Biography

Courtney Clinton’s work explores the intersections of art, nature and science. Her multidisciplinary practice brings together sculpture, installation, digital art and digital fabrication, with a particular interest in how cultural traditions shape our relationships to place, memory and identity.

Since 2020, she has undertaken several research and creation residencies in Quebec and the United States, including at the Rokeby Museum (Vermont), L’Imprimerie, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and Jardin Daniel A. Séguin. Her work has been presented at Galerie BBAM! and as part of Artist Project in Toronto. She has received several grants from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts, including a $40,000 Arts-Sciences: Cross-Disciplinary Initiatives grant in 2026. She has also been shortlisted for two public art commissions in Saint-Hyacinthe and Regina. In 2026–2027, she continues her research through collaborations with École de technologie supérieure and Polytechnique Montréal, alongside residencies at Atelier La Coulée and 3e impérial.

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, Pratiquer le commun (2026–2027), explores horticultural heritage and cultural knowledge through public art, in partnership with the artist run centre 3e impériale.