Fanette Mellier × Graphic Design | Exhibition “Versicolore” in Montreal, Canada – ADF Web Magazine

Fanette Mellier × Graphic Design | Exhibition “Versicolore” in Montreal, Canada

ADF09/09/2025≫ Art≫ Event

Exhibition "Versicolore"

A poetic exploration of graphic design

The Design Center at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal) in Montreal, Canada, is hosting a solo exhibition by French artist and graphic designer Fanette Merlier titled “Versicolore: The Graphic World of Fanette Merlier” from September 18 to November 9, 2025. The exhibition showcases her diverse expressions across various media, including books, posters, animations, objects, and installations.

Fanette Mellier, Aquarium, 21×18 cm, 50 pages. Éditions du livre, 2018
Photo credit: © Alexandre Chaize. Photograph reproduced with the artist's permission

Curated by UQAM professor emeritus and design researcher Marc H. Choko, the exhibition reveals Mellier's singular design language through experimental works, collaborative pieces with writers and musicians, as well as more conventional commissions approached with creative freedom. The installation—composed of texts, quotes, and visuals—offers insight into Mellier's reflections on graphic design practice. Her passion for creating highly diverse graphic objects and her desire to share that joy with others through educational tools and games are evident throughout the exhibition. The projects on view explore both her client relationships and her classical or experimental responses to design briefs, ultimately inviting the viewer into a dreamlike experience.

: Fanette Mellier, Matriochka 3, 6.5×8.5 cm, 32 pages. Éditions du livre, 2024 Photo credit: © Alexandre Chaize. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Comédie de Clermont · communication, Various formats. La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand – national theater, since 2022 Photo credit: © Alexandre Chaize. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Le Papillon imprimeur, 8×12 inches. Éditions du livre, 2016 Photo credit: © Alexandre Chaize. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Specimen, 120×176 cm. Chaumont Graphic Design Center, 2009 Photo credit: © Alexandre Chaize. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Studio photograph. 2024 Photo credit: © Fanette Mellier. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Play, 15×36 cm, 8 pages. Fotokino, 2015 Photo credit: © Clément Vauchez. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Studio photograph. 2023 Photo credit: © Fanette Mellier. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Studio photograph. 2024 Photo credit: © Lili Romanet. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Bastard Battle, 12×16 cm, 112 pages. Éditions Dissonances / Pôle graphisme de Chaumont, 2008 Photo credit: © Alexandre Chaize. Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

: Fanette Mellier, Portrait. 2015. Photo credit: © Pascal Béjean Photograph reproduced with the artist’s permission

Fanette Mellier Profile

Fanette Mellier graduated in 2000 from the École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg. She trained under renowned designers Pierre Di Sciullo and Pierre Bernard, and in 2004 began her independent career working with publishers and within the cultural and social sectors, primarily focusing on printed objects. Her work has been featured in numerous graphic festivals and magazines and exhibited in leading art institutions such as Centre Pompidou in Paris. Mellier was a resident at Villa Medici (French Academy in Rome) from 2012 to 2013.

Marc H. Choko Profile

Marc H. Choko is Professor Emeritus at UQAM's School of Design, where he taught from 1977 to 2018. He served as research director at INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société from 1985 to 2005 and directed the UQAM Design Centre from 1999 to 2008. He now devotes his time to publishing, curating exhibitions, and giving lectures on graphic arts.