Marie-Ange Ackad

Based in Montreal, Canada, Marie-Ange Hoda Ackad is increasingly showing her works in the United States and internationally. Most recently; at the Kingston Portrait Prize exhibition in Ontario, Canada, The Yellowstone Art Museum, (YAM) in Montana, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, the San Fernando Valley Art & Culture Center (SFVACC) in California, the Alexandria Museum of Art in Louisiana, the San Diego Museum Artists Guild, Hopkins Center for the Arts in Minneapolis,(TRAHC) Texarcana Regional Art & Humanities Center in Texas, the Center for Contemporary Art in New Jersey; at the Dab Art Gallery in California, at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis at ISEA (International Symposium for Experimental Artists), at the Brownsville Museum in Texas and numerous other venues. As well, in 2016, her works were featured on a billboard in central Los Angeles, California for The Billboard Creatives. She was a participant in the Help Hope Nepal Mural project for Spectrum Miami 2015 during Art Basel Miami. In 2018 her work was exhibited at Place des Arts, Montreal during Les Grands Ballets Canadiens’ last performance under the direction of Gradimir Pankov, artistic director meritus. Her portrait” Gradimir Pankov” features in the movie” Tribute to Gradimir Pankov” and can be seen on Youtube along other Youtube videos of her work. She was interviewed on Breakfast Television in Montreal and recently on South Bay TV in California and in art catalogues, newspapers and magazines. She is a recipient of many awards from international exhibitions. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Concordia University in Canada. Website:www.hodaackad.com Art Statement When comparing contemporary media to that of previous decades, there is tangible change in its aesthetics and content, but similar patterns can be observed. Magazines, newspaper, television and film, virtual platforms and other media reflect current events, systems and institutions that are in place. While the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed a number of economic, race and gender-based violence, these patterns continue to be exhibited in mainstream media. There is a collective mourning and nostalgia of pre-pandemic times as the years to come feel increasingly unpredictable. This series of multi-media works seeks to explore patterns of representation and how examining visual culture can tell us so much about history, our current societies and the future. Using art as a method of archival collage, Hoda Ackad uses pieces of various paper media, combined with oil paints to address the images we see from day to day and how they impact our understanding of social issues.

Spring Break

pigment,oil, gel, inkjet on canvas

40" x 54" x 1"

$7,700.00

2021