Jason Cantoro

Born in 1979, lives and works in Montreal (Canada)

A visual artist of Franco-Canadian and Italian descent, Jason Cantoro has spent over two decades exploring the balance between order and chance, between calculated repetition and poetic accident. Deeply rooted in a collective spirit, his practice seeks to make art accessible and participatory. For him, creation becomes meaningful through dialogue and exchange.

Co-founder of Atelier Cinqunquatre (2004–2016) with Alice Jarry, then of Atelier Le Club (2016–2019) in Montreal's legendary Shiff building at 305 Bellechasse, Jason now works from his studio in the Rosemont district.

His work has gained international recognition, with solo exhibitions in Montreal, New York, and Belgrade, where he developed the concept behind his landmark series . He also completed a public art commission for the Bureau d'art public de Montréal, creating a large-scale mural on the Strathearn building in the Milton-Park neighborhood.

Jason Cantoro has exhibited widely at major art fairs such as Scope Miami, Art New York, Affordable Art Fair, and Fountain, and has taken part in numerous group shows across Canada, the United States, Paris, Hong Kong, and London.

His works are part of several prestigious private and corporate collections, including Colart Collection, Ubisoft, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Cirque du Soleil, and Aldo Group.

In October 2025, Jason Cantoro joined Galerie Outsiders, marking the beginning of a new transatlantic collaboration between Montreal and Rouen — a shared vision of art as free, humanist, and open to all.