NEXUS, solo exhibition, Rockingham Arts Centre, 7-24 November 2024

 Je suis heureux de vous annoncer ma deuxième exposition, NEXUS, en Novembre, j’espère vous y voir nombreux.

Nexus est une rétrospective qui comprend une sélection de mes oeuvres de la dernière décennie de recherche et de partage sur l’identité de genre masculine.

NEXUS se tiendra du 7-24 November 2024 au Rockingham Arts Centre - 11 Kent Street, Rockingham WA - Heures d’ouvertures de 10 heures à 16 heures, du mercredi au dimanche.

Le vernissage sera le samedi 9 novembre à 14 heures et sera inauguré par Christine Tomas Directrice du Perth Centre for Photography.

Le même jour à 15 heures je ferais une présentation de mon travail pendant 30 minutes.

INTRINSÈQUE, City of Perth commission 2024

 Finally, after a year of hard work, my new series INTRINSÈQUE will be exhibited at the Perth Council House gallery from the 4th of November 2024. You are all welcome.

Commissioned by the City of Perth, INTRINSÈQUE is featuring 15 new works all included into the City of Perth Cultural Collection.

image: Puppy Darkstorm, 2024 - City of Perth Cultural Collections - Image courtesy artist Christophe Canato

FLORIBUNDA, collective exhibition, Lost Eden gallery, Dwellingup Western Australia

Nice to have been invited by curator Judy Rogers to show two of my artworks as part of Floribunda exhibition. if you are down south of WA at that time, you are kindly invited to the opening.

AGWA, artist talk, February 2023

 Pure enjoyment !

1 hour to talk about my work at AGWA (Art Gallery of Western Australia) with a great crowd.

Photos: Isabelle De Casamajor

GALAH 2023, finalist

 I AM THRILLED !

HOMO FABER, Ciguë is a finalist.

2023 GALAH Regional Photography Prize.

Murwillumbah, New South Wales. 1200 entries, 51 finalists.

More info to come in couple of weeks

IRIS Award 2023

My work is currently showing at PCP.

HOMO FABER, Dandelion

Digital collage and silver leaves - 2022

80cm x 80cm

Edition of 5

At Perth Centre for Photography until December 2023

Sequined HOMO FABER Sigüe artwork will soon be completed

Sequined HOMO FABER Sigüe artwork will soon be completed with two new works with gold and silver leaves application to finalised the HOMO FABER trilogy which is seeking for curators and exhibitions to be included.

Florence Bienale 2023

 GREAT and SAD news,

My ANIMA series has been included in Florence biennale 2023, Italie.

Sadly, due to the needed budget involved including printing, framing, freighting travelling and administration fees I will have to decline.

Even the aus$15000 DLGSCI grant (considering I could eventually be successful) will not cover the all needed budget.

Florence Biennale and director is very supportive though. Director instantly wrote this letter on his own initiative to support me in my process.

Christophe Canato, BBA Artist Prize 2023

I am proud to announce that four of my ANIMA will be showing for the first time in Berlin.

BBA, Kühlhaus Berlin

Luckenwalder Straße 3, 10963 Berlin

Opening Event: 25. April, 19:00 - 22:00

Duration: 26. April - 06. May

Open daily 11:00 - 19:00

Artist Talk: 28. April, 18:30 

Christophe Canato finalist of the Rockingham Art Prize 2023

Gee that is a process!!!...

