Artist Statement

Courtney Clinton is a multidisciplinary digital artist of Anglo-Canadian origin based in Saint-Hyacinthe, on unceded Ndakina territory. Her practice combines digital fabrication, installation, and public art to explore questions of cultural identity, collective memory, and our evolving relationship to place. Through collaborative, research-driven projects, she brings together diverse voices to reimagine shared histories in contemporary contexts.

Represented by the BBAM! gallery in Montreal, Clinton has presented her work in Quebec and internationally, notably with the Rokeby Museum (Vermont), the Centre d’histoire de Saint-Hyacinthe, and the Bibliothèques de Saint-Hyacinthe. She has created public art and video mapping projects such as Le nouveau via l’ancien and Lumières sur mon patrimoine. In 2025-2026, she will be presenting projects with La Fabrique, le Square (BAnQ), the artist run centre 3e impérial (Granby), and the artist run centre Atelier la coulée (Montreal).

She is also co-founder of Ex-Presidents, a collaborative artist collective formed with Onkwehonwe / French-Canadian artist Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush. Together, they create cross-disciplinary projects rooted in co-design and cultural dialogue. Their first collaboration, Post-Monumental (2022), examined the narratives embedded in Montreal’s public monuments. Their current project, Botanical Folklore (2025–2026), explores horticultural heritage and cultural knowledge through public art, in partnership with the artist run centre 3e impériale.

Courtney’s work invites reflection on how stories—like plants—can be cultivated, exchanged, and rooted in place.

Graphic Traffic

Graphic Traffic is a blog documenting the images and ideas that inform the artist’s practice.