Caro LaFlamme
EN: Caro LaFlamme is a multidisciplinary artist and musician currently based in Winnipeg, Canada. LaFlamme graduated from the University of Manitoba School of Art in 2017 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours). She specializes in painting and minimalist sculpture to create self-portraits and abstract compositions through a contemporary feminist lens.LaFlamme was the lead keyboardist and backup vocalist of Canadian death-pop outfit Efflo (formerly Sc Mira) from 2015-2021. With Efflo, LaFlamme has opened for Ke$ha and The National at Milwaukee Summerfest, toured throughout Canada and the US, and performed in Tokyo, Japan. She launched a new alt-rock solo project, Imposter Syndrome, in the fall of 2019.Photo by Travis Ross.
FR: Caro LaFlamme est une artiste visuelle et musicienne multidisciplinaire basée à Winnipeg (Canada). LaFlamme a obtenu son baccalauréat en beaux-arts (avec distinction) de l’École des beaux-arts à l’Université du Manitoba en 2017. Elle se spécialise en peinture sur toile et sculpture minimaliste pour créer des autoportraits et des compositions abstraites d'un angle féministe contemporain.LaFlamme était claviériste principale et chanteuse secondaire du groupe canadien "death-pop" Efflo de 2015 à 2021. Avec Efflo, LaFlamme a fait la première partie de Ke$ha et The National au Milwaukee Summerfest, a tourné à travers le Canada et les États-Unis et a performé à Tokyo (Japon). Elle a récemment lancé un nouveau projet solo de rock alternatif, Imposter Syndrome, l'automne de 2019.Photo par Travis Ross.
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Troublegum / Silicon(n)e
Commissions & Standalone Works
Digital Artwork & Graphic Design
Afterlife
Vandals
Excuse Me (Sorry)
Troublegum / Silicon(n)e
2021-2022
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"Sickly Sweet (Douceâtre)" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2021.
"Thank You" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2021.
"C₂H₄" Acrylic on canvas. 30 x 22 inches. 2022.
"Bad Girl" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2021.
"Softgore" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2021.
"Selfish Mode" Acrylic on canvas. 14 x 11 inches. 2021.
"Untitled I" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2022.
"Cortisol" Acrylic on canvas. 10 x 8 inches. 2022.
"Untitled II" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2022.
"Séisme" Acrylic on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2022.
"Skin Hunger (Carence)" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2022.
"Languish (Languir)" Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 9 inches. 2021.
"Silicon(n)e" Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 8 inches. 2022.
"Le Vide" Acrylic on canvas. 7 x 5 inches. 2022.
"Ceci n'est pas un test" Acrylic on canvas. 7 x 5 inches. 2022.
Commissions &
Standalone Works
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Display stand for Théâtre Cercle Molière. Interior paint on MDF. 2023.
Untitled. Acrylic on canvas. 14 x 11 inches. 2022.
"Gemini (Artemio)" Acrylic on canvas. 20 x 14 inches. 2020.
Untitled. Acrylic on canvas. 10 x 10 inches. 2021.
"Mickey" Acrylic on canvas. 9 x 12 inches. 2020.
"Vanity" Oil and acrylic on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2021.
Digital Artwork
& Graphic Design
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"Hayley Williams" Digital drawing. 2023. Based on a photograph by Zachary Gray for Rolling Stone.
"Let Gaza Live" & "Ceasefire Now" Digitally-drawn postcards. 2023. Link to print: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vOaERjwAkVvaUWZSWEb4xfvmGJTKhHQp/view?usp=drive_link
Kirche "Creep" single artwork. Digital illustration. 2019.
"Gerard Way" Digital painting. 2023. Based on a photograph by Sidney Chansamone for Punkaganda Press.
Character design for Bwtleg. Digital illustration, 2021.
"Tegan & Sara" Digital drawing. 2023. Based on a photograph by Eluvier Acosta.
Efflo "Reincarnation" single artwork. Logo design & digital photo. 2020.
Vinculum Music logo. Digital illustration. 2020.
Carlos and the Suspiroes "Angry White Men" single artwork. Digital illustration. 2024.
Afterlife
Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition, 2017
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Left to right: "Two Weeks" 36 x 72 inches, "Twenty Sixteen/Twenty Seventeen" 14 x 22 inches, "Monday" 14 x 14 inches, “TGIF” 14 x 63 inches, "Cut" 12 x 12 inches, "Wipe" 12 x 12 inches, "Recline" 36 x 24 inches (all oil on canvas, 2016-2017).
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
"Two Weeks" Oil on canvas. 36 x 72 inches. 2016.
"Twenty Sixteen/Twenty Seventeen" Oil on canvas. 14 x 22 inches. 2017.
"Monday" Oil on canvas. 14 x 14 inches. 2017.
“TGIF” Oil on canvas. 14 x 63 inches. 2017. (Detail)
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Left to right: "Two Weeks" 36 x 72 inches, "Twenty Sixteen/Twenty Seventeen" 14 x 22 inches, "Monday" 14 x 14 inches, “TGIF” 14 x 63 inches, "Cut" 12 x 12 inches, "Wipe" 12 x 12 inches, "Recline" 36 x 24 inches (all oil on canvas, 2016-2017).