Congratulations to 2023 Finalists

Charmaine Ball, Belinda Birchall, Sam Bloor, Deborah Bonar, Jayda Brown, Sherriden Brown, Louise Buma, Christophe Canato, Olga Cironis, Nic Compton, Megan Councillor, Andrew Daly, Jo Darbyshire, Tom de Munk-Kerkmeer, Jozina de Ruiter, Gina Denford, Nicole Dickerson, Michael Doherty, Sheree Dohnt, Pamela Eddy, Linda Fardoe, DoodlesinTransit, Lyn Franke, Carolina Furque, Taylor Gollan, Narelle Higson, Barbara Hill, Ashlee Hogermeer, Eric Hynynen, Warren Iannello, Beverley Iles, Olivia Jones, Chantelle Lacroix, Dannah Lasanas, Lesley Marshall , Anne McCaughey, Matthew McVeigh and Denise Pepper, Gordon Mitchell, Suzy Moore, Moritz Mueller, Kate Alida Mullen, Janice O'Meara, Holly O'Meehan, Irene Osborne, Sid Pattni, Jaelle Pedroli, Alfred Pollock, Clinton Price, Bjoern Rainer-Adamson, Trevor Richards, Valerie Schönjahn, Alex Spremberg, Elmari Steyn, Everlyn Sturges, Nell Symonds, Shin-I (Juliet) Tang, Wade Taylor, John Teschendorff, Mark Thompson, Tyler Thomson , Iwona Van Niekerk, James Walker, Sylvia Wilson, Kay Wood, Anthony Wright, Gisela A. Züchner-Mogall, Ivo Zuvela. 

THE DAILY GUARDIAN, New Delhi India.

 

ARTIST OF THE WEEK

 

QUEER COLLECTIVE 2022 - Northbridge Plazza, Perth WA - December and January 2022

It's quite exciting to see some of my work that big.

Queer Collective 2022 (17 photographers)

Screening at Northbridge Plaza, Perth Western Australia.

27 November - 31 December: 10 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

1 January- 20 January: 9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

On the initiative of Perth Center For Photography and the City of Perth.

#photography #australia #photographers #visualart #artcontemporain #photographiecontemporaine #photographie #collectionneurs #artcollection #artcollector

https://visitperth.com/en/events/exhibitions-on-screen-pcp-queer-collective

ANIMA#1 - Christophe Canato

ANIMA#1 - Christophe Canato

ANIMA#2 - Christophe Canato

ANIMA#2 - Christophe Canato

Mentorship program runs by professional artist Christophe Canato

Facilitated through Artsource as part of the Educational program, City of Belmont Art Awards 2022 has included a 24 hours mentorship Prize with an established visual artist and I am pleased to have been offered the role. Congratulation to winner Sky Edwards emerging artist. Recently graduated with a diploma of Fine Arts, Sky Edwards already have a number of art projects to their credit. Also graduated in chemistry first class Honours, the practice of this experimental artist in multi-media focusses on ecological and queer issues.

 

My focus as a mentor was to create a relationship based on mutually beneficial exchange that supports both mentor and mentee career development. In this case, place attention on visual art perspective in order to enhance personal and professional growth. The goal I set myself was to establish a relationship for a pre-determined period and to grow with an artist interested in being mentored by photo media professional. Also working with them on professional exchanges as well as on creative development perspective and concepts, offering my advice and taking an interest in the person’s needs. 

 

The outcomes to be achieved in a mentor perspective were a sense of satisfaction by supporting artist in needs. Giving back to a young artist what I have learnt from my peers. collaboration and development of original work. Improvement in own practice as a result of mentoring them. To the mentee, the upshot was to access to an established artist who has been using digital medium. Gaining confidence in abilities to growth in their practice. That also includes public recognition, networking opportunities from long term art practitioner and deepening knowledge of the arts sector.

 

I had no doubt that Belmont Mentorship program would give Sky the opportunities to grow and reach the next level of their career. After consulting the interested party, I proposed to work in two directions. Part of the program was devoted to the logistics of an artistic career and communication to name a few;artist resumes, writing effective artist statements, portfolio, printing materials, art prize applications and developing and curating your show as an artist including installation, exhibition catalogue, room sheet preparation… But the biggest challenge in my opinion was to centralize their multiple artistic facets in order to propose a course of action that would allow Sky to refine its profile as an artist. Through exercises such as Brainstorming, we have put in place tools that have allowed us to define a predilection subject for Sky's artistic research, to determine the appropriate techniques and mediums or to draw up a list of key words as a guideline.

 

Included in the Belmont Mentorship Prize an exhibition at the Belmont library exhibiting space.

