Welcome to my world

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The Queer World of Lucas Morneau

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Stay for a while and enjoy a nice drink

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Welcome to my world 〰️ ~~~~~~ 〰️ The Queer World of Lucas Morneau 〰️ ~~~~~~ 〰️ Stay for a while and enjoy a nice drink 〰️ ~~~~~~ 〰️

Photograph by the amazing Annie France Noël

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Lucas Morneau (they/he) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator from the island of Ktaqmtuk/Newfoundland. Blending drag with textiles, photography, video performance, and sculpture, their practice queers Newfoundland/Canadian cultural pastimes and traditions, exploring gender performativity and critiquing hegemonic masculinity in so-called Canada and Newfoundland.

Morneau has exhibited solo exhibitions throughout Canada, as well as exhibited in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Notable exhibitions include Queer Newfoundland Hockey League, at ODD Gallery in Dawson City, YK, Kamloops Art Gallery in Kamloops, BC, and Mary E. Black Gallery in Halifax, NS, and The Queer Mummer at Grenfell Art Gallery in Corner Brook, NL, Acadian University Art Gallery in Wolfville, NS, and Cape Breton University Art Gallery in Sydney, NS.

Morneau has participated in residencies across Canada, including Critical Mass’ 2021 Artist in Residence program in Port Hope, Ontario, and 41e Symposium international d‘art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec in 2023.

Morneau has won multiple awards and honours, including the 2016 BMO 1st Art Award for Newfoundland and Labrador, the 2018 Cox & Palmer Pivotal Point Grant, the 2018 and 2021 Scotiabank New Generations Photography Award Shortlist, and the 2024 Sobey Art Award Longlist. They have also received multiple grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, ArtsNL, and ArtsNB.

Morneau holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland—Grenfell Campus (2016) and a Master of Fine Arts from University of Saskatchewan (2018). They currently live in the Siknikt distric of Mi’kma’ki — Sackville, New Brunswick, where they work as the Production Manager for artist run-centre Struts Gallery.

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So thankful to have made it out to Treaty 7/Calgary for the opening of Queer Newfoundland Hockey League at @truckcontemporaryart . A huge thanks to @bexhibitionist and @prairie.tisoy for their help in aiding me with the install of the exhibition. Fee
Calgary - I’m coming to you! Super duper excited to bring QNHL back out west to @truckcontemporaryart next week. Come down to the opening on the 18th, where you’ll get to hear a great artist talk from @acebochi, @patrick.moskwa, and @jil
Strippy Tease, 2024. I’ve been holding off on taking this last mummer photo as I got a bit busy during the time I was taking the others and then the heat of the summer banished me to my bedroom with my ac. Now that it’s cooled, I’
Queer Newfoundland Hockey League (QNHL) on view now at @forestcitygallery in London, ON until August 22nd. A huge thanks to the crew at FCG for all their help with the install and their hospitality, @lou_birrd for writing an amazing essay/interview
Had an amazing time in London, ON for the install and opening of my exhibition Queer Newfoundland Hockey League at @forestcitygallery Had so much fun meeting new folks and being shown around the area by @rskins, who also brought me to Port Stanley t
LONDON, ONTARIO — Opening TONIGHT at 7PM - QNHL at @forestcitygallery! AND - Artist Talk on Saturday, July 13 at 3PM! •••• @forestcitygallery The opening reception for Lucas Morneau, Queer Newfoundland Hokey League is this
LONDON (Ontario) — THE QUEER NEWFOUNDLAND HOCKEY LEAGUE IS COMING YOUR WAY! Super stoked to bring QNHL out to Ontario for the first time! I’ll be visiting for the opening and hope to see you there. Also, I’ve never been to London,
Reminiscing about my time last week at @imaa_aami’s National Conference ‘Temporal Anchorings’ in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, hosted by @centreforarttapes ❤️ Had so much fun meeting new faces and seeing long lost friends! Here are some photog
Been working away in the studio this spring — hoping to continue the drive throughout the summer (if my studio isn’t a burning hell) 1. Adding sequins to a piece 2, an embarrassing photo of me trying on one of the wrestling outfits for
Saskatoon! QNHL is coming to you! Super excited to exhibition Queer Newfoundland Hockey League at my former employer @skcraftcouncil The exhibition opens on May 11th and I will be in town for the opening reception and artist talk. Opening starts
Well the cat is outta da bag! Extremely honoured to be longlisted on this year’s Sobey Art Award! A huge congratulations to all the artists longlisted, including my fellow Atlantic crew. And a special thank you to @bethanymackenzie @unionhouse
What my knitting sees vs. what I see
Stoked to get the newest issue of @visualartsnews today, featuring this beautiful write up of QNHL by @maeve_hanna ❤️❤️
Great performances at Struts last night — G.L.A.M. Bats @instagraemepatterson and @mitchellwiebeart were amazing and hilarious as always, and @colleencococollins’ opening performance was hauntingly beautiful ❤️
Bae Fae, 2024. Digital Photograph Awwww Bae Fae! This is absolutely my favourite mummer I’ve made. Bae Fae takes inspiration from fairies as you can tell from the name. The makeup comes from an era of TQM when I only wore clown white because I
Tipsy Magoo, 2024. Digital Photograph. Oh Tipsy! I feel like I made Tipsy partially to torture my studio mate at the time @beyourself36 , who is scared of clowns. Tipsy is based off of medieval jesters and carries a little marotte. Originally made