula Valero Comín (Spain and France)
- Galerie de l’UQAM: Raphaël Barontini (France and Guadeloupe), Gabrielle Goliath (South Africa), Caroline Mauxion (Canada and France)
- Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery: Raven Chacon (Navajo Nation and United States)
- Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal: Iván Argote (Colombia), Omar Victor Diop (Senegal) + Lee Shulman (United Kingdom), Maureen Gruben (Inuvialuk), Joyce Joumaa (Lebanon and Canada), Niap (Inuk), Sanaz Sohrabi (Iran)
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Anique Jordan (Canada)
- OPTICA: Paul Seesequasis (Canada), Lou Sheppard (Canada)
- PHI: Josèfa Ntjam (France)
- VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine: Frida Orupabo (Norway)
To learn more about our program, download our press release here

Join us for our roundtable titled “Les images manquantes : potentialités et renouvellement”
As part of our collaboration with the Forum Plural program as a cultural partner, MOMENTA Biennale d’art contemporain invites you to an exceptional roundtable discussion.
📅 Saturday, April 12, 2025 🕓 4:00 PM 📍 Grand Quai du Port de Montréal About the roundtable: This panel, moderated by Dominique Sirois-Rouleau, Executive Director of MOMENTA Biennale d’art contemporain, brings together artist and independent curator Michaëlle Sergile, artist My-Van Dam, and Tamar Tembeck, Artistic Director of OBORO Artist Centre, for an in-depth reflection on the spaces between individual and collective memories. Central to the 19th edition of MOMENTA, which will take place starting September 10, 2025, these issues will drive the discussions between the panelists and the audience, while revealing themultiple facets of invisible narratives and the challenges involved in bringing them to light. Reserve your spot now 🎟️ 👉 Get your tickets We look forward to seeing you there! |

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MOMENTA Press

Dévoilement de la programmation de l’édition 2025 de MOMENTA

19th edition: In Praise of the Missing Image

Marie-Ann Yemsi nommée directrice du centre d’art de la Villa Arson

Séamus Gallagher Mother Memory Cellophane

Contourner les pièges de la visibilité. MOMENTA 2023 : Mascarades. L’attrait de la métamorphose

Marie-Ann Yemsi appointed curator

Marie-Ann Yemsi Appointed Curator for MOMENTA 2025

Marie-Ann Yemsi Appointed Curator for MOMENTA 2025

Dominique Sirois-Rouleau nommée directrice générale de MOMENTA Biennale d’art contemporain
