Luc Courchesne is a pioneer in the digital arts. From interactive portraits to immersive apparatuses, he has created innovative and engaging works that have earned him prestigious awards such as the Grand Prix of the ICC Biennale in Tokyo in 1997, several Honorary Mentions and an Award of Distinction at Ars Electronica in Linz in 1999 and the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas in 2019. His works are part of major collections including those of the ZKM | Karlsruhe, the NTT InterCommunication Center in Tokyo, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal. They have been presented in more than 150 exhibitions around the world, notably at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. A graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1974, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984, he was a student of Anthony Mann, Michael Snow, and Otto Piene. Artist, designer, and professor at the Université de Montréal, he is a founding member of the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Courchesne is honoured in 2021 with the Governor General Award for Media Arts.