Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: BFA with honours from the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Recent exhibits:
Wayzgoose at Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON, Apr. 2010.
9th Annual Itn’l Print Exchange & Exhibition Year of the Tiger at Proof Gallery, Toronto, ON, Feb. 2010.
Book Arts Fair at Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON, Dec. 2009.
Royal Fine Art Showcase at Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON, Nov. 2009.
As well as being an exhibitor, eXavier gave a printmaking demonstration of carving, inking, and printing a linocut block at the Royal Fine Art Showcase at on Nov. 7, 2009.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Upcoming show in October at SteamWhistle gallery, published in EXCLAIM! magazine June last year, 2009 exhibitions include a self curated group show at Project 165 gallery in Kensington market titled The Art of SOS, The Toronto Outdoor Art Expo, Friendly Rich and the Lollipop people CD release party & beard themed art show. Graduated from Sheridan college April 2009.
Artist Statement: My work focuses on the strange and comfortable relationships in my imagination and in our day to day. I enjoy exploring unexplainable fears for what we don't understand as well as the things we are fascinated and/or disgusted by. The imagery is often slightly off-putting but my often softer colour palette and smooth flowing lines form a calm glaze. My work is meant to embrace the strange and familiar while willing others to do the same.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Solo Exhibitions:
"On this momentous occasion" Harbourfront Centre, (now until mid June 2010)
"A series of unrelated objects" Love, Me Boutique, Halifax (June/July 2010)
Group Exhibitions (past 8 months):
"Where we are now" Art of the Danforth Festival
"Monosiac" Labspace Studio
"Whodunnit?" OCAD
"Sqaurefoot" Awol Gallery
Recent Juried Art/Craft Show Highlights:
"Speak Easy" Gladstone Hotel
"Movies and Makers" Fox Theatre
"Artisan Gift Fair" Tranzac Club
"Parkdale Crafter's Market" QWAC
Artist Statement: As a textile artist, and the maker behind Knotted Nest, I am constantly creating pieces that fuse fine art with functional housewares and accessories. I am inspired by vintage fabrics and finding new and unique uses for previously loved materials. I make a variety of products ranging from table runners and coasters, to embroidered portraits and mixed media artworks. My work is detailed and thoughtful, often employing language and stitched imagery.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Jennifer Morris is a Toronto based designer/maker who specializes in one of a kind jewelry and beaded objects. She attended Sheridan College, School of Craft and Design majoring in Textiles then was a resident of the Textile Studio at the Craft Studios at Harbourfront Centre. She is currently concentrating making a living as a full time craft person. If she is not working in her studio you will find her working at Bead Junction (the best bead store in Toronto). You can see her work at “Made You Look”, “Fresh Baked Goods” and in her online stores.
Artist Statement: Who am I? Well I could write a second person Artist Statement with some deep and esoteric discourse about how my work relates to the cosmos. But if you get down to it I do it because I like to make stuff. It’s my constant companion, my passion or some could say my addiction. All my work is a one off I never do it exactly the same again and I don’t want it to there would be no challenge or fun to do it exactly the same. I love the process of making and see what will happen next.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: 2009 QWAC
2009 Group exhibit at King West Fitness
2009 Group exhibit at Praxis Gallery
2009 Group exhibit at DK Gallery
2008 QWAC
2008 Solo exhibit "Winter" at Domani Restaurant
2008 Group exhibit at Praxis Gallery
2007 Group exhibit at Praxis Gallery
2006 Group exhibit at Praxis Gallery
2005 Group exhibit at Praxis Gallery
2004 Solo exhibit "Abstract Nature" at Inago
2004 Group exhibit at Praxis Gallery
2001 Group exhibit "On the Street" in London, ON
2000 Sheridan Graduation Show
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: 2010
100 Prints, Open Studio Fundraiser, Palais Royal, May 12
Spring Trunk Show, The Workroom, April 18
One2Many, Steam Whistle Gallery, April
2009
Winter Fling, St. Stephen in the Fields, Dec. 5
Craft off the Lot, Chrystler Building, Nov. 12-15
Movies and Makers, Fox Theatre, Nov. 21
Queen West Art Crawl Outdoor Art Show and Sale, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Sept. 19-20
Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Fair, Riverdale Park, Sept. 11-13
Artist Statement: ‘Beside Herself’ represents the collaborative work of Toronto based artists, Carolyn Self and Alda Escareño.
We are drawn together by a common compulsion to create hand printed multiples. Our work ranges from traditional printed editions to interactive art objects and wearable pieces. Calling upon both printing and crafting traditions, we challenge the handmade form to mimic mass production. In our work, conceptual themes of multiplicity and repetition, inherent in printmaking, interweave themselves with seductive colours, textures, humour and dreamlike imagery.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: -'Public Realm,' Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON.
-'City of Craft,' Theatre Centre, Toronto, ON.
-'Gladstone Hotel's pieceWork,' Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON.
-'Gladstone Hotel Nuit Blanche sketchPAD,' Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON.
-'Late Night in the Bedroom' guest appearance, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto, ON.
-'Vancouver One of a Kind show,' Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON.
-'All Dolled Up,' C1 Art Space, Toronto, ON.
-'Post No Bills, Post Pretty Art,' Mayfair Hotel, Edmonton AB.
Artist Statement: AT.AW. modestly began in Toronto, Canada and actively promotes 'urban play' with a DIY mass-produced series of artwork.
Through the medium of street art, we optimistically subvert the often neglected, mediocre and complacent urban condition.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: 2004 to Present, Freelance photographer specializing in human and animal portraits
December 2009, FAB Magazine, Cover
2002 to 2006, University of Toronto, B.Sc. in Ecology
2006, University of Toronto, Hart House Gallery, Photo Exhibition
In these works I have combined my academic background in ecology and my passion for photography to rethink the classical art of botanical diagrams.
Artist Statement: Modern Taxonomy
These works emerge at the intersection of my life’s two great interests: nature and photography. With this project I revisited the 18th century art of botanical diagrams and considered how I could rework this form in a modern context. The works needed to maintain a likeness to the original class of art, be true to their original purpose of providing taxonomic information, and uphold my artistic aesthetic. Giclee prints, plant matter and epoxy resin, mounted on wood panels.
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