b. 1960
Yves was born in France in 1960, and landed in Canada in 1983 to further his studies. In 1986, he obtained a Visual Arts diploma from Université de Montréal, with a major in Cinematography and a minor in Studio Arts. Some years later, Yves went back to college in order to specialize in the field of photography. He obtained a diploma from Cégep du Vieux Montréal en 1996. Some years later, he decides to return to college in order to study photography.

The production of his artworks and his career as a professional photographer developed simultaneously. From 2003, Medam began to collect various prizes recognizing his skill, among them the coveted Lux prize, which he was presented with on four occasions, as well as the 2007-2008 Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Award. During his 2007 residency at the Sagamie Center, he printed a series of works entitled “Durée d’une métamorphose (passages)”. This body of work was then presented at the NDG Maison de la Culture, as his first ever solo exhibition, in the autumn of 2007; it garnered warm reactions from critics and collectors alike.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010
Kaléidoscope, Galerie Dominique Bouffard, Montréal, QC
2009
L'un dans l'autre, Galerie Dominique Bouffard, Montréal, QC
2008
La durée d’une métamorphose, Hôtel W, Montréal, QC
2008
La durée d’une métamorphose, Galerie Nota Bene, Montréal, QC
2007
La durée d’une métamorphose, Maison de la Culture Côte des Neiges, Montréal,QC
2004
Les particules Élémentaires, Cheval Blanc, Montréal, QC
2004
Reportage Rwanda Burundi pour Oxfam-Québec, Petit Alep, Montréal, QC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011
PAPIER 11, Foire d'art contemporain d'oeuvres sur papier, Montréal, QC
2011
Art Souterrain, Montréal, QC
2010
Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, ON
2010
Art Montreal Contemporary, Exposition Universelle 2010, Shanghai, Chine
2010
PAPIER 10, Foire d'art contemporain d'oeuvres sur papier, Montréal, QC
2009
Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, ON
2008
Mouvements focalisés, Galerie SAS, Montréal, QC
2008
Capic, Musée Juste pour rire, Montréal, QC
2000 à 2004
Capic, Montréal, QC
2001
Guerre & paix, Galerie Monet Tremblay
2000
Ç Rouge, Galerie Monet Tremblay

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