🎨 Top 3 Art Exhibits to Discover This Week | Montreal Vernissages

As the air cools and the city lights reflect on fall leaves, Montreal Vernissages continue to bring warmth, creativity, and energy to the local art scene. This week, three powerful exhibitions capture the essence of Montreal’s artistic pulse, from intimate ateliers to landmark institutions.

Here are the must-see vernissages for every art lover, collector, and curious soul in search of inspiration.

🖼️ 1. Frédérique Chassé – “Always on Alert” at Galerie Deschênes

📍 Location: 5155 rue D’Iberville, Suite 495, Montréal
🕕 Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tucked inside a converted Plateau-Mont-Royal apartment, Galerie Deschênes is the kind of place that reminds you why Montreal Vernissages feel so personal and alive. Gallerist and musician Mathieu Deschênes invites the public to discover Always on Alert, a multidisciplinary show by Frédérique Chassé.

Chassé’s art is deeply emotional, a blend of humor, tenderness, and the grotesque. Her works feel like entries in a visual diary, transforming vulnerability into shared experience. The pieces balance beauty and chaos, offering a poetic tension that lingers long after you leave.

Expect a welcoming crowd and a creative buzz, the perfect example of why Montreal Vernissages continue to draw the city’s most eclectic and thoughtful audience.

🧭 2. René Derouin – “Voir de près / Recent Works” at Valence Art

📍 Location: Valence Art, 2456 rue Beaubien, Montréal
🕔 Dates: Wednesday, October 8 & Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Legendary Quebec artist René Derouin returns with Voir de près / Recent Works, a show that explores identity, migration, and belonging through his signature multidisciplinary approach. Presented alongside the launch of a new art book, this double event is one of this week’s most anticipated Montreal Vernissages.

Derouin’s works engraving, sculpture, and drawing create a dialogue between ancient and modern influences, exploring how cultures intertwine across the Americas.

Hosted by Valence Art, a vibrant space that transforms between an office and gallery, this vernissage reflects what makes Montreal Vernissages unique: community, intimacy, and authenticity.

🪶 3. Irene F. Whittome – “I Am Here” at Fondation Guido Molinari

📍 Location: 3290 rue Ste-Catherine Est, Montréal
🕕 Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This week’s final highlight takes place at the Fondation Guido Molinari, where acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Irene F. Whittome presents I Am Here. The exhibition transforms the gallery into a living studio, an immersive environment filled with works on paper, photographs, sculptures, and objects from her creative space.

Whittome’s exploration of impermanence, memory, and time is deeply moving. Her art blurs the lines between presence and absence, inviting visitors to contemplate what it means to simply be here.

Elegant and introspective, I Am Here is an unmissable stop on this week’s list of Montreal Vernissages, offering a quiet yet powerful experience.

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✨ Whether you’re an art collector, creator, or weekend wanderer, these three exhibitions capture the soul of Montreal Vernissages — blending culture, creativity, and connection across the city’s most inspiring spaces.

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