Education
She studied at several universities, specifically for art, and has been a photographer since the 1970s.
She studied at several universities, specifically for art, and has been a photographer since the 1970s.
Born in Moncton and raised in Rivière-du-Loup in Eastern Quebec, April now lives in Montreal where she teaches photography at Concordia University. Since this time, April"s practice and work has influenced the development and growth of photography in Canada. In addition to photography, April also explored the influence of narrative on photographic images.
April was born in the early 1950s in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Since 1985, she was taught photography at Concordia University. Since this time, her work has influenced the development of photography in Quebec and Canada.
Raymonde April is known for her photography and academics. She attended and now teaches at Condordia University, and has several of her artworks featured in many museums and solo shows.
While her work is regularly seen in Canada, there are other museums around the world that are starting to gather much of her work.
Eduardo Ralickas argues April"s work is articulated around a scene between near and far, appearance and disappearance, making distance a key factor in mapping the territory of the symbolic and the imaginary. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and internationally in various solo shows and museums such as the following:
1986- Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
1986- Voyage dans le monde des choses
1992- Jour de verre et autres fictions
1997- Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University
1997- Les Fleuves invisibles
2001- Tout Embrasser.