FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Glendon Gallery presents from April 18 to 30, 2009
In Which a Dark Unknowable Heaviness is Lightened and Dissolved
Stephanie Reynolds
Toronto, April 1st, 2008 – Glendon Gallery carries on its season of programming with an MFA York University student’s exhibit. We are pleased to present the work of young artist painter Stephanie Reynolds. The exhibition In Which a Dark Unknowable Heaviness is Lightened and Dissolved will run from April 18 to 30, with an Opening reception Saturday April 18, from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Description : The watercolor and ink paintings in this exhibition are the product of two years of searching for ways to represent an event which resists representation. Approaching the subject obliquely rather than head on, the resulting painted images act as stand-ins for aspects of the event, suggesting sensations rather than directly illustrating. The paintings function as fragments that can be pieced together by the viewer to form a loose and open-ended narrative, and suggest a difficult yet common story. Touching its edges but never directly revealing it, they create fragile walls that enclose an inaccessible memory.
Biographie:
Stephanie Reynolds is an artist whose work deals with issues of memory, family relationships, mental illness and gender. A native of Montreal, she has completed undergraduate degrees in Art History at Concordia University and in Visual Arts at York University. Her work has been shown at galleries including Board of Directors, Xpace, RedHead and AWOL. In addition to her professional art practice, she is actively engaged in teaching visual arts and has taught at the Preville Fine Arts Centre and York University. She will graduate from York University’s MFA Visual Arts program this spring.
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Exhibition Title: In Which a Dark Unknowable Heaviness is Lightened and Dissolved
Artist: Stephanie Reynolds
Dates: April 18 to 30, 2009 Opening reception: Saturday April 18, from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday: noon – 3:00 p.m.; Saturday: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Gallery Website: www.glendon.yorku.ca/gallery. Information: 416-487-6721.
Location: Glendon Gallery, Glendon College, York University, 2275 Bayview Ave. Toronto
Directions: Yonge subway to Lawrence station, 124 Sunnybrook bus, short ride to Glendon Campus.
Acknowledgments Glendon Gallery would like to thank its media partners: L'Express & Le Métropolitain newspapers, Radio-Canada TV & radio CJBC 860 AM, Première Chaîne, Clic Toronto. The Glendon Gallery is part of the department of Student Services at Glendon College, York University. The department is directed by Associate Principal Louise Lewin.
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Contact: Martine Rheault, Coordinator of Artistic & Cultural Affairs, 416-487-6859,artculture@glendon.yorku.ca |
