Bea Parsons (b.1981, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a printmaker and drawer based in Tiohtià:ke Montreal. She earned a BFA in Art Education (2008) and a BFA in Painting and Drawing (2010) from Concordia University, as well as an MFA in Visual Art from Columbia University (2012). She is a current full time professor at Concordia University, Montreal. Parsons has previously taught at The University of Texas, Austin and The University of California, Davis. She has had a number of solo exhibitions, namely at Franz Kaka in Toronto and Tappeto Volante in New York City. Her works have been acquired by the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Musée d’art de Joliette, Hydro-Québec, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Royal Bank of Canada, Caisse Desjardins, Scotiabank and Equitable Bank.
Established in 2018, McBride Contemporain is a Montreal-based contemporary art gallery committed to the presentation and promotion of artworks created by a selection of the country’s best living artists. By creating a bridge that connects artists, museums, collectors, and the wider public, the gallery takes pride in nurturing enduring collaborations with both art experts and enthusiasts alike, both within the vibrant Quebec art scene and beyond. McBride Contemporain is located on the fourth floor of the Belgo Building, where it is proud to contribute to a vibrant and thriving artistic community within Canada’s largest concentration of contemporary art galleries.
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Video
Bea Parsons
Exhibition video for kiyânaw
This video offers an intimate glimpse into Parsons’ evolving practice, one rooted in collective memory while oriented toward the reconfiguration of systems of knowledge.
Announcement
Rebecca Munce
Major Public Art Project in Toronto
This public art initiative, developed in collaboration with The Bentway and Exhibition Place, will take the form of a 10,000-square-foot mural spanning a large concrete wall beneath the Gardiner Expressway.
Museum Exhibition
Mathieu Lacroix & Beth Frey
Group Exhibition at the Musée d’art de Joliette
Mathieu Lacroix and Beth Frey featured in group exhibition at the Musée d’art de Joliette curated by Chloë Lum & Yannick Desranleau.