I am a multidisciplinary visual artist and writer who works across writing, drawing, photography, collage, and graphic novels. My practice explores storytelling through multiple media, with a focus on line, movement, formal simplicity, and a dark, dry sense of humor. I love shaping images and texts into compact, expressive narratives that invite closer looking and reflection. My projects have been shown in galleries and publications across Quebec and beyond, including collaborations as a co-author and guest artist, and I regularly contribute to workshops, residencies, and cultural programming that connect artists with audiences and communities.

Valérie Racine

I am a multidisciplinary visual artist and writer who works across writing, drawing, photography, collage, and graphic novels. My practice explores storytelling through multiple media, with a focus on line, movement, formal simplicity, and a dark, dry sense of humor. I love shaping images and texts into compact, expressive narratives that invite closer looking and reflection. My projects have been shown in galleries and publications across Quebec and beyond, including collaborations as a co-author and guest artist, and I regularly contribute to workshops, residencies, and cultural programming that connect artists with audiences and communities.

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I am a multidisciplinary visual artist and writer who works across writing, drawing, photography, collage, and graphic novels. My practice explores storytelling through multiple media, with a focus on line, movement, formal simplicity, and a dark, dry sense of humor. I love shaping images and texts into compact, expressive narratives that invite closer looking and reflection.

My projects have been shown in galleries and publications across Quebec and beyond, including collaborations as a co-author and guest artist, and I regularly contribute to workshops, residencies, and cultural programming that connect artists with audiences and communities.

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Experience Level

Language

French
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Editorial Director and Editor-in-Chief at Photo Solution & Photo Life magazines, Apex Publications
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2015
Led editorial direction for two magazines, coordinated content strategies, and supervised production cycles.
Assistant Editor at Photo Selection, Photo Solution & Photo Life magazines, Apex Publications
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2002
Assisted editors, coordinated content selection and proofreading, contributed to magazine production.
Copywriter and Managing Editor at Monographie 4, Atelier Pierre Thibaud
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Created copy and managed editorial workflows, including proofreading and production oversight.
Project Collaborator and Proofreader at Exhibition: 100 ans de photographie à Québec, 1839-1939, Espace 400e
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Wrote and proofread exhibition texts; contributed to catalog and wall labels.
Volunteer at Maison de la photographie de Québec & Centre Matériel
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2021
Volunteer work, installation contributions for exhibitions and public programming.
Editorial Director and Editor-in-Chief at Photo Solution & Photo Life magazines, Apex Publications
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2015
Editorial leadership, strategy, and oversight of multiple publication cycles.
Guest Journalist at Tournee des photographes des Rencontres internationales de photographie en Gaspésie
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2015
Contributed journalistic coverage for international photography events.

Education

Baccalauréat pluridisciplinaire ès arts, minor in ethnology, visual arts & history at Université Laval
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1999
Intaglio at Engramme
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Risography at L’imprimerie
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Serigraphy at L’imprimerie
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024

Qualifications

Mentor Award (Prix Mentor)
January 1, 2020 - March 5, 2026
C-41 for Emerging Photographers
January 1, 2011 - March 5, 2026
Founding member of Maison de la photo de Québec
January 1, 2019 - March 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education