Montreal, March 25, 2026 – The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) and the Conseil des arts de Montréal are pleased to announce that Chloë Cheuk is the winner of the 2026 Impressions residency. Each year, this eight-week residency invites a visual artist from one of Montreal’s cultural communities to carry out a research-creation project at the Museum by bringing a unique and original perspective to its collection.
In her artistic practice, Chloë Cheuk explores the emotional tension and structural dynamics between humans, objects, and institutional systems using video as well as kinetic and conceptual installations. Her creative process is rooted in autobiography, observation, and iterative research-creation. Each work is conceived as an experiment rather than a form of representation, revealing both the potential and limitations of systems, materials, and human interaction.
During her MMFA residency, the Montreal-based Hong Kong artist Chloë Cheuk will explore the influence of institutional protocols on the public’s interactions, proximity, and desire within the Museum’s spaces. Rather than viewing the works in the MMFA’s collection as mere objects, she will approach the Museum as an environment that is experienced.
Her research project will focus particularly on the ways in which desire, restraint, and proximity are negotiated when the public is not allowed to touch the works and, especially, how these factors shape the public’s embodied and affective experiences.
“Using sculpture, installation, video and photography, Chloë Cheuk creates refined assemblages that distill human emotions and behaviours with great sensitivity. Her unique approach, at once delicate and deeply reflective, reveals an artistic vision that seeks to foster a rich dialogue between her works and the public. The CAM is proud to support Chloë in her exploration of alternative perspectives on the museum experience,” said Nathalie Maillé, Executive Director of the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
“We are thrilled to welcome Chloë Cheuk as the laureate of the Impressions Residency at the MMFA. Deeply attuned to perception, presence, and the quiet intensities of encounter, Cheuk’s project explores how the Museum shapes relationships between artworks, spaces, and those who move among them—opening new possibilities for the Museum to listen, learn, and deepen its understanding of the communities we serve.” added Mary-Dailey Desmarais, Zhao-Ionescu Chief Curator of the MMFA.
About Chloë Cheuk
Born in Hong Kong, Chloë Cheuk has lived in Montreal since 2015. After graduating from City University’s School of Creative Media in Hong Kong, Cheuk earned a Master in Fine Arts degree with a concentration in sculpture from Concordia University in 2019. In addition to obtaining an artist residency with the Fundaziun Nairs in Switzerland in 2018, she was a finalist in the 29th ifva Awards in the Media Art category in 2024. Her work has been shown both in Canada and abroad, including at ELLEPHANT gallery in Montreal, the Dienstgebäude Art Space Zurich, the Denny Dimin Gallery in New York and the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
About the Impressions Residency
Since its launch in 2013, this residency has been a springboard for several emerging artists, including Karen Tam, Naghmeh Sharifi, Pansee Atta, Ari Bayuaji, Jobena Petonoquot, Leila Zelli, Nayla Dabaji, Ahreum Lee, Anahita Norouzi, Jinjoo Yang, Santiago Tamayo Soler and Lynn Kodeih. Thanks to the support of the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Chloë Cheuk will receive a grant of $9,000, which will enable her to carry out research at the MMFA while also benefitting from the mentorship of an MMFA curator.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Public partner: Conseil des arts de Montreal
Photo credit: Chloë Cheuk. Photo Nasha Chan
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INFORMATION
Michèle-Andrée Lanoue
Media Relations and Institutional Communications Officer
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
ABOUT THE CONSEIL DES ARTS DE MONTRÉAL
Founded in 1956, the Conseil des arts de Montréal supports artistic innovation and creative expression in all their diversity by offering various forms of assistance with a view to promoting Montreal’s artists and the organizations that create, produce and present art. For the past 70 years, it has been a unique catalyst, helping establish Montreal as a vibrant cultural metropolis, recognized both at home and abroad for its artistic vitality.artsmontreal.org
ABOUT THE MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Founded in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) has been built on the generosity of multiple generations of Montrealers. Its mission is to acquire, conserve, study, interpret and present significant works of art from around the world and from every era, in the hope that members of its community and all Museum visitors may benefit from the transformative powers of art.
The MMFA’s collection showcases Quebec and Canadian heritage, Indigenous art and international art from a progressive and innovative perspective. It comprises close to 47,000 paintings, sculptures, graphic artworks, photographs, multimedia installations and decorative art objects dating from antiquity to the present. The MMFA’s exhibitions and cultural programming aim to inspire new ways of looking at art and the history of art.
As a hub of art, community and exchange and a pioneer in the provision of art therapy, the Museum collaborates with partners in the fields of community organization, education, health and technology to offer all audiences an enriching and transformative experience of art. Thus, through each of its projects, the MMFA continues to strive towards a more inclusive, accessible and just world. mbam.qc.ca
