Elise Boudreau Graham

Last odds and ends of my installation! Screenprinting, woodworking (planing, sanding), welding, assemblage, I did it all. Documentation: @danikazandboer

Some more installation shots from my critique! I tested out many new techniques this semester and I am looking forward to continuing the experimentation over the summer. My Landlord's Lace Curtain, 2026. Flocking fibre, adhesive Untitled (Bed Skirt), 2026 Cotton, screenprinting ink, synthetic dye, elastic Documentation: @danikazandboer

Untitled (Window Grate #2), 2026 Steel and rustoleum paint A little special something I made this semester. More photos of other things to come! Documentation: @danikazandboer

Elise Boudreau Graham is an artist, arts worker and educator from the Maritimes and based in Montreal. She is in her second year of the MFA in Fibres and Material Practices at Concordia. In her practice, she uses repurposed materials, imagery, and text to create new contexts for old objects. Her work takes up questions of collective aesthetic inheritance and generational affect within conditions of precarity, focusing on ordinary objects, improvised domestic systems, and indexes of everyday living. Her practice is informed by her previous position as a public high school teacher, her current work in the cultural sector, and a lifelong interest in collecting. Elise holds a BFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from NSCAD University (Halifax NS) and an MA in Teaching and Learning from McGill University. She co-founded Friends & Neighbours Gallery (2017-2019) and has served as co-director of Céline Bureau, a residency and artist-run space in Montreal, since 2019. www.eliseboudreaugraham.ca 1. 5½ detail (2025). Photo: Danika Zandboer 2. S-scroll Heart Nightlight (2025). Photo: Antoine Lussier 3. Putting on Dog and Not A Pot To Piss In detail (2024). Photo: Kinga Michalska ~ ~ ~ The 1st and 2nd year students in the MFA program in Fibres & Material Practices invite you to join them for “Lightning Talks” on Wednesday Feb. 11, 18:00-19:30. Each artist will present their practice using only 7 images in only 7 minutes! Come learn more about how we 🧵🪢🪡🧶🛠️🧺📚🔎

5 and a half (2025) linoleum flooring, chipboard, brackets, wood glue, flocking fibre, flocking adhesive, chairs, How to Work a Room by Susan RoAne, extension cords, Ikea lamp, bathtub stopper, silicone hair stopper, hair, Pébéo Vitrail paint, chewing gum, pink peppermint, coins, contact lens, bobby pin, hair elastic, coffee, Ibuprofen gel tabs, rubber floor protectors, felt floor protectors . . . I made a wacky thing this semester and I had a lot of fun doing it. Documentation by @danikazandboer

My love of procedural and workplace television knows no bounds. Please note that chart positioning does not correspond with my personal appreciation. Except House. Also I forgot Murphy Brown (lawful-good) and Third Watch (chaotic-neutral). Feel free to disagree in the comments!

I love substitute teaching because I get to see new (to me) parts of the city. First time at the Jolicoeur station, and I'm at a school for pregnant and young mom students, which I wasn't previously aware existed!

She flocks

I am preparing notes for my presentation at this weekend's UAAC conference on the current role of alternative art spaces and artist-run centres. I feel thankful to have been a small part of this weird world for over 15 years! Artist-run culture made me who I am today 💗 1 - May Day, 2013 2/3 - Eyelevers & Khyber Clubbers ARC softball teams, Summer 2010

Recevoir de la rétroaction sur son travail est à la fois précieux et exigeant. Cet atelier en collaboration avec Céline Bureau (@info.celinebureau ) vous aidera à mieux naviguer ces échanges critiques en développant des outils concrets. Comment se préparer à une visite de studio? Quelles questions poser? Comment traduire les retours en actions concrètes dans votre pratique? À travers des échanges guidés, nous explorerons comment accueillir les perspectives multiples et inscrire la critique dans un processus continu de développement artistique. Présenté par : ❍ Élise Boudreau Graham (@affectionidea ), artiste, éducatrice, travailleuse culturelle et co-directrice de Céline Bureau ❍ Hugo Dufour (@saunabenezra ), analyste en politique culturelle et co-directeur de Céline Bureau 🗓️ Dimanche 19 octobre à 15h 📍 1 PVM, 1 Place Ville Marie, Montréal 💬 En anglais et en français 💲 Gratuit 🎟️ Inscription requise – Places limitées ⤷ Lien dans la bio! ❍ Receiving feedback on your work is both valuable and demanding. This workshop, in collaboration with Céline Bureau (@info.celinebureau ), will help you better navigate these critical exchanges by developing concrete tools. How do you prepare for a studio visit? What questions should you ask? How can you translate feedback into concrete actions in your practice? Through guided discussions, we will explore how to welcome multiple perspectives and incorporate criticism into a continuous process of artistic development. Presented by: ❍ Élise Boudreau Graham (@affectionidea ), artist, educator, cultural worker, and co-director of Céline Bureau ❍ Hugo Dufour (@saunabenezra ), cultural policy analyst and co-director of Céline Bureau 🗓️ Sunday, October 19 at 3 p.m. 📍 1 PVM, 1 Place Ville Marie, Montreal 💬 In English and French 💲 Free 🎟️ Registration required – Limited space available ⤷ Link in bio! ❍ Photo : Céline Bureau

A fun thing about returning to school is that I get to try out the metal shop. These pieces were shown at Carmine's Room (@carminesroom ) this summer alongside work by Paula McLean (@pa____ula ). 1-2. Window Grate with Belly and Bra Welded steel, rustoleum oil paint, silk bra 3-5. S-scroll Heart Nightlight Welded steel, plastic light base, silicone dipped bulb, glass paint, extension cord, steel strapping, house paint Documentation by Antoine Lussier (@antoinelussier )

She's frantic, funny, and coping! (2025) mirror, etching cream, price tags and sticker, wax, fingerprints, keychains, mirror clips, Nylotex yarn, fasteners, thread I am still thinking about this piece I installed at Maureen X and asking why I am so invested in Cathy comics as a trope. I've been reading Our Aesthetic Categories over the summer, and I think Cathy is indicative of what Ngai calls zaniness, "an aesthetic of action pushed to strenuous and even precarious extremes". Aaccck!