Portal to the Sovereign
The Sovereign is not granted power—she occupies it. This portal gathers work that asserts feminine presence in public, commercial, and institutional space. This is a creative landscape where women refuse invisibility. The works in this space are declarations — bold, visible, rooted. They do not ask for permission; they exist as truth. We are here.
Why this work matters:
Because claiming space in patriarchal systems is radical. Because you either believe all human beings deserve equity or you’re an asshole.
Creations
Las Guardianas: Women Holding Space
Mural Intervention
Proyecto ’ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
March–April 2024
Acrylic on Wall | Multi-site Mural (5 figures)
Las Guardianas: Women Holding Space
Mural Intervention
Proyecto ’ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
March–April 2024
Acrylic on Wall | Multi-site Mural (5 figures)
During her residency at Proyecto ’ace, LeDuc created Las Guardianas as part of the Palimpsest Project—an evolving mural environment where artists layer work over time. Inspired by pre-Colombian female figures encountered during her travels in South America, LeDuc depicted solid, grounded female forms as literal and symbolic guardians.
Bold magenta—intentionally invoking “Barbie pink”—was used to confront the commercialization of femininity and reclaim visibility. Installed across three terrace corners and two entrance points, the figures physically hold the space. While they evoke strength and resilience, they also raise questions about the cost of holding space for others, a labour that often remains unrecognized and decentralizing.
During her residency at Proyecto ’ace, LeDuc created Las Guardianas as part of the Palimpsest Project—an evolving mural environment where artists layer work over time. Inspired by pre-Colombian female figures encountered during her travels in South America, LeDuc depicted solid, grounded female forms as literal and symbolic guardians.
Bold magenta—intentionally invoking “Barbie pink”—was used to confront the commercialization of femininity and reclaim visibility. Installed across three terrace corners and two entrance points, the figures physically hold the space. While they evoke strength and resilience, they also raise questions about the cost of holding space for others, a labour that often remains unrecognized and decentralizing.
In Full View
Painting and Mixed Media | Photographic Documentation
Public, Commercial, and Gallery Spaces
Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa & Surrounding Regions
Ongoing
In Full View
Painting and Mixed media | Photographic Documentation
Public, Commercial, and Gallery Spaces
Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa & surrounding regions
Ongoing
In Full View documents LeDuc’s paintings and mixed-media works installed in cafés, businesses, galleries, and community spaces. Feminine energy here is not contained or curated for exclusivity—it lives openly in everyday environments.
Marked by saturated colour and confident strokes, these works refuse neutrality. They disrupt passive walls and invite encounters with feminine power that is visible, embodied, and alive. Whether in exhibitions or integrated into daily life, the intention remains consistent: to normalize feminine presence where it has long been minimized or erased.
Each installation becomes an act of sovereignty—art asserting that feminine energy belongs everywhere people gather, work, and live. Patriarchy is not sovereignty; it is a system of extraction.
A full list of participating spaces is included in the Artist’s CV.
“Deep gratitude for those who choose to hold space for this work.”
Geneviève
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