CAROLINE MONNET: MATERIALS OF MEMORY

January 17 – February 28, 2026
Opening Saturday January 17, 4-7pm

Artist Talk
January 19, 2026, 2-4pm
Reliance Theatre, Aboriginal Gathering Place
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC

Macaulay + Co. is thrilled to present a solo exhibition of work by Mooniyang/Montreal-based Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet. Materials of Memory brings together photo and textile-based works that ‘engages a buoyant feeling for the future’. Reframing materials and images that have been controlled or exploited, Monnet reclaims them as sites of presence, resistance, and future-making. Anishinaabe geometric patterns override contractor grade building supplies with sacred symbolism, offering a glimpse back and a path forward, grounded in Indigenous women’s knowledge and lived experience.

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Installation View, Caroline Monnet: Materials of Memory, 2026, Macaulay + Co. ,

Installation View, Caroline Monnet: Materials of Memory, 2026, Macaulay + Co. ,

Installation View, Caroline Monnet: Materials of Memory, 2026, Macaulay + Co. ,

Installation View, Caroline Monnet: Materials of Memory, 2026, Macaulay + Co. ,

Installation View, Caroline Monnet: Materials of Memory, 2026, Macaulay + Co. ,

Installation View, Caroline Monnet: Materials of Memory, 2026, Macaulay + Co. ,

Ikwewak (Women) - Emilie,

2022,

81 x 54 in.,

Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra, Smooth 305 gr.

Ikwewak (Women) - Swaneige,

2022,

81 x 54 in.,

Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra, Smooth 305 gr.

Ikwewak (Women) - Aïcha,

2022,

81 x 54 in.,

Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra, Smooth 305 gr.

Ikwewak (Women) - Alanis,

2022,

81 x 54 in.,

Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra, Smooth 305 gr.

Ikwewak (Women) - Caroline,

2022,

81 x 54 in.,

Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra, Smooth 305 gr.

Ikwewak (Women) - Catherine,

2022,

81 x 54 in.,

Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra, Smooth 305 gr.

Mikwam (ice),

2025,

25½ x 20½ in.,

Floor underlayment

Frazil,

2025,

18 x 17 in. (framed),

Floor underlayment

Coyote 02,

2025,

13 x 12 in. (framed),

Roof Underlayment

Coyote 01,

2025,

13 x 12 in. (framed),

Roof Underlayment

Sunbeam 04,

2025,

17 x 17 in. (framed),

Underlayment for Laminate and Engineered Hardwood and polyester threads

Sunbeam 05,

2025,

17 x 17 in. (framed),

Underlayment for Laminate and Engineered Hardwood and polyester threads

Sunbeam 06,

2025,

17 x 17 in. (framed),

Underlayment for Laminate and Engineered Hardwood and polyester threads

Sunbeam 08,

2025,

17 x 17 in. (framed),

Underlayment for Laminate and Engineered Hardwood and polyester threads

Kitagàm (main land/continent),

2025,

42 x 42 in.,

Polyethylene, synthetic roofing underlayment, radiant barrier solar attic foil reflective, inkjet on synthetic flashspun high-density polyethylene, and thread

Nìgàn (Time that is to be),

2025,

43 x 33 in. (framed),

Embroidery on Air Barrier Membrane

Ecstasy 02,

2025,

47 x 47 in. (framed),

Embroidery on roof underlayment

Chìbekana (Milky Way),

2025,

39 x 39 in. (framed),

Embroidery on roof underlayment

Mayadà (Stranger),

2025,

23 x 16 in.,

Embroidery on Felt underlayment