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A QUIET TRUTH

Caroline Monnet & Renée Condo

Sidecar in collaboration with Blouin Division (Montreal, Toronto) presents A Quiet Truth—a two-person exhibition featuring the works of Caroline Monnet and Renée Condo. This marks the first time these artists will engage in a direct dialogue, offering a unique opportunity to experience their artistic practices side by side. 

An installation view of "A Quiet Truth" at Sidecar Gallery, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

A square framed artwork with patterns sewn into pink insulation material.

Caroline Monnet, Body Part, 2024

embroidery on polyethylene, mineral wool

82 x 82 x 2 in (208.3 x 208.3 x 5.1 cm)

A Quiet Truth bridges two distinct Indigenous forms of cultural expression, each challenging colonial narratives while celebrating the resilience and beauty of their communities. A powerful energy flows through the exhibition, driven by vivid colors, diverse materials, and unique motifs. 

A framed green artwork with orange, red and green patterns sewn into roofing material.

Caroline Monnet, Sweet Grass, 2025

embroidery on roof underlayment

46 1/2 x 69 1/2 in (118.1 x 176.5 cm)

An installation view of "A Quiet Truth" at Sidecar Gallery, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

A white octagonal sculpture with intricate black patterns on the surface.

Caroline Monnet, Papakinede, 2023

ceramic, cement, grout, wood

43 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 35 in (110.5 x 110.5 x 88.9 cm)

An installation view of "A Quiet Truth" at Sidecar Gallery, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with eight floral shapes patterned in.

Renée Condo, Angamsit, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

A detail of a beaded leaf in Renée Condo's work.

Renée Condo, Plu'jaqama'tieg (b), detail, 2025

Renée Condo’s large-scale beaded compositions for A Quiet Truth explore the interconnected realms of physics, metaphysics, and Mi’gmaq worldviews. Each wooden bead serves as a marker of relationship—between materials, ideas, and the unseen forces that shape our existence—bringing forward concepts of harmony, reciprocity, and entanglement. Condo’s work carries the quiet yet enduring presence of Indigenous knowledge, embodying spirit, energy, and love. In this sense, A Quiet Truth reflects Condo’s ability to translate invisible forces—whether quantum or spiritual—into tangible, visual forms that speak of the profound emotions and relations waiting to be felt and understood.

Renée Condo, Plu'jaqama'tieg (a), 2025 (left), Plu'jaqama'tieg (b), 2025 (right)

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

Renée Condo, Plu'jaqama'tieg (a), 2025 (left), Plu'jaqama'tieg (b), 2025 (right)

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with eight floral shapes patterned in.

Renée Condo, Paneta'q (b), 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

48 x 40 in (121.9 x 101.6 cm)

An installation view of "A Quiet Truth" at Sidecar Gallery, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo, Gesiangam'tg 1, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

An installation view of "A Quiet Truth" at Sidecar Gallery, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo, Gesiangam'tg 2, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo, Gesiangam'tg 3, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

An artwork comprised of dark blue hand dyed maple wood beads with eleven floral shapes patterned in.

Renée Condo, Nujisa'se'wamugwa'teget: Inversion (a), 2024

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

Caroline Monnet’s sculptural and embroidered pieces tell us about the complexities of Indigenous lived realities and ever-changing cultural narratives. Using housing construction materials like air barrier membrane, roof underlayment and Styrofoam, she reimagines traditional forms of knowledge and Indigenous motifs to explore the connection between language reclamation, land, and Indigenous identities. Navigating the intersection of past and present through the idea of intergenerational transmission, Monnet’s work reflects how these industrial materials uncover the subtle, but yet persistent truths regarding issues such as the preservation of oral histories and the lack of housing for First Nations. 

An installation view of "A Quiet Truth" at Sidecar Gallery, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

A framed artwork with red and yellow embroidered patterns on black roofing material with "Eyes on the Prize" in the center.

Caroline Monnet, Eyes on the Prize, 2024

embroidery on air barrier membrane

48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

A framed artwork with red, white black and yellow embroidered patterns on black roofing material with the words "Less Me More We" in the center.

