(Un)Familiar Spaces was a juried student exhibition that brings together emerging artists exploring the fluid boundary between memory and place. Hosted at WIP Works, the show invites viewers into spaces both intimate and uncanny—where nostalgia, displacement, and personal history converge.

Marie Khediguian’s The Barber of Alexandria was selected to be shown alongside a dynamic lineup of talented artists. Her work contributes to the exhibition’s reflection on how memory transforms the spaces we once knew—be they homes, shops, or interior landscapes—into layered, sometimes surreal reconstructions.

Organisée en mai 2025, Topographies of Longing était une exposition collective qui mettait en lumière des artistes d'origine SWANA (Asie du Sud-Ouest et Afrique du Nord). Ces voix sont souvent sous-représentées, marginalisées ou fétichisées et cette exposition ainsi que The Weight of Fragments visent à amplifier les voix des artistes issus de ces milieux.

Les œuvres Between Then & Now et Nairi & Ara de Marie Khediguian ont été exposées aux côtés de 7 autres artistes.

Topographies of Longing | SWANA Group Exhibition at VAV Gallery, Montreal (May 2025)

Topographies of Longing, a juried May 2025 exhibition at VAV Gallery in Montreal, showcased artists of SWANA (South West Asian and North African) descent. Featuring Marie Khediguian’s Between Then & Now and Nairi & Ara, the show centered voices often marginalized or misrepresented in mainstream art spaces.

was a group show that highlighted artists of SWANA (South West Asian and North African) descent. These voices are often underrepresented, marginalized or fetishized and this show along with Topographies of Longing aim to amplify the voices of artists from this background.

Marie Khediguian's the barber of Alexandria was shown alongside 5 other artists.