Exposition: Breanna Shanahan

Aux confins du corps
20 juillet au 18 août 2019

Du 20 juillet au 18 août 2019, La Chapelle est fière de présenter l’exposition de la Torontoise Breanna Shanahan intitulée Aux confins du corps. Sculptrice et artiste bidimensionnelle, les œuvres de Breanna ont été exposées en Italie, en Chine, en Autriche, aux États-Unis et au Canada. Elle a représenté le Canada en Chine où son œuvre d’art public, FORÊT DE DEUX CITÉS, sera installée dans le nouveau couloir de verdure de Pengzhou, en 2021.

Aux confins du corps est le fruit d’une exploration des représentations de la forme humaine, de sa malléabilité et de sa plasticité.

Oeuvres présentées

Curriculum vitae

Breanna Shanahan, sculptrice et artiste bidimensionnelle, a obtenu une maîtrise en Beaux-arts de l’Université Concordia en juin 2019. Ses oeuvres ont été exposées en Italie, en Chine, en Autriche, aux États-Unis et au Canada. Breanna Shanahan a représenté le Canada au Centre de Pengzhou, en Chine, et a été la première Canadienne à obtenir la résidence d’artiste de la famille Jorisch au Museum der Moderne de Salzbourg, en Autriche.

Ses oeuvres ouvrent la voie à de nouveaux modes de création. Lauréate de nombreux prix prestigieux, elle a également bénéficié de bourses d’études, de subventions et de programmes de résidence. Son oeuvre d’art public, FORÊT DE DEUX CITÉS, sera installée dans le nouveau couloir de verdure de Pengzhou, en Chine, en 2021.

Breanna Shanahan, sculpture and two dimensional based artist, received her MFA at Concordia University in june 2019. Her work has been exhibited in Italy, China, Austria, The United States of America and in Canada. Shanahan has represented Canada in Pengzhou and at the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg Austria as the first Canadian recipient of the Jorisch Family Artist Residency.

Shanahan’s work focuses on the integration of sculptural and two dimensional forms, leading to new ways of making art. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards, scholarships, grants and residency and she currently has a public artwork going up for 2021 in Pengzhou, China : FOREST OF TWO CITIES which will be installed on their new greenway.

Éducation (Anglais seulement)

2015-2019 Concordia University Master of Fine Arts. Sculpture and Digital Media.
2009-2015 University of Toronto. Honours in Art and Art History, Crime & Psychology.
2010-2015 Sheridan College, of Arts and Design. Diploma in Fine Arts. Highest GPA.

Expositions collectives (Anglais seulement)

2019Upcoming Show International Artist Exhibition (International Artist Centre of Pengzhou) Pengzhou China
2018 Another Body Still Embroyonic La Sala Rosa, July 2018 Montreal, QC
2018 Distopia Gallery 2112, July 2018 Montreal, QC
2018 The Chest, the Breath. Performance night with collaborator Sophia Dacy Cole, May 2018 Montreal, QC
2018 Maureen III. Darling Foundry, May 2018 Montreal, QC
2017 Maureen II. École des Beaux Arts, May 2017. Montreal, QC
2017 Crafted Oakville Hospital Collective Show. January 2017- January 2018. Oakville, ON
2016 Point(s) of Intersect(ion), 13,450 Sq. Ft. Artist Collective Show, LB. Building , October, 2017. Montreal, QC
2016 Fresh Paint and New Constructions. Art Mur, Montreal, QC
2016 The Furniture we are forever rearranging, Art Helix, Buschwick, NY
2016 Maureen. École des Beaux Arts, May, 2016. Montreal, QC
2016 The Furniture we are forever rearranging, Grey Nuns, February 2016. Montreal,QC
2016 MAC Mississauga Art Council, New Years Winner Show, January 2016. Mississauga, ON
2015 Shelf Life, Resident Artist exhibition Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2015 We thought we knew where we were, Jessigo Gallery, August 2015. Toronto, ON
2015 Horizon Line, Blackwood Gallery, March 2015. Mississauga, ON

Expositions solos (Anglais seulement)

2020