About

Marie-Soleil Provençal is a French-Canadian sculptor whose practice is rooted in the landscapes of Québec’s Eastern Townships, where she grew up between the Appalachian Mountains and her grandfather’s repair workshop. These contrasting environments continue to inform her work, which examines the consequences of our fractured relationships with the natural world, including waste pollution and species extinction.

Her sculptures and site-specific installations combine industrial materials—such as concrete and found objects—with organic elements, including plants and animal forms. Through a process grounded in research and collaboration, she engages with local organizations and institutions, from landfills to museums. Drawing on strategies from visual communication and popular science, she seeks to render complex issues accessible and tangible.

Her work has been presented across Canada in galleries, museums, festivals, public spaces, and private collections. She is the recipient of multiple grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, supporting projects at the intersection of environmental and social concerns.

Provençal studied graphic design at Cégep de Sherbrooke, completed a BA at Bishop’s University, and earned an MFA from NSCAD University in Nova Scotia. She has also pursued additional trainings in the United States. Alongside her studio practice, she has worked throughout Eastern Canada as a researcher, technician and instructor in visual arts.