Bio
Abigaëlle Richard
I'm a French Canadian born in Montreal and was raised in Quebec, Peru, Chad, Cameroon and Mexico. I now live and work in Montreal.
Background and activity
After a professional training in classical ballet, and studies in visual arts, I completed a Ph.D. in anthropology with a specialization in archaeology and iconography of ancient Egypt. Since then, I have continued to travel, to learn and devote myself entirely to my multidisciplinary artistic production (ceramics, visual arts, creative writing, dance and photography), as well as my transmissions, nourished by my spiritual practice and intuition.
What animates my soul
As a creator and transmitter engaged in spiritual growth, I share beauty, harmony and intuitive guidance in order to help elevate consciousness and vibrations in our world, and to encourage all of us to find our answers within, through the wisest part of our being.
I explore, embody and transmit, through the magic of joy, faith and wonder, that anything is possible in this multiverse. I wish to incarnate this call of the soul, in simplicity, mindfulness, humor, respect, kindness, sovereignty, generosity and all my gratitude.
CV
Education and training
2022 - present - Ceramics training: Gaële céramiste and Les Faiseurs
2021 - 2022 - Self-entrepreneurship training: NeuroBusiness School
2020 (1 semester) - Ceramics training: Centre de Céramique Bonsecours
2018 - Ecological architecture design training: SolutionERA
2013 - 2014 - Partial Master's degree studies in Archival and Library Sciences: University of Montreal
2011 - Training in digital photography: University of Montreal & Lozeau
2006 - 2011 - Ph.D. anthropology (archaeology/iconography of ancient Egypt): University of Montreal
2003 - 2005 - M.Sc. anthropology (archaeology/iconography of ancient Egypt): University of Montreal
2003 - 2004 - Transliteration/translation of Middle Egyptian hieroglyphs: The Society for Near Eastern Studies
2003 - 2004 - Minor in classical and ancient studies: University of Montreal
1997 - 2001- B.Sc. with honour's thesis in anthropology (archaeology/iconography): McGill University
2000 - School of field archaeology with the Field Archaeology Unit: University College London
1995 - 1997 - D.E.C. in visual arts: CEGEP of Old Montreal
1985 - 1991 - D.E.S. in classical ballet: Les Grands Ballets Canadiens/CEGEP Old Montreal/Pierre Laporte
Experience
2018 - present - Multidisciplinary creator and transmitter: Mokusho Abigaëlle Richard
2018 - 2019 - Blogger on ecological architecture and personal growth: Solution ERA
2003 - 2018 - Clerk for cataloguing services, rare books, faculty libraries: University of Montreal’s libraries
2007 - 2008 - Assistant curator at “Archaeology and World Cultures” collection: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
2006 - Course given on Phoenician culture at the UTA: Sherbrooke University
2005 - 2009 - Responsible for the library, part of executive committee: The Society for Near Eastern Studies
2002 - 2003 - Research assistant at the psychology department: GRIP University of Montreal
2003 - Teaching assistant for the course "Archaeology of Civilizations": University of Montreal
Research
2008 - Doctoral research, artifact photography, cataloguing, analysis: European & North American museums
2007 - 2008 - Participation to the production of a catalogue on Coptic textiles: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
2005 - 2009 - Scientific research, publications, presentations: The Society for Near Eastern Studies
1999 - 2000 - Osteological remains classification, analysis, statistics: McGill University/zooarchaeology lab
Grants and bursaries
2006 - 2009 - Full doctoral scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec — Société et culture (FRQSC)
2006 - 2008 - Bursary of excellence for doctoral studies: Anthropology department University of Montreal
2003 - 2005 - Bursary of excellence for masters studies: Anthropology department University of Montreal
Artistic contracts and exhibitions
2022 - Children book illustration: "Sad Sally and the Mysterious Stone" text by Kay Hillman.
2017 - Photography shooting for publication: M. Gagné, "Tu ne tueras plus ! Catéchiser les Allemands après le nazisme", Leméac, Montreal.
2016 - Drawing exhibition: "Entre les lignes" (May 4th - June 8th), "Repère des 100 talents" gallery, Montreal
2015 - Photography exhibition: "Mokusho" (Aug. 14th – Sept. 11th), "Café Baklawa", Montreal
2014 - Text production for a visual arts exhibition: "Art Loop project" exhibition (Sept. 11th - 21th), "Pied Carré" gallery, Montreal
Publications and presentations
2022 - "L'heure bleue" (The Blue Hour) in Transition, no. 1 Vivre une transition
2021 - Bleu, Amazon paperback edition, 109 p.
2021- Bleu, Amazon e-book edition
2019 - J. M. Fossey and collab. Coptic Textiles of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Leyden: E. J. Brill
2012 (Feb. 7th) - Représentations votives pour la « Dame de Vie » : iconographie des bols de faïence du Nouvel Empire égyptien. Presentation at the history department of the University of Quebec in Montreal
2011 - Représentations votives pour la « Dame de Vie ». Analyse iconographique des bols de faïence du Nouvel Empire égyptien, doctoral thesis, Montreal: University of Montreal
2010 - (Aug. 16th) Iconographie et canon de représentation de l’Égypte pharaonique. Presentation at the art history department of the CEGEP of Old Montreal
2007 - (April 7th) Exploration des propriétés médicinales et psycholeptiques des nymphéas (dits « lotus ») de l’Égypte pharaonique. Presentation at the annual colloquium of The Society for Near Eastern Studies (Montréal chapter)
2007 - Exploration des propriétés médicinales et psycholeptiques des nymphéas (dits « lotus ») de l’Égypte pharaonique, La Revue d’Études des Civilisations Anciennes du Proche-Orient (RECAPO) 13, p. 36-49
2006 - (March 3rd) Anthropologie citoyenne. Un regard sur nos motivations : tendre vers une anthropologie responsable. Presentation at the annual colloquium of the anthropology department of the University of Montreal
2005 - La sexualité en Égypte ancienne : brève étude comparative des transformations entre les périodes pharaonique et ptolémaïque, La Revue d’Études des Civilisations Anciennes du Proche-Orient (RECAPO) 12, p. 33-41
2005 - Fonctions sociales et idéologiques des représentations iconographiques de danse de l’Égypte pharaonique, master’s thesis, Montreal: University of Montreal