Belmont Art Officer Belinda Cobby has suggested Sky to present some of their film photography. In this context, we have focused the last few hours of the program on how developing and curating your show as an artist. That included viewing and selecting some Sky's images, what to show, what title and options for printing and installation/presentation including framing process, optionalexhibition catalogue. We finalised the program by a couple of hours in situ.

Invited artist - 30th Anniversary Perth Centre for Photography, Western Australia.

 PCP’s 30th Anniversary Opening Friday November 4 2022.

Collective is Western Australia’s largest open-themed photographic art event, held in celebration of our 

diverse and talented photographic community. For over a decade, Collective’s platform has presented the work of photographic artists, generating a connection between emerging artists and established artists. The result is an eclectic and compelling exhibition, turning the spotlight on some of our most talented members. 

In 2022 Collective will showcase the work of over 130 photographic artists, including an additional selection of new work by past PCP exhibitors.  

Invited past PCP exhibitors

Jack Ball . Chloe Bartram . Philip Blenkinsop . Olga Cironis . 

Christophe Canato . David Charles Collins . Rebecca Dagnall . Jane Finlay . Mike Gray . Olive du Bignon . Pilar Mata Dupont . Graham Miller . Brad Rimmer . Flavia Schulter . Carine Thevenau . Juha Tolonen . Duncan Wright . Christopher Young

PCP

357 – 365 Murray St, Perth

Gallery Ground Floor.

OPENING HOURS

Wednesday – Saturday

10am – 4pm

HOMO FABER Siguë - 80cm x 80cm, 2022 - digital photograph and glitter

In his long-standing research on the male gender, Christophe Canato uses the medium of photography. In the past Canato favoured minimalist compositions but for the first time with the Homo Faber series his works seem messy and complex.

The digital collages composed of photographs from Canato's image bank combined with other existing images create patchworks that show fragments of male bodies. They include human skeleton and anatomy imagery, flora, wildlife, religious and political symbols as well as medical objects such as lobotomy tools and skulls damaged by this medical intervention. The judge’ wig and religious symbols represent the authority. The glitter and high heels represent creativity and decadence.

Each work from this series has a botanical name as an under title. In his work Homo Faber, Siguë Canato’s digital collage refers to botany and anthropology, revealing human bodies in metamorphosis as if to remind us of where we all come from. Siguë is the French name for the poisonous Hemlock, a toxic weed that’s deadly if consumed.

Through is work Canato questions the notion of belonging or rejection and the status that man is supposed to hold in society. In Latin literature, Appius Claudius Caecus uses term Home Faber in his Sententiæ, referring to the ability of man to control his destiny and what surrounds him: Homo faber suae quisque fortunae ("Every man is the artifex of his destiny").

OPENING Invitation Art Prize - 6 October 2022

 I am excited to reveal my new work for IAP 2022 opening tonight.

Running for its 24th year, the Invitation Art Prize is a popular and significant event in the City of Joondalup cultural calendar and a celebration of Western Australia’s talented professional visual arts community.

The exhibition runs from Sunday 9 October - Sunday 23 October 2022. Congratulations to Emma Buswell winner of the acquisitive Prize of $25,000 with her work to enter into the City’s Art Collection. This year includes the addition of a $500.00 participation fee received by each of the 30 shortlisted exhibiting artists.

More than 150 Expressions of Interest were reviewed by an esteemed selection panel: Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, WA Artist and Winner of the 2020 Invitation Art Prize - Kelly Fliedner, Writer, Curator and Co-Founder/Editor of Semaphore - Barry Keldoulis, CEO, Art Fairs Australia and Fair Director, Sydney Contemporary

Artist statement of Homo Faber Siguë is in the comments bellow.

Inspired by Frida Orupabo’ collages, Marc Springhetti’ drawings, Renaud Buenerd’ watercolours

Chistophe Canato selected artist to run the 2022 Belmont Mentorship Prize

Thank you to the City of Belmont and Artsource for giving me the opportunity to mentor emerging artist Sky Edwards.

Recently graduated with a diploma of Fine Arts, this artist already have a large number of art projects to their credit. Also graduated in chemistry first class Honours, the practice of this experimental artist in multi-media focusses on ecological and queer issues have caught my attention.

