EDUCATION / WORKSHOPS:
2004 MFA cum laude, Concordia University, Montréal, QC (Studio Arts)
1999 Oboro Media Labs, Montréal, QC. Workshops, Director 7, QTVR, Adobe Go Live Web
1998 National Film Board Stage at Behaviour Communications, Montréal, QC
1990 BFA cum laude, University of Ottawa, Studio Arts – Photography Ottawa, ON
1988 BA University of Ottawa and Carleton University (General Arts)
SOLO AND COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS:
2024 Green Swans: Wildfires and Rising Seas Centre A Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Curator: Alice Ming Wai Jim
2018 Unfallen–II, Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Dawon College, Montreal, QC.
2012 Unfallen–I, Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON.
2006 White Desert, Realidad (i) realidad" XIV Encuentros Abiertos de Fontografia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005 White Desert , Gallery Optica, Montréal, QC (in conjunction with Mois de la Photo)
2003 Distillation, in Collaboration with Continuum Contemporary Classical Music Group), DeLeon White Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2002 A Mazing Place (collaboration with Diana Shearwood), Oboro Digial Residency, Montréal. QC.
1999 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes(with British Artist Keith Piper), Ottawa Art Gallery, ON.
1998 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes(with British Artist Keith Piper),Windsor Art Gallery, ON.
1997 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (with British Artist Keith Piper), (1998); Oakville Galleries,
1997 Island In A Tender State , Oboro Gallery, Montréal, QC.
Journey To Nowhere, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON; Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON.
1996 Hotel Room 415, Women’s Art Resource Center, Toronto, ON.
1993 The World Through Rose-Coloured, Sunglasses(Video Screening) SAW Video Festival, Ottawa, ON.
1992 Crawling Out of Limbo, Galerie SAW Video, Ottawa, ON. (two person show with L. Sujir)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (Selected)
2025 Near and Far, in DÉJÀ-VOUS|DÉJÀ-VU Exhibit, Georges Laoun Gallery, Montreal, QC. Curator: Kimura Byol
2022 Unfallen(boys), Looking the World in the Face Exhibit, Âjagemô, (Canada Council exhition space), Ottawa, ON. Curator: Amin Alsaden
2013 Unfallen(boys), Art Bank in the 21st Century, Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Queens University, Kingston, ON;
MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, NS. Curator: Jan Allen
2010 White Desert (jeep), World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures Exhibit, Dakar, Senegal.
2008 The World Without Us, Old News, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN.; Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago de Compostela.
2007 In Conversation,Orientalism & Ephemera Exhibit, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON.
Triumph: Reversing Forward, Culture Crash Exhibit, SAW Gallery, Ottawa, ON. Curator: Stefan St. Laurent
2006 Heterotopias, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON. Curator: E. Falvey
2004 The World Through Rose Coloured Sunglasses, (video screening) MUU Gallery, Finland and SAW Video, Ottawa, ON. Curator: Jason St. Laurent
Wanderings, Mutations < > Connections Exhibit, Center A Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Curator: Alice Ming Wai Jim
E-Race, Strike Black Exhibit, Observatoire 4, Montréal, QC. Curator: Dawit E. Petros
2003 Shifting Sites/Mouvance et Mutation, Curator: Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (2000); Mount Allison University Gallery, NB;
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, North York, ON. (2002); Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC. (2001); Yukon Arts Centre Gallery, (2001)
Curated by Andrea Kunard
2002 My Brother in Palestine, Artist Against the Occupation, MAI Centre, Montréal, QC. Curators: Freda Guttman/Rawi Hage
The World Through Rose-Colour Sunglasses, (video screening) In Transit Exhibit, Cape Town Festival, South Africa.
2000 Amnesia, Hot Links to a Cold Climate: Masala Dry to Canada Chai , Museum of Civilization, Living Arts), Hull, QC. Curators: L. Sujir, S. Aziz and I. Nair
Derouté, MAI Centre, Montréal, QC. Curators: Mari-Michel Cron/David Liss
The World Through Rose Coloured Sunglasses, Independent Film and Video Alliance, The Pleasure Program hosted by SAW Video, Ottawa, ON.
