Oil pastel engraving, 2019
My creative process begins with the intention of exploring an alternative reality, where earthly laws collapse and different universes intersect. Early influences, such as Dante Alighieri’s Inferno and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, led me to consider transformation through a narrative approach. Through various characters and their interactions, themes of play, adventure, and the malleability between the physical and the spiritual unfold.
The making of an artwork begins with thin layers of colour that will later be revealed through negative marks. This process gives the figures an ethereal aura, placing them in a vibrant landscape of colours.
Rebecca Munce lives and works in Montréal. She holds a BFA from York University and an MFA from Concordia University. Munce has participated in numerous exhibitions in Canada, the United States, Italy, and Japan. Her works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at DRAC – art actuel (Drummondville); Spring/Break (New York); Centre Clark, McBride Contemporain, Stewart Hall Art Gallery, and FOFA Gallery (Montréal); and Momozono Gallery (Tokyo). Her works have been acquired by Scotiabank, Royal Bank of Canada, Collection Desjardins, and Collection Majudia. Since the beginning of 2024, Munce has been participating in the Canopy Program, a mentorship program reserved for a select number of artists and organized by NYC Crit Club in Brooklyn. This program will culminate in a group exhibition presented in New York.