"Cut" Oil on canvas. 12 x 12 inches. 2016, "Wipe" Oil on canvas. 12 x 12 inches. 2016, "Recline" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2016.
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Disposable makeup wipes, pigment, and wax. Various sizes. 2017.
Vandals
Gallery of Student Art, 2014 & Nuit Blanche Winnipeg, 2014
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Left to right: "Pink" Aerosol paint, gesso, and oil on canvas. 42 x 30 inches. 2014, "A for Antagonistic" Aerosol paint, gesso, and oil on canvas. 22 x 28 inches. 2014.
Left to right: "PEVIS" Oil and acrylic on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2014, "W.E. : wHAt EVER" Sharpie, oil, and acrylic on canvas. 16 x 12 inches. 2014, "SAMO" Oil on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2014.
Left to right: "III" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2014, "II" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2014, "I" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2014.
Right to left: "Me" Acrylic and oil bar on canvas. 11 x 14 inches. 2014, "Untitled" Acrylic and aerosol paint on canvas. 11 x 14 inches. 2014, "I" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2014.
Left to right: "Pink" Aerosol paint, gesso, and oil on canvas. 42 x 30 inches. 2014, "PEVIS" Oil and acrylic on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2014, "SAMO" Oil on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2014.
"Pink" Aerosol paint, gesso, and oil on canvas. 42 x 30 inches. 2014.
"PEVIS" Oil and acrylic on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2014.
Left to right: "PEVIS" Oil and acrylic on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2014, "SAMO" Oil on canvas. 20 x 16 inches. 2014.
"I’m Funny" Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20 inches. 2014.
"Ass" Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20 inches. 2014.
"Me" Acrylic and oil bar on canvas. 11 x 14 inches. 2014.
Left to right: "I" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2014, "II" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2014, "III" Oil on canvas. 36 x 24 inches. 2014.
Excuse Me (Sorry)
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Digital print on somerset paper. 12.5 x 8.5 inches. 2015.
Digital print on somerset paper. 12.5 x 8.5 inches. 2015.
Digital print on somerset paper. 12.5 x 8.5 inches. 2015.
Left to right: Digital prints on somerset paper. 12.5 x 8.5 inches. 2015, Acrylic on canvas shirts. 16 x 23 inches. 2015.
Acrylic on canvas shirt. 16 x 23 inches. 2015. (Detail)
Acrylic on canvas shirt. 16 x 23 inches. 2015. (Detail)
Acrylic on canvas shirt. 16 x 23 inches. 2015. (Detail)
Acrylic on canvas shirt. 16 x 23 inches. 2015. (Detail)
PRESS
l'Atelier Culturel: De musicienne à artiste peintre, Caro LaFlamme aux talents multiples (FR)
Christine Lamontagne, Radio-Canada | 21 octobre 2022Silicon(n)e: l'art dans la parodie (FR)
Hugo Beaucamp, La Liberté | 7 décembre 2022Connexion: Regard de femmes (FR)
Genevieve Murchison, Radio-Canada Ici-Télé | 23 avril 2023
CURRICULUM VITAE
EXHIBITIONS & HONORARIUMS
Silicon(n)e | 2022
Galerie du Centre culturel franco-manitobain, Winnipeg | Sep 24-Dec 27, 2022Peinture Fraîche et Nouvelle Construction – 13e Édition | 2017*
Art Mûr | 5826 rue St-Hubert, Montréal | Jul 15-Aug 26, 2017SOFA Student Association Exhibition | 2017*
The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg | Jun 9-19, 2017Ace Art Annual Curated Student Exhibition | 2017 | 2015*
Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg | May 26-Jun 9, 2017 | Apr 10-May 1, 2015Scott Wachal Memorial Student Bursary | Ace Art | 2015
This bursary is available to art students selected to exhibit in the Annual Student Show. The bursary is intended to support a project or an opportunity that will positively impact the artist’s practice.Nuit Blanche Winnipeg | Emerging Voices finalist | 2014
125 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg | Sep 27, 2014Vandals | 2014
Gallery of Student Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg | Jun 2-13, 2014* indicates a group show
ACADEMIC PROFILE
University of Manitoba | School of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts, First Class Honours (2017)
Major: Painting
Minor: Women and Gender Studies
GPA: 4.04
AWARDS
Alice Hamilton Prize in Painting | 2017
Awarded to a graduating BFA student who has achieved the highest standing in all painting courses and submitted the top-ranked portfolio to the School of Art Awards Committee.Carol E. Mills Memorial Scholarship for Painting & Printmaking | 2015
Awarded to a BFA student who has demonstrated originality and commitment to painting and/or printmaking.Dr. A. W. Hogg Undergraduate Scholarship | 2012
Awarded on the basis of highest average standings irrespective of year and course.UMSU Scholarship | 2012 | 2014
Distributed to the top 4% of all students by Faculty.Governor General’s Academic Medal | 2011
Awarded to the student graduating with the highest average from a high school, as well as from an approved college or university.Chown Centennial Scholarship | 2011
Offered to the best “all-around” student graduating from a high school and selected according to criteria established by each school.Guertin Centennial Entrance Scholarship | 2011
High Standing on admission to the University of Manitoba School of Art.