Raphaëlle de Groot (born October 21, 1974) is a Canadian artist and educator living and working in

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. She was born in Montreal, Quebec. She received a MFA from the

Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québe ...

(UQAM). She has lectured on visual and media arts at UQAM. She has also been an invited artist and lecturer at

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. In an early work ''Dévoilements (Unveilings) (1998–2001)'', nuns from the

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in Montreal collaborated with the artist in the production of the work. In later exhibitions, de Groot has invited visitors to participate by taking photographs or leaving with parts of her installation. She has also recycled material from earlier exhibitions in her work. Her work has been shown in solo exhibitions across Canada and in Europe. She participated in the group exhibitions ''Femmes artistes'' at the

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec ( en, National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec), abbreviated as MNBAQ, is an art museum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The museum is situated in Battlefield Park and is a complex consisting of four bui ...

in 2010 and ''Archi-Féministes'' at the Centre Optica in Montreal in 2012. De Groot received the Pierre-Ayot Award in 2006 and the

Sobey Art Award The Sobey Art Award is Canada's largest prize for young Canadian artists. It is named after Canadian businessperson and art collector Frank H. Sobey, who established The Sobey Art Foundation. It is an annual prize given to an artist 40 and under wh ...

in 2012. She participated in the 2008 Québec Triennial and represented Quebec at the 2013

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. She received the Prix Graff in 2011. Her work is included in public and private collections, including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, the

and the city of Montreal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Groot, Raphaëlle de 1974 births Living people Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Artists from Montreal Canadian women artists