1999 Hotel Room 415, 48 Artist in 48 Hours Site specific Show. Montréal, QC. Curator: Ingrid Bachman
Artist Against Racism, SAW Gallery, Ottawa, ON. Curated by Mahnaz Tarkipour
1998 Island In a Tender State, Very Short Spaces of Time Exhibit, Biennale de l’image Paris 98. France. Curator: Regis Durand
1997 Amnesia, in Musee du Quebec New Acquisitions Exhibit, Musee du Québec, Québec, QC.
Code 46 - Saisie Substance , Passages, Centre d’art Contemporain, Troyes, France; Galerie Arts Technologiques, Montréal, QC. Curator: M. Langloise
1995 Dismantling the Moon, Configurations Changeantes (Le Mois de la Photo), Galerie VOX, Montréal, QC. Curator: Richard Baillargeon
1994 Amnesia, in The Transient Image Exhibit, Walter Philips Gallery, Banff, AB.
Nothing Exist Independently, Home Exhibit, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. Johns, Nfld. and Galerie SAW Video, Ottawa, ON. Curator: Caroline Langill
CATALOGUES / PUBLICATIONS / WRITING
Green Swans: Wildfires and Rising Seas, Text by Alice Ming Wai Jim, Centre A Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2024
Turbulence and the Diasporic Imagination. Text by Haema Silvanesan, McMaster University Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON. 2012
The Ottawa Art Gallery Contemporary Collection, G. Bloom/E.Falvey, Ottawa, ON. 2008
XIV Encuentros Abiertos, Festival de la Luz, Text by Mercedes Perez Bergliaffa, Ed. E. Harrington, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006
Image and Imagination, Artist text written by Alice Ming Wai Jim, Ed. M. Langford – Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, Montréal, QC. 2005,
Once Upon A Time…Ever After , CV Photo, Accompanying text written by the artist. Montréal, QC. 2002
Hot Links to a Cold Climate: Masala Dry to Canada Chai(catalogue) Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, QC. Text: I. Nair, S. Aziz and L. Sujir 2001.
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes(catalogue) Published by The Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON. Essays by Sylvie Fortin and Cameron Bailey. 2000.
Hell and Hopes of Paradise(Image and text by artist) MIX Magazine, Montreal, QC. Fall Issue 1998
Code 46 Saisie Substance (catalogue) Published by Centre d’art contemporain Passages, Text written by Monique Langlois.
de tres courts espaces de temps(Biennale de’image Paris 98), (catalogue) Published by the Centre National de la photographie, Paris, France. Essay by Regis Durand. 1998.
Configurations Changeantes Le Mois de la Photo catalogue, Text by Richard Baillargeon, Published by Vox Populi, Montréal. 1995.
Transient Image (Exhibit Booklet), text by Diane Sherlock, Walter Philips Gallery, 1994
Dismantling the Moon, Text by the artist, Editor Leila Surjir, Blue Buffalo, Alberta Literary, Quarterly 1995
Wai, Ming, Alice “Travels of DeSouza and Ramlochand: Afro-Asian Connections in Contemporary Art of the Diaspora”, Part of Bandung and Beyond, Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford University, May 2005.
REVIEWS (selected)
Korp, M, Hold True: Public Art in Ottawa Today, The Glebe Report, February 2026
Liao, L and Zaimler E, Exploring Environmental Destruction and Optimismin Ramlochand’s Green Swan, La Source, October 2024
K. Mezei, S. Simon, L.Von-Flotow, Translation Effects: The Shape of Modern Canadian Culture,McGill-Queens Press, 2024
Jukubiec, Dominika “MMA Exhibits Mesmerize and Challenge Viewers”, The Silhouette, McMaster University Newspaper, Hamilton, (ON) January 2012
De Julie-Paquin, Jan “Le spectateur et l’oeuvre photographique, Vie des arts, #201, Winter 2006
Arden, Paul, “Ramlochand: White Desert”, Artpress #319, January 2005.
Crevier, Lyne “Ramona Ramlochand”,Ici, September 2005
Tousignant, Isa, “Visual”, Hour, September 2005.
Lehman, Henry, “Strike Black, Black History Month”, Gazette, Montréal, Québec/2004
Laurence, Robin, “Show Travels a Shifting World”, Straight.com2004
Bujold, Marthe, “Problematizing Identity: The Shift in Quebecois Photography, Master Thesis, Carleton University, Art History, Ottawa, ON
Dion, Françoise, "Mouvance et Mutation" CV Photo Magazine, Montréal, Québec 2001
Stallings, Tyler, “Like Infants from the Beast: the Cathode-Ray Milk of North America”
Art Papers Magazine, USA. Jan/Feb 1999.
