Victoria Jean-François (b. 1994, Tiohtià:ke/Montreal) is a Haitian Canadian artist whose lens-based and interdisciplinary practice channels memory, identity, and spirituality across space and time. Rooted in embodiment, resistance, and ancestral connection, her work explores the colourful spirits of the past to reimagine freedom in the present.
Influenced by her neurodiverse experience and background in social sciences, Victoria creates from the margins—where multiplicity thrives. Her practice flows through photography, writing, sound, and archiving to interrogate colonial narratives, displacement, and the rhythms of belonging. Guided by ancestral memory and the possibilities of Haitian spiritual thought,
Multi disciplinary Artist & Seeker of Restorative Truths
she reshapes timelines, creating visual and sonic rituals of presence and liberation.
She sees the present as the most powerful space: a threshold where past and future intersect and meaning is made. Through community-engaged work, she archives dignity, identity, and resistance—centering the stories and spirits that shape our collective becoming.
Victoria’s work is informed by her research contributions to the Black Community Resource Centre, and her collaborations with organizations like StudioZX, INRS, DESTA, Commetta, McGill’s SACE office, and others. Currently pursuing a degree in Art Education with an intrest in Art Therapy at Concordia University, Victoria is deepening her understanding
of her creative practice as a teaching tool for healing, reflection, and personal transformation. Currently she continues to archive StudioZX’s revitalisation of the Village de Montreal's cultural programming .
For Victoria, art is a ritual of reclamation. Her lens is both witness and portal—a way to splinter time, map embodiment, and imagine the world we deserve.