NOTE

There are places I recognize without ever having seen them, places in that territory between sleep and waking, where objects signal a presence before it appears, where the body lies still while the mind remains wholly awake. These places exist. I find them again at night, in the city.

BIO

Arold Blanchet is a photographer based in Quebec City. He trained at the Ateliers d'art photographique under Robert Fournier, who studied with Ansel Adams, where he developed the mastery of the Zone System that remains at the foundation of his practice.

His work has been exhibited internationally, notably in Regards: Collectif photographique Québécois (June 2026, curated by Daniel Miller, China), Portals: Windows, Mirrors and Doors (2024, curated by Elizabeth Avedon), and Capturing the Light (2023, curated by Ann Jastrab) at PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA.

His photographs have been published in Black & White Magazine (issues 161, 165, 173, 176, 179) and appear in the books Voyons voir quand des images s'éveillent (2024, Éditions Cayenne) and Montréal Noir (2003, Les 400 coups). He has been represented by Arcangel Images since 2018.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2002 — Sendero Luminoso · Café Léonidas, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2001 — Sendero Luminoso · Casa Obscura, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1997 — Paysages urbain · Librairie Renaud-Bray (Parc), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1996 — Paysages urbain · Café Aux derniers des humains, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1995 — Paysages urbain · L.L. Lozeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1995 — Paysages urbain · Galerie 55 Prince, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1994 — Paysages urbain · Maison Notre-Dame De Laval, Quebec, Canada.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 (June) — Regards: Collectif photographique Québécois · Curated by Daniel Miller, China.
2024 — Portals: Windows and Doors · Juror Elizabeth Avedon · PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA.
2023 — Capturing the Light · Juror Ann Jastrab · PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA.

MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS
2026 — Portfolio Contest Winners — Black & White Magazine — n° 179 ( forthcoming )
2026 — Single Image Contest Winners — Black & White Magazine — n° 176
2025 — Portfolio Contest Winners — Black & White Magazine — n° 173
2024 — Single Image Contest Winners — Black & White Magazine — n° 165
2023 — Portfolio Contest Winners — Black & White Magazine — n° 161

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SELECTED GROUP PUBLICATIONS
2024 — Collectif — Voyons voir quand des images s’éveillent — Éditions Cayenne
2003 — Collectif — Montréal Noir — Édition Les 400 Coups