SIROIS
Canadian artist confronting how historical and institutional systems shape marginalized lives through large-scale portraiture.
Exhibitions 2026
At the Table | The Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
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May 28 - June 21, 2026
Artist Talk - June 20, 2pm - 3pm
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Gibson Public Art Gallery
431 Marine Drive
Gibsons, BC
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At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
At the Table | The Architecture of Control - Print Presentation
In conjunction with Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada's LGBT Purge exhibition -- Canadian
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July 3 - July 27, 2026
Artist Talk - July 5
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West Vancouver Memorial Library | July 31-September 15, 2026
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1950 Marine Drive
West Vancouver, BC
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Eight Large-scale archival prints from At the Table|The Architecture of Control are presented at the West Vancouver Memorial Library by invitation, in conjunction with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights travelling exhibition Love in a Dangerous Time. The original works tour concurrently at The View at VIU in Nanaimo. The library's open, light-filled space offers an unusual context for large-format portraiture--one that shifts how the works are encountered.
Museum of Human Rights
At the Table | The Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
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July 3 - July 27, 2026
Opening reception: July 3, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talk - July 5, 2 - 3 pm
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Mahon Hall
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Salt Spring Island, BC
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At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
At the Table | The Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
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Sept 10th - October 23, 2026
Opening reception: Sept 10 - 4 - 6 pm
Artist Talk - Sept. 24, 12 - 1pm
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The View Gallery
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900 Fifth St #330,
Nanaimo, BC
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At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
At the Table | The Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
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February 2 – March 13, 2027
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Seymour Art Gallery
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4360 Gallant Ave
North Vancouver, BC
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At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
Exhibitions Selected Recent
Bearing Witness
Solo Exhibition
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Nov 27, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
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Cowichan Public Art Gallery
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126 Ingram St,
Duncan, B.C.
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This exhibition brings together three bodies of work: At the Table: The 2SLGBTQ+ Visibility Project, reclaiming grand manner portraiture to centre queer lives and challenge ongoing erasure; Mortal Coil, a stark black-and-white series on mental health and self-perception; and a large-scale stand-alone portrait bridging both themes. Together, these works demand that viewers consider who is seen, how they are seen, and who is still fighting to be visible.
Bearing Witness - CPAG - Nov 2025 - Feb 2026
Bearing Witness - CPAG - Nov 2025 - Feb 2026
Parallel Art Show
Group Exhibition - SSNAP/PAS
Awarded Matt Steffich Juror's Choice Award
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Oct, 2025​
Artspring Gallery
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126 Ingram St,
Salt Spring Island, B.C.
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The Parallel Art Show (PAS) is a juried competition of Southern Gulf Islands artists that runs concurrently with SSNAP - Salt Spring National Art Prize. Artists from the Southern Gulf Islands who submit to SSNAP are automatically eligible for PAS. The Parallel Art Show jury selects approximately 50 finalists from which the PAS winners are chosen. ​
