Artist talk with Tristan Pernet

Free admission

Talk and reception presented by SAW and the French Embassy in Canada in collaboration with Possible Worlds’ Object//Project event and ACFO Ottawa’s Bilingual Ottawa program

Join us for an artist talk with Tristan Pernet as he discusses recent projects and the work he is currently undertaking as part of the research and production residency program ART + PROTEST, offered in partnership with the French Embassy in Canada. During his one-month residency at SAW, he will develop a site-specific project to be installed in a public space in Ottawa in the spring of 2024.

Tristan Pernet is a graduate of the École Estienne in Paris and the Haute école des arts du Rhin in Mulhouse and Strasbourg. He is a founding member of the Paris Print Club, a collective workshop space and gallery dedicated to all printmaking techniques. In addition to pursuing his artistic practice, he works as a master printer for many other artists and designers as part of the Paris Print Club. He also co-founded Frenchfourch, a creative studio, publishing house and research space for screenprinting in Paris.

This talk will be in French and English, followed by a Q&A session. A wine and cheese reception will follow the presentation.