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.

Galerie VAV, Montréal, Qc, Exposition de groupe avec jury Octobre 2024 Ballads of Displacement était une exposition de groupe explorant les thèmes de la dislocation, de l'identité et de la mémoire. Présentant des œuvres de sept artistes, dont trois pièces de Marie Khediguian (Anchored in Time, Alexandria, Egypt, 1950s, et Bearing Witness), l'exposition a examiné le déplacement comme étant à la fois isolant et transformateur. Organisée par Emitees Tajdari, l'exposition invite à réfléchir sur la survie, l'héritage et l'appartenance. Une conférence d'artiste animée par India-Lynn, dans le cadre du programme IUNGO Talks, a permis d'approfondir le dialogue sur les récits personnels

March 2025

VAV Gallery, Montreal, Qc

Anchor was a group exhibition part of Art Matters Festival: North America’s largest student-run festival held in galleries all over Montreal that takes place in March. Anchor invites viewers to reflect on their own anchors and the ways art can illuminate paths to stability and hope. Featuring works by nine artists, including the first piece of the Armenian Goddess series, Anahid, Goddess of Fertility by Marie Khediguian.

October 2024

VAV Gallery, Montreal, Qc

A group exhibition exploring themes of dislocation, identity, and memory. Featuring works by seven artists, including three pieces by Marie Khediguian (Anchored in Time, Alexandria, Egypt, 1950s, andBearing Witness), the show examined displacement as both isolating and transformative. Curated by Emitees Tajdari, the exhibition invited reflections on survival, heritage, and belonging. An artist talk led by India-Lynn, as part of the IUNGO Talks program, deepened the dialogue on personal and collective narratives.