Andrea Szilasi
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January 15 – February 21, 2026
Born in Montreal, where she lives and works, Andrea Szilasi holds a Master’s degree in Photography from Concordia University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies and in French Language and Literature from the University of Toronto. Since the 1990s, she has distinguished herself through an experimental approach to photography, exploring both the material properties of the medium and its representation of the human body. Her work has been included in several landmark initiatives in Canadian art history, including Femmes artistes du XXe siècle au Québec, a publication by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, as well as the Musée virtuel de la photographie québécoise, a project by Centre VOX. Szilasi’s works have been presented in museum exhibitions curated from permanent collections, notably at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Her work is also part of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
RECENT NEWS
Museum Exhibition
Berirouche Feddal
Group exhibition at the Musée d’art de Joliette
The gallery is pleased to share that artwork by Berirouche Feddal has been included in la clarté creuse les montagnes, an upcoming exhibition at the Musée d’art de Joliette, curated by Ariane de Blois.
Press
Beth Frey
Featured in CBC Arts Article by Chris Hampton
As one of several Canadian artists highlighted in the article, Beth Frey shares insights from her recent exhibition at McBride Contemporain and her perspective on creating art in a post-AI landscape.
Museum Exhibition
Yves Tessier
MAC group exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts
Girls on Campus by Tessier will be featured in Comfort and Indifference, an exhibition highlighting recent acquisitions from the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal’s collection.
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.
Acquisition
Bea Parsons
New Drawing Joins the Caisse de dépot Art Collection
McBride Contemporain is delighted to announce that Bea Parson’s artwork Outskirts has joined the Caisse de dépot art collection.
Announcement
Michelle Bui
New Public Artwork for the Réseau express métropolitain
McBride Contemporain is pleased to announce the inauguration of Filets, a new public artwork and triptych by represented artist Michelle Bui, permanently on display at Sainte-Dorothée Station in the REM.
McBride Contemporain is a contemporary art gallery based in Montreal.