Artist´s Statement
Informed by an appreciation for folk art and craft, Brouder’s material-led practice
begins with locally collected environmental and societal debris as the primary
conceptual and material source. She explores, through the lens of abundance, the
potential of this everyday ephemera as a vehicle for thinking through ideas of value,
attention and futuring. Brouder engages with a variety of historical and traditional
textile structures to transform material.
Biography
Jessica Brouder is an Irish Canadian visual artist and art educator living and working in
Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. She holds an MFA in Medium and Material Based Art (Textiles)
from the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo (Norway), an MA in Fine Art from Central
Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London (England), and a BFA in Fine Art
(Painting) from Limerick School of Art and Design (Ireland). Brouder has participated in
exhibitions in Europe, Australia and North America since 2003 and has received funding
from the Norwegian Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts
et des lettres du Québec.
