Geneviève Cadieux’s large-scale photographic images and installations centre on the representation of the human body and landscape, understood as a site of contact between mind and body. The manner in which she presents her work in museums and public spaces is inspired by theatrical and cinematic conventions, advertising strategies and their effect on individuals. She is interested in the integration of works of art within an urban milieu, their visibility, their impact on passersby, and how they define and identify a place.

Cadieux's work has been shown in numerous international group exhibitions, notably the Biennales in Montreal (1985, 1986 et 2000), São Paolo Sydney and Venice where she represented Canada (1990). Her work has been the subject of important solo exhibitions, including at the Centre d’art contemporain in Geneva, the ICA in Amsterdam and in London, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, the Musée de Rochechouart, France, the MuHKA in Antwerp, the Bonner Kunstverein in Bonn, the Tate Gallery in London, the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, the Pittsburgh Centre for the Arts, the Kunstforeningen in Copenhagen, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Americas Society in New York, the Frac Normandie and the Roppongi square Japan. She participated in The 59th Minute - Video Art in Times Square, New York and recently exhibited a large public work on the south façade of the National Gallery of Canada. Her works can be found in numerous public and private collections in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

Geneviève Cadieux is an Associate Professor of Photography in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montréal. She received the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2011, was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014, and was granted the Prix Paul-Émile Borduas, Québec’s most prestigious arts award, in 2018. She was honoured by the Order of Canada in 2022.