Claudia Goulet-Blais
June 2025
Claudia Goulet-Blais (b. 1996, Montréal, QC) is a Vancouver-based photo installation artist and educator whose creative-research practice centres on intergenerational kinship and the process of making through performing for the camera with those close to her. Working with analog photography, ceramics, and archival imagery, she creates photographs and sculptural works that reflect on complex relational dynamics, with a focus on body language, gesture, and emotional proximity. Her work often explores aging, shared memory, and the labour of care engaging photography as both image and object. Collaboration, slowness, and materiality are central to her process, allowing space for reflection, intimacy, and vulnerability. She holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and has exhibited at FOFA Gallery, Unit_302 (Capture Photography Festival), Gallery 881, and the Libby Leshgold Gallery. Her practice has been shaped by residencies at NES (Iceland), Similkameen (Okanagan), and the Griffin x ECU Studio Fellowship.
“The Similkameen Residency is an experience I would highly recommend to any artist seeking time and space away from the pace of city life. It offered a quiet, reflective environment where I could fully dedicate myself to my creative projects, while also taking time to appreciate the beauty of the Similkameen region. I valued the conversations and moments shared with fellow residents, and the large studio spaces made it easy to immerse myself in the work. The self-directed structure provided the freedom to work at my own pace and experiment in my image-making. I left feeling recharged and inspired and hope to return soon!”
Claudia Goulet-Blais, Testimonial