Lamarche, Bernard,“Fictions Culturelles” Le Devoir, Montréal, Québec June 1999.
Skidmore, Kathleen “Mirror, Mirror” Hour Magazine, Montréal, Québec June 1999
Hawlkes, Petra s,“Real Time” Canadian Art Magazine, Spring 1998
Marks, Laura U., “Piper and Ramlochand”, Parachute Magazine, Spring 1998.
Revin, Julian “Exhibit StalksViewer”, ROOM Magazine, Windsor, Winter 1998.
Howard, Virginia, “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes”, The Ottawa Citizen, 1997
Laurent, Dominique, “Voyeurs devant l’inconnu”, Le Droit, Arts Visuels, Montréal, 1997.
Langlois ,Monique, “Code 46-Saise Substance” Espace Sculpture Magazine¨Montreal, 1996
McGill, Nicole “Crawling Out of Limbo” Carleton University Press, Ottawa, 1992
Carriere, Daniel “A la decouverte des Ameriques,” Le Devoir, August 1992
Santana, Ron “Surjir/Ramlochand”Rungh Magazine, Vancouver, 1992.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
Canada Council Travel Grant (2024/2005/1997)
Canada Council Arts Grant (2009 /2007/ 2000 / 1996)
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec (2009 / 2007/ 1997)
The Barbara Spohr Photography Award – Banff Centre for the Arts (2008)
Canadian Embassy in Argentina (2006)
Canadian Embassy in Paris (1998)
The British Council (1997)
Ontario Arts Council (1994)
Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (1993)
Jumpstart Grant, SAW Gallery Video. (1993)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
The Canada Council Art Bank
Museé du Quebec
The Ottawa Art Gallery
The City of Ottawa/ Municipality of Ottaw-Carleton
RESIDENCIES
Imaginary Places Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada (2007)
Centre Sagamie, Digital Printing Residency, Alma, Québec. (2004)
Apocalypso Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada. (1997)
End of Nation State Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, (1995)
Flesh Eating Technologies Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta. (1994)
SAW Gallery Video - JumpstART Program in Video, Ottawa, (1992)
PANELS / JURIES
2024 Jury Member, Trellis Micro-Grants (ELAN), Montreal, QC.
2018 Jury Member, Direct Purchase Program, City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
2015 Artist Talk, Ontario College of Art and Design, Studio Arts Department, Toronto, ON.
2012 Artist Talk, McMaster University Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON.
2010 Artist Talk, the World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures, Dakar, Senegal
2008 Jury Member, Artists and the Community Program, Canada Council for the Arts
2008 Artist Talk, Banff Centre for the Arts, 20th anniversary of the Barbara Spohr Award.
2006 Artist Talk, XIV Encuentros Abiertos de Fontografia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005 Artist Talk in conjunction with solo Exhibit, White Desert, Optica Gallery, Monteral,
2003 Guest Lecturer for Anna Carvelaros, Genvieve Cadieux, Evergon, Alain Paiment, Concordia University
2002 Jury Member for Film/Video Section, City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
2001 Jury Member for Film/Video Section, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON.
2001 Artist Talk, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa (part of India: the Living Arts)
1998 Jury Member, Visual Arts Section, Canada Council, Ottawa, ON.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2004–2024 (retired) Faculty, Cinema&Communications, Dawson College, Montreal, Québec.
2006–2008 Programming Committee Member, Galerie Articule, Montréal, Québec.
1996–2005 Board Member, Galerie Oboro, Montréal, Québec.
2004 Part Time Faculty, Studio Arts Department, Concordia Unversity, Montréal, Québec.
2004 Director/Editor, Blue Rider New Music Ensemble documentary, Produced by L. Adams and P.K. Langshaw, Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, QC.
2002 Videographer /Editor “Interstacies, Interactive New Media,” Professor Lynn Hughes, Hexagram Project.
1992–1993 Programming Committee Member, SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario.
1994 Freelance Photographer/ Writer,Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos for International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, ON.
1994 Freelance Photographer, UNICEF South East Asia Branch. Assignment to photograph orphanages in Cambodia.