REBECCA MUNCE

Rebecca Munce is an artist who explores the intersection of spiritual fantasy and the everyday psyche. By developing her own colour palettes as a system for visually describing new worlds, Munce traces lines in still-wet oil paint, using a reductive drawing technique that she has been rigorously exploring for several years. Each new work continues to build on these new universes that Munce has created, which further develops complex mythologies between humans and mythical creatures. The human archetypes she uses, such as the soldier or the explorer, are confronted with their own mortality in the face of the divine entities they encounter, reflecting a universal resonance with existential questions. Floral borders, iron fences and stone arenas function as compositional tools to contain these narratives, similar to protective magic circles or playgrounds. By continually evolving according to their own fantastical logic, these celestial spaces offer an engaging exploration of their own human condition.

Rebecca Munce lives and works in Montreal. She holds a BFA from York University and an MFA from Concordia University. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally, including at Galeria do Pavilhão 31 (Lisbon, 2026), Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Montreal, 2024), Canopy Studio (New York, 2024), Centre d’art DRAC (Drummondville, 2022), SPRING/BREAK Art Show (New York, 2021), Centre Clark (Montreal, 2021), and Galerie Momozono (Tokyo, 2018). Munce has participated in artist residencies throughout Canada, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and the United States, notably The Canopy Program in New York and Cortex Frontal in Portugal. In 2025, she completed a major public art commission for The Bentway in Toronto. Her practice has been featured in critical essays and publications such as Vie des Arts, Esse arts + opinions, and ArtMaze Magazine, where her work appeared on the cover. Her artworks are held in numerous corporate and private collections, including those of the City of Montreal, the Desjardins Collection, TD Bank, Scotiabank, the Royal Bank of Canada, the City of Laval, and Power Corporation.

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