There is no doubt that Belmont Mentoship program will give Sky Edwards the opportunities to grow and reach the next level of their career. As a mentor I am looking forward to work with them on professional exchanges as well as on creative development perspective and concepts.

FINALIST - 2022 IAP, Invitation Art Prize - Joondalup Western Australia

Running for its 24th year, the Invitation Art Prize is a popular and significant event in the City’s cultural calendar and a celebration of WA’s talented professional visual arts community.

The exhibition runs at Westfield Whitford City Shopping Centre from Sunday 9 October –  Sunday 23 October 2022 with one selected artist to be awarded the Acquisitive Prize of $25,000 and their work entered into the City’s Art Collection. This year includes the addition of a $500.00 participation fee received by each exhibiting artist.

Key details

Opening event: Saturday 8 October, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Exhibition dates: Sunday 9 October – Sunday 23 October 2022
Location: Westfield Whitford City Shopping Centre, Cnr Marmion and Whitfords Avenue, Hillarys
Opening Hours:
Monday – Wednesday, Friday: 9.00am – 5.30pm
Thursday: 9.00am – 9.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday: 11.00am – 5.00pm

Expressions of Interest have been reviewed for the City of Joondalup’s Invitation Art Prize. A competitive pool of 169 entries were received this year for a place amongst the shortlist of 30 artists.

The artists are:

Jack Ball, Bori Benko, Dan Bourke, Emma Buswell, Christophe Canato, Claudia Caporn, Mel Dare, Danielle Freakley, Fiona Gavino, Pascale Giorgi, Luisa Hansal, Brent Harrison, Kirsten Hudson, Christopher Hummel, Afsaneh Khoramshahi, William Leggett, Tim Maley, Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge, Elisa Markes-Young, Ant Muia, Annette Nykiel, Holly O’Meehan, Sid Pattni, Amy Perejuan-Capone, Andy Quilty, Bruce and Nicole Slatter, Lea Taylor, Sioux Tempestt, Kay Wood

EOIs were reviewed by an independent selection panel including:

• Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson: WA Artist and Winner of the 2020 Invitation Art Prize
• Kelly Fliedner: Writer, Curator and Co-Founder/Editor of Semaphore
• Barry Keldoulis: CEO, Art Fairs Australia and Fair Director, Sydney Contemporary

The panellists noted that “the selected artists engage critically with conceptual practice and their applications provided evidence of experienced exhibition making. The selected artists show dedication to expressing themselves through a variety of visual media with clarity and distinction. These artists have excellent technical enquiry and the foundation of their practice is grounded with rigorous research and a solid sense of self.”

For further information please contact visualarts@joondalup.wa.gov.au or 9400 4924.

Winner 2022 Minnawarra Art Award, Western Australia

Between bursts of laughter and tears of joy, au$12000 winner prize

I couldn't believe it when Claire Davenhall video me last night to let me know I was the winner of the 2022 Minnawarra art award.

Call me Charly, These three girls are my angels Claire, Annette and Sarah 

Thanks to the judges to believe in my work.

© Sarah Thornton-Smith

KolbuszSpace together with CULT have collaborated to show significant stockroom artworks.

KolbuszSpace together with CULT have collaborated to show significant stockroom artworks. 

Featured artists: Sam Bloor, Olivia Colja, Christophe Canato, Austin Honour, Waldemar Kolbusz, Imogen Kotsoglo, Matthew McVeigh, Matthew McAlpine, and Joana Partyka.

Viewings by appointment.

Digital catalogue and Artwork enquiries hello@kolbuszspace.com

Furniture enquiries to Christopher Pooré chris@cultdesign.com.au

Finalist 2022 Minawarra Art Award

MALAPROPISM #3 @ Christophe Canato

 

Artist Talk Alliance Française de Perth, Cultural Space, Saturday 5 March 2022.

Artist talk for the last day of my exhibition at the Alliance Française.

Saturday 5th of March at 11am.

Alliance Française De Perth

75 Broadway, Nedlands WA 6009

@ photography Celine Gaudin