Act of Smoking, 2020. © SÉBASTIEN AUBIN

Act of Smoking, 2020. © SÉBASTIEN AUBIN

Sébastien Aubin

Currently based in Montreal, Sébastien Aubin is a proud member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba. His most recent solo exhibition was presented at the University of Manitoba, following a six-month creative residency in the Faculty of Arts. He is a founding member of the ITWÉ collective dedicated to research, creation, production and education in the field of Aboriginal digital culture. He is also a member of the AM collective, which creates works that focus on the imagination and provoke dialogue on themes related to everyday life and the emotions that inhabit it. Aubin's role as an artist and graphic designer is twofold. He has designed publications for many artists and institutions in Canada such as Kent Monkman, Sonny Assu, Caroline Monnet, the National Film Board of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Vancouver Art Gallery, and McKenzie Art Gallery. He makes and studies Cree syllabic, which he incorporates into his personal artwork. Drawing, music, animation, science, film and the use of found objects are part of an approach that encourages dialogue between generations and social classes.