Roadkill Paintings (Found Series) superimposes images from the Internet onto second-hand domestic fabrics.

The series draws a parallel between the brutalization of animals and the systemic mistreatment of marginalized communities, particularly Queer and Indigenous peoples, who are often dehumanized under the guise of "traditional values" ideologies. The dystopian nature of a society that accepts the dissection and disposal of animals as a mere byproduct of interconnectedness demands re-evaluation: is this violence incidental or foundational? The source images for this series were found on social media, underlining the harrowing accessibility to violence in online spaces. 

Developed as a solo exhibition for Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa, select works from Roadkill Paintings (Found Series) are now available for acquisition at de Montigny Contemporary.

Remains Located, Relationship Unknown, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2025.

Double Fatality I, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2025.

Double Fatality II, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2025.

Untitled (Roadkill Deer on Yellow Floral) I, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 10 x 12 inches, 2024.

Untitled (Roadkill Deer on Yellow Floral) II, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 10 x 12 inches, 2024.

Unmarked Grave I, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2025.

Unmarked Grave II, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2025.

Untitled (Roadkill Goose), silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 10 x 10 inches, 2025.

No Next of Kin, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2025.

It’s The Big Day!, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2025.

Unidentified Victim, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 10 x 12 inches, 2025.

Improper Burial III, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 10 x 10 inches, 2025.

Improper Burial IV, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 10 x 10 inches, 2025.

Untitled (Roadkill Squirrel on Floral) I, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 8 x 10 inches, 2024.

Untitled (Roadkill Squirrel on Floral) II, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 8 x 10 inches, 2024.

Untitled (Roadkill Squirrel on Floral) III, silkscreen ink on found material on panel, 8 x 10 inches, 2024.

In an era where horror films are increasingly gory and videos of real-world atrocities circulate online without warning, violence represents both entertainment and news. The grotesque has become banal. Just as one slows down to gawk at roadkill on the highway, people now experience others' suffering with morbid curiosity and indifference. Roadkill Paintings (Found Series) invites viewers to interrogate the content they consume and the systems that produce it.

Thank you to Arts Ottawa (formerly Arts Network Ottawa) for supporting this project. Thank you to Marguerite Morin for documenting the series. Select works available for acquisition at de Montigny Contemporary.