Caroline Monnet, Less Me, More We, 2024

embroidery on air barrier membrane

48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

A sculpture made from plywood and roofing tiles with patterned circles cut out.

Caroline Monnet, Canopy, 2023

asphalt shingles, oriented strand board

72 x 101 7/8 in (182.9 x 258.6 cm)

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

A square framed artwork with intricate patterns cut out from a mauve insulation panel.

Caroline Monnet, Whispers of the Infinite, 2024

styrofoam (engraving)

46 x 46 in (116.8 x 116.8 cm)

A triptych of framed artworks with neon orange, green and blue intricate embroidery on black roofing material.

Caroline Monnet, Sakahàn (To light a fire), 2024

embroidery on roof underlay

67 x 42 x 2 1/2 in (170.2 x 106.7 x 6.3 cm)

An installation view of "A Quiet Truth" at Sidecar Gallery, 2025

A Quiet Truth, installation view, 2025

A Quiet Truth celebrates the strength and innovation of these two artists while also inviting reflection on the enduring presence of Indigenous voices in the contemporary world.

Portrait of the artist Caroline Monnet

Caroline Monnet is an Anishinaabe/French multidisciplinary artist from Outaouais, Quebec. Monnet has exhibited internationally at major venues such as  the Whitney Museum of American Art, Toronto Biennial of Art, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Her work is held in prominent collections, including UNESCO, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Fine Arts Montreal, and Art Gallery of Ontario. Her films have been showcased at festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale and TIFF and she has received numerous accolades, including the 2020 Pierre-Ayot Award and the Sundance Institute’s Merata Mita Fellowship. The artist will be included in An Indigenous Present, a group exhibition co-curated by artist Jeffrey Gibson (member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent) and independent curator Jenelle Porter, at ICA Boston, which opens in October 2025.

A QUIET TRUTH - Caroline Monnet and Renée Condo - Exhibitions - Sidecar

Renée Condo is a contemporary visual artist of Mi’gmaw First Nation heritage from Gesgapegiag. Condo holds a BFA and MFA from Concordia University and has received various scholarships and grants, including those from the Canada Council for the Arts. Her exhibitions include the Art Basel Fair, the Armory Show (Focus Section) and the Contemporary Native Art Biennial and solo shows like Shifting Perspectives (2023) and Pemitg - Heart Knowledge (2021). Condo’s work is represented in private collections such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Royal Bank of Canada and the TD Bank.

A square framed artwork with patterns sewn into pink insulation material.

Caroline Monnet

Body Part, 2024

embroidery on polyethylene, mineral wool

82 x 82 x 2 in (208.3 x 208.3 x 5.1 cm)

Inquire
A framed green artwork with orange, red and green patterns sewn into roofing material.

Caroline Monnet

Sweet Grass, 2025

embroidery on roof underlayment

46 1/2 x 69 1/2 in (118.1 x 176.5 cm)

Inquire
Caroline Monnet

Sakahàn (To light a fire), 2024

embroidery on roof underlay

67 x 42 x 2 1/2 in (170.2 x 106.7 x 6.3 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Sakahàn (To light a fire), 2024

embroidery on roof underlay

67 x 42 x 2 1/2 in (170.2 x 106.7 x 6.3 cm)

Inquire
A white octagonal sculpture with intricate black patterns on the surface.

Caroline Monnet

Papakinede, 2023

ceramic, cement, grout, wood

43 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 35 in (110.5 x 110.5 x 88.9 cm)

Inquire
Caroline Monnet

Whispers of the Infinite, 2024

styrofoam (engraving)

46 x 46 in (116.8 x 116.8 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Whispers of the Infinite, 2024

styrofoam (engraving)

46 x 46 in (116.8 x 116.8 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with eight floral shapes patterned in.

Renée Condo

Angamsit, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with eight floral shapes patterned in.

Renée Condo

Paneta'q (b), 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

48 x 40 in (121.9 x 101.6 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with three floral shapes and half of a yellow sun.

Renée Condo

Plu'jaqama'tieg (a), 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with three floral shapes and half of a yellow sun.

Renée Condo,

Plu'jaqama'tieg (b), 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo

Gesiangam'tg 3, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo

Gesiangam'tg 2, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo

Gesiangam'tg 1, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

Inquire
An artwork comprised of dark blue hand dyed maple wood beads with eleven floral shapes patterned in

Renée Condo

Nujisa'se'wamugwa'teget: Inversion (a), 2024

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

Inquire
A framed artwork with red, white black and yellow embroidered patterns on black roofing material with the words "Less Me More We" in the center.

Caroline Monnet

Less Me, More We, 2024

embroidery on air barrier membrane

48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Inquire
A framed artwork with red and yellow embroidered patterns on black roofing material with "Eyes on the Prize" in the center.

Caroline Monnet

Eyes on the Prize, 2024

embroidery on air barrier membrane

48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Inquire
Caroline Monnet

Canopy, 2023

asphalt shingles, oriented strand board

72 x 101 7/8 in (182.9 x 258.6 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Canopy, 2023

asphalt shingles, oriented strand board

72 x 101 7/8 in (182.9 x 258.6 cm)

Inquire
A square framed artwork with patterns sewn into pink insulation material.

Caroline Monnet

Body Part, 2024

embroidery on polyethylene, mineral wool

82 x 82 x 2 in (208.3 x 208.3 x 5.1 cm)

A framed green artwork with orange, red and green patterns sewn into roofing material.

Caroline Monnet

Sweet Grass, 2025

embroidery on roof underlayment

46 1/2 x 69 1/2 in (118.1 x 176.5 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Sakahàn (To light a fire), 2024

embroidery on roof underlay

67 x 42 x 2 1/2 in (170.2 x 106.7 x 6.3 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Sakahàn (To light a fire), 2024

embroidery on roof underlay

67 x 42 x 2 1/2 in (170.2 x 106.7 x 6.3 cm)

A white octagonal sculpture with intricate black patterns on the surface.

Caroline Monnet

Papakinede, 2023

ceramic, cement, grout, wood

43 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 35 in (110.5 x 110.5 x 88.9 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Whispers of the Infinite, 2024

styrofoam (engraving)

46 x 46 in (116.8 x 116.8 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Whispers of the Infinite, 2024

styrofoam (engraving)

46 x 46 in (116.8 x 116.8 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with eight floral shapes patterned in.

Renée Condo

Angamsit, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with eight floral shapes patterned in.

Renée Condo

Paneta'q (b), 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

48 x 40 in (121.9 x 101.6 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with three floral shapes and half of a yellow sun.

Renée Condo

Plu'jaqama'tieg (a), 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with three floral shapes and half of a yellow sun.

Renée Condo,

Plu'jaqama'tieg (b), 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo

Gesiangam'tg 3, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo

Gesiangam'tg 2, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

An artwork comprised of hand dyed maple wood beads with five floral shapes patterned in on a pill shaped panel.

Renée Condo

Gesiangam'tg 1, 2025

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

60 x 25 in (152.4 x 63.5 cm)

An artwork comprised of dark blue hand dyed maple wood beads with eleven floral shapes patterned in

Renée Condo

Nujisa'se'wamugwa'teget: Inversion (a), 2024

wood beads, acrylic paint, epoxy on wood panel

72 x 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

A framed artwork with red, white black and yellow embroidered patterns on black roofing material with the words "Less Me More We" in the center.

Caroline Monnet

Less Me, More We, 2024

embroidery on air barrier membrane

48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

A framed artwork with red and yellow embroidered patterns on black roofing material with "Eyes on the Prize" in the center.

Caroline Monnet

Eyes on the Prize, 2024

embroidery on air barrier membrane

48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Canopy, 2023

asphalt shingles, oriented strand board

72 x 101 7/8 in (182.9 x 258.6 cm)

Caroline Monnet

Canopy, 2023

asphalt shingles, oriented strand board

72 x 101 7/8 in (182.9 x 258.6 cm)