Samuel Roy-Bois

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Samuel Roy-Bois
Born (1973-09-30) September 30, 1973 (age 47) [1]
NationalityCanadian
Occupationartist, musician and performer

Samuel Roy-Bois (born September 30, 1973) is a Quebecois artist, musician, and performer. Roy-Bois is interested in the deconstruction of space, questioning and redefining the boundaries between art and exhibition spaces.[ citation needed ]

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In 2001, he received his MFA from Concordia University, [2] Roy-Bois lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is an assistant professor of visual art at the University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus in Kelowna. [3]

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References

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  2. "Darling Foundry - Roy-Bois, Samuel". www.fonderiedarling.org.
  3. Columbia, The University of British. "Samuel Roy-Bois". fccs.ok.ubc.ca.
  4. "Samuel Roy-Bois Spreads the Love at Œil de Poisson".
  5. "Les 30 ans de L'OEil de poisson: synthèse pyramidale". 6 September 2015.
  6. "Samuel Roy-Bois: Candid". 28 April 2010.
  7. "Samuel Roy-Bois and Max Dean: Built to Fall – Canadian Art".
  8. "Samuel Roy-Bois at Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver". www.artforum.com.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Samuel Roy-Bois – MAC Montréal".
  11. "Or Gallery: Samuel Roy-Bois: j'ai entendu un bruit, je me suis sauvé (I heard a noise and I ran), January 11 to February 8, 2003". www.orgallery.org.