Fanny "Aïshaa" (Fanny-Pierre Galarneau) is a nomadic artist. She grew up in rural regions in Quebec and based in Montreal. Adopted as child, she is descendent of two beautiful families from Gaspesie, Quebec and Morroco. Her unconditional love of colours incorporates the magic found at the heart of communities and the power of natural world. A self-taught artist, she has learned to draw and paint by observing nature, its mysteries, and its symbols, and by connecting with different communities all across the continent. She initiated herself to the art of painting while receiving and completing a bachelors in Cinema and Latin American studies at University of Montréal and receiving an international scholarship in Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro. She becomes involved in numerous community projects centered on street and mural art in Brazil adressing the transformation of systemic violence through art. The learnings about the power of art in transmitting histories, equality between human beings and celebrations of human resilience has left a deep mark on her in her artistic path.
Fanny’s nomadic spirit has guided her through different artistic universes, exhibitions, publications in Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Senegal, United States, as well as numerous First Nations territories. Each creation bears the signature of Aïshaa, meaning "The one that lives", seeks to thank the powers of life, diversity, nature, our ancestors, and the connection between generations. Living heritage and stewardship of lands and water is the driving force behind her work; it is always pushing herto learn with different communities and create spaces to multiplicated voices, intercultural knowledges exchanges and promote through public art ways of life that honour, celebrate Earth and all our living relatives. Community Mural became her favorite cultural space to stimulate storytelling, sharing collective knowledges, stories and intergenerational knowledge transmission. Since 2010, she mainly focused beside developping her own art practices to multiplicate youth-led community murals in different territories and schools from coast to coast. She truly believes in the beauty of collaboration with local artists, youth, elders in those processes.
eSince 4 years, she has been really committed to collaborate with art residency program into school Mikwchiyam and Nwe Jinan to travel through different communities to coordinate murals projects. Numerous precious experiences confirmed her commitment to focus on artworks that acknowledges the precious relationship between biodiversity and culture diversity especially building more collaborative work with First Nation leaders, scientists, grassroot community initiatives. She deeply believes that in order to address contemporary environmental issues with contemporary art, we must focus on grassroot solutions, resilience and celebration of relationships of respect, leadership, traditional laws & governance that prove their efficiency in the protection of Earth.
She received an art grant through Art Council of Quebec, Art Council of Montreal and Gwaii Trust Society (British Columbia) for collaborative mural. She has been part of group exhibit in beautiful spaces as Museum of Human Rights (Winnipeg), Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, (Vancouver), Main Gallery (Montreal).
For more infos, please see CV sections, with a selected group exhibition and public art lists.
Fanny’s nomadic spirit has guided her through different artistic universes, exhibitions, publications in Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Senegal, United States, as well as numerous First Nations territories. Each creation bears the signature of Aïshaa, meaning "The one that lives", seeks to thank the powers of life, diversity, nature, our ancestors, and the connection between generations. Living heritage and stewardship of lands and water is the driving force behind her work; it is always pushing herto learn with different communities and create spaces to multiplicated voices, intercultural knowledges exchanges and promote through public art ways of life that honour, celebrate Earth and all our living relatives. Community Mural became her favorite cultural space to stimulate storytelling, sharing collective knowledges, stories and intergenerational knowledge transmission. Since 2010, she mainly focused beside developping her own art practices to multiplicate youth-led community murals in different territories and schools from coast to coast. She truly believes in the beauty of collaboration with local artists, youth, elders in those processes.
eSince 4 years, she has been really committed to collaborate with art residency program into school Mikwchiyam and Nwe Jinan to travel through different communities to coordinate murals projects. Numerous precious experiences confirmed her commitment to focus on artworks that acknowledges the precious relationship between biodiversity and culture diversity especially building more collaborative work with First Nation leaders, scientists, grassroot community initiatives. She deeply believes that in order to address contemporary environmental issues with contemporary art, we must focus on grassroot solutions, resilience and celebration of relationships of respect, leadership, traditional laws & governance that prove their efficiency in the protection of Earth.
She received an art grant through Art Council of Quebec, Art Council of Montreal and Gwaii Trust Society (British Columbia) for collaborative mural. She has been part of group exhibit in beautiful spaces as Museum of Human Rights (Winnipeg), Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, (Vancouver), Main Gallery (Montreal).
For more infos, please see CV sections, with a selected group exhibition and public art lists.
