About me
William Daviau places his contextual and conceptual photographic practice in dialogue with a simple yet effective premise: to make images that convey the vulnerability of life. In a contemporary realm increasingly defined by post-truth narrative and visual saturation, Daviau’s work acts as a reminder that photography’s most powerful aspect is to reflect and elevate our way of living. Sometimes excessively banal, other times delicate and intimate, Daviau’s photographic process does not retain factuality but rather maintains integrity in the elaboration of new narratives. Often seeking poetry in the slightest occurrence of his surroundings, his pictures become imperfect objects that offer a sense of gratitude and wonder toward the world.
William Daviau is a Canadian photographer based in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal (Canada) who, in 2023, obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at Concordia University. His work has been shown in several group shows across Quebec, including the Momenta Biennale of Imagery satellite program (2023), The Festival Regarde (2023), the Maison de la Culture Janine-Sutto (2022), and the Quartier des Spectacles of Montreal (2021). In 2023, he was awarded the Gabor Szilasi Laureate for his outstanding academic distinction in the Fine Arts program and was the inaugural winner of the Bank of Montreal Scholarship in 2021.
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Curriculum Vitæ
Education
2019- 2023 Baccalaureate in Studio Arts, major in Photography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Awards and Grants
2023 Gabor Szilasi Laureate for outstanding academic distinction in the Fine Arts program, Concordia University
2021 Bank of Montreal Scholarship recipient, Montreal Canada.
Group Expositions and Public Artwork
2023, Au Soleil Excessif, Maison de la Culture Janine- Sutto, curated by Isabelle Mae-Yen, Kristina Pedersen and Chih-Chien Wang, Montreal, Canada
2023 Groupe C, Session 32- Residence at Dazibao Gallery, Montreal, Canada.
2023 Bloom, Festival Regarde, Curated by Jacques Bellavance, Montreal, Canada.
2022 Avant que tout ne disparaisse, Maison de la culture Janine-Sutto, Commissaire Chih-chien Wang, Montreal, Canada.
2021 Concordia Photo Collective in collaboration with Quartier des Spectacles de Montréal Public Artwork, Canada.
2020 Projet Tabloïde curated by Charlotte Ghomeshi, 828 avenue Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada.
2020 Residue II curated by Isabelle Bredt and Peniel Hong, POPOP Gallery, Montreal, Canada.
Publication
2023 The Way in Which We Are Finite, co-edited with Ayisha Thier, 24 pages, edition of 2, Self-published, Canada.
2020 Let Me Become What I’ve Dreamed Of, 36 pages, edition of 20, Self-published, Canada
Collections/ Private Collection