Alexi Garneau Verre
Through my creations, glass helps establish a cohesion between expression and technique. It responds to a certain impulse to develop a craft rooted in aesthetic balance. Glass is a complex language, born from both tradition and innovation, highlighting its essence and poetry. This intimate relationship with the material fosters a coexistence between technique, fragility, and elegance.
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I also give a central place to the human being in my work. Our social dynamics lead me to question my own behavior and inspire me to find balance within contemporary society. Similar to glass, humans are not always stable and they face countless situations that shape who they are today.
Academic background
2022 Craft techniques, Glass Option
CÉGEP du Vieux-Montréal & Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
Professional experience
2023 - 2025 Lampworking Instructor, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2025 Week-end Course ‘’Introduction to lampworking’’, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2023 - 2025 Teacher Assistant, Sand Casting, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2024 Neon Bender Assistant, Adam’s Neon, Montréal, Canada
2023 Neon Bender Assistant, François-Alfred Mignault, Montréal, Canada
2022 Glassblowing Assistant, Pierrot La Lune, Jonzac, France
Workshops
Coming up Flameworking and Fundamentals for Neon Studio, Pilchuck Glass School, USA
2025 Creating a portfolio for emerging artists, Conseil des Métiers
d’Art du Québec, Montréal, Canada
2024 Scientific Fabrication Fundamentals, Corning Museum of Glass, NY, USA
2023 Developing Your Ideas in Boro, Corning Museum of Glass, NY, USA
2023 Workshop with Matt Eskuche, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2022 Solid, Liquid, Gas, PLASMA!, Salem Community College, NJ, USA
Group exhibitions
2024 L’étrange couleur de la transparence, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2023 Fluctuation, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2022 Au-delà de l’identité, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
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Collaborations
2025 Yen-Chao Lin, loot-tool & on-no, Montréal, Canada
2025 Sécrétion-Féline, Parcours, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2025 Lorna Bauer, Lotte, Kunstverein dresden, Dresden, Allemagne
Shows
2025 Marché Griffintown, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2024 Salon des Métiers d’Art du Québec, Palais des Congrès, Montréal, Canada
2023 Printemps de la relève, Boutique Métiers d’Art, Québec City, Canada
Grants and scholarships
2025 GAAC x Pilchuck, Glass Art Association of Canada
2022- 23 - 25 Bourse Faire La Différence, Espace Verre, Montréal,Canada
2024 Univerr osbl Grant, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2024 Lampworking Grant, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
2023 - 2024 Summer Classes ScholarShip, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, USA
Jury participation
2023 Jòzef 2023 Student Scholarships, Espace Verre, Montréal, Canada
Professional associations
2025 - Member of the Glass Committee of Espace Maker, Canada
2025 - Member of the board of directors of Univerr osbl, Canada
2024 - 2025 Member of the Glass Art Association of Canada, Canada
2023 - 2025 Member of the Conseil des Métiers d’Art du Québec, Canada