Born in Moroco, Laïla Mestari lives and works in Montreal, Canada. Based in<em> collage</em> and <em>bricollage</em>, her multidisciplinary art practice reflects on corporality, femininity and the absurd. Recipient of several awards and scholarships (Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, Irene F. Whittome Prize in Studio Arts, Ada Lovelace Award) Mestari holds a BFA from Concordia University (2017) where she was nominated <em>Valedictorian </em>of the Faculty of Fine Arts. Having recently presented a solo project in Rota (Spain, 2017), she is currently preparing a new solo exhibition for VU Photo in Quebec City (2019) and La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse in Montreal (2019). Mestari will also be participating in <em>in praesentia / in absentia </em>this spring, a selection of video works shown at Dazibao (Montreal) in collaboration with MOMENTA and Le FIFA.