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My practice combines elements of sculpture with painting. I am interested in the play between the fake and the real, between pastiche and authenticity, and in exploring how the frame functions to embellish, contradict or emphasize the illusionism within a painted image. This series, entitled Against Nature, is comprised of paintings inspired by Joris Karl Huysman’s novel “À Rebours,” and Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and deals with ideas of fakery, semblance and masquerade. Through painting, I draw together genres of visual art and literature to explore the space between high art and kitsch.
C/V
EDUCATION
2009-2011
University of Guelph
Master of Fine Arts Degree,
Major in Studio Art
2004-2008
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree,
Major in Visual Art
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011
Chalk & Butter, Diaz Contemporary gallery – Group
Toronto, ON.
Against Nature, The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre – Solo
Guelph, ON.
2010
A Hole Fixation, Zavitz gallery – Group
Guelph, ON.
2009
Ok Ok Ok, Zavitz gallery – Group
Guelph, ON.
Emergence, The Elliott Louis gallery – Group
Vancouver, B.C.
2008
Covering Ground, The Plank gallery – Group
Vancouver, B.C.
Caught In The Act, The Plank gallery – Solo
Vancouver, B.C.
Rogue Waves, The Concourse gallery, ECUAD – Group
Vancouver, BC
Grad Show, ECUAD – Group
Vancouver, B.C.
PUBLICATIONS
2011
“Chalk and Butter”. Catalogue by Katie Bethune-Leamen
2008
“One Cool Word”. Cover, May 2008, issue 9. Vancouver, BC
AWARDS
2010
College of Arts Dean’s Material Bursary, the University of Guelph
College of Arts Dean’s Scholarship, the University of Guelph
Graduate Bursary & Travel Grant, the University of Guelph
2009
Board of Graduate Research Scholarship, the University of Guelph
College of Arts Dean’s Material Bursary, the University of Guelph
College of Arts Dean’s Scholarship, the University of Guelph