Alegría Gobeil, Except the bloodline [1958, 1971, 1983],Performance, Ateliers Belleville, Montréal, 2023. Crédit photo: Manoushka Larouche.

Alegría Gobeil

Artist / Winter 2026

Biography

A works with practices often considered self-destructive, unproductive, unlivable, unsurvivable. Their methodology aims to thwart their emergence as a Subject. Their indisciplinary practice has taken the form of protocols, exhibitions, performances, and writings.

A’s work has been presented by Sara’s/Dunkunsthalle (New York), L’Œil de poisson (Québec,), Verticale (Laval), L’Imagier (Aylmer), GNO + CLARK (Sudbury/Montréal), Le Lieu (Québec), Gruentaler9 (Berlin), Folie/Culture (Québec City), Centre Skol (Montréal), Caravansérail (Rimouski), and OFFTA (Montréal). Their writing has been published (Inter, Moebius, Cigale) and performed (Calliope, Port de tête la nuit, Festival de poésie de Montréal). A holds a master’s degree in visual and media arts (UQAM).