Emilio Portal

Transdisciplinary artist, Emilio Portal considers sound as much more than a simple vibratory pattern: he perceives it as an autonomous entity. He attributes unique properties to sound, giving it a life of its own. Portal’s artistic approach extends to a sensibility where life expresses itself through all aspects of nature, whether animated or inanimate. In his practice, Portal elevates elements such as sound, light, wood and stone beyond their utilitarian function. Drawing on his French, Irish, Peruvian, and Indigenous origins, his work is rooted in ancestral knowledge and challenges colonial narratives. Portal has exhibited across Canada and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Laurentian University, another in Environmental Design (Architecture) from Dalhousie University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria. Emilio Portal (he/il/they) lives and works in Sudbury.

Exhibits

November 3, 2023

Project :: Sound

Chris Dardick, Patrick Harrop, Shawn Kosmerly, Polly Kultur, Michelle Loubert, April Martin, Ben McCarthy, Emilio Portal, Cecilia-Aurel Rodriguez-Beaudoin, Pandora Topp, Joëlle Villeneuve

June 14 — 17, 2023

FAAS 7 : Kathleen

Ali Rodriguez-Beaudoin, Alegría Gobeil, Alix Voz, Alyssa Scott, Annie-Claude Deschênes, Connor Lafortune, Debajehmujig Storytellers, Fauxcils, Félix Hallée-Theoret, Florencia Sosa Rey, Geneviève Matthieu, Géronimo Inutiq, Jessica Karuhanga, John Boyle-Singfield, Johannes Zits, Nico Glaude, Rotchild Choisy, Violaine Lafortune, Laurie McGauley, Tracy Gregory, Cora-Rae Silk, Emilio Portal, Elyse Portal, Tara Windatt, Clayton Windatt

May 19 — July 20, 2020

Derrière les portes

Julie René de Cotret, Emilio Portal, Ron Loranger, Anyse Ducharme, Lise Beaudry, Laurent Vaillancourt