TIAN Contemporain is pleased to present Lyrical Enchantment, a group exhibition featuring the works of Véronique Chagnon Côté, Trevor Kiernander, Ingrid Syage Tremblay and Yen-Chao Lin. This exhibition convenes a constellation of works exploring the emergent quality of enchantment through material transformation, drawing attention to the spaces between what is known and unknown, what memories and stories are forgotten, and what can be retraced, renewed, and reimagined.

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Each artist has responded to traditional expressions in architecture, sculpture, and painting, distilling and isolating them into their component forms using techniques ranging from formal abstraction to sustained material investigations. Chagnon Côté’s paintings engage with feminist interpretations of the phenomenology of space, reimagining and reinterpreting architectural conventions while subverting boundaries between interiority and exteriority. Kiernander’s sweeping abstractions are inspired by the richness of multi-sensory soundscapes, unfolding as a somatic choreography of rhythmic gestures and spontaneous mutations and inviting the audience to attune to the porous boundary between sound and form. Lin’s multidisciplinary works are animated by a material mysticism rooted in the tension between extractive logic and inherent potential. The concept of "everything that can be sensed but not necessarily seen" informs the meticulously iterative nature of her practice, in which composite pieces form a greater whole, activating the relational magic of combinatory poetics. Tremblay's sculptural carvings transform personal narratives and great historical mythologies into tangible, grounded material realities. Working primarily with wood, ”a living material that carries within it the passage of time,” her work focuses on notions of transmission and loss, exploring how stories migrate through material and memory. As navigated in the respective practices of these artists, the elemental building blocks— material, color, texture, movement—become an enchanted site of generative potential, a portal to understanding and thereby creating meaning out of the entanglement between humans and the material and metaphysical worlds they inhabit.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

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Véronique Chagnon Côté (b.1986, Montreal) holds a BFA from UQAM (2009) and a Master's in Studio Art from Concordia University (2016). Her recent exhibitions include Sous ses yeux de pierre at Forest City Gallery, Ontario (2023), Travaux en cours – Arts & Crafts aujourd’hui at Cité du Design, Esadse, France (2024) and Cruel to be kind at Livart, Montreal (2023). Her work can be found in the collections of Rad Hourani Foundation, Ville de Laval, City Hall Gallery of Ottawa, and various private collections. She lives and works in Montreal.

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Trevor Kiernander (b. 1975, Mississauga) received his MFA in Art Practice from Goldsmiths University of London (2009) and his BFA in Painting & Drawing from Concordia University (2006). Recent exhibitions include Oceans Were Taller in Other Dimensions IV at Maison de la culture Mercier in Montréal, Let’s Print Leipzig, at Leipzig Print Museum in Germany, and Abstraction V.1 at Newzones Gallery in Calgary. His work can be found in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke, Toronto Dominion Bank, and various private collections internationally. He lives and works in Montréal.

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Yen-Chao Lin (b. 1983, Taiwan) is a Taipei-born Montréal-based multidisciplinary artist. She holds a BFA from Concordia University in Film Production (2008). Her recent exhibitions include Summoning at OBORO (2025), Regards croisés at CRECQ & Foundation Grantham for the Arts and the Environment (2024) and Au fil des îles, archipels at Musée régional de Rimouski (2023). She is a 2025 finalist for Prix Polygone en arts visuels. Her works can be found in the collections of Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Ville de Laval, Tai Kwun and in various private collections. She lives and works in Montreal.

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Ingrid Syage Tremblay (b. 1984, Montreal) holds a BFA from Concordia University and a Master’s in Sculpture from the University of Texas at Austin. She has recently exhibited at the Agnes Etherington Art Center (Kingston), CIRCA art actuel (Montreal), Apexart (New York), and Grand Palais Éphémère (Paris). Her works can be found in the collections of Collection Ville de Montréal, The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center (USA) and private collections. She lives and works in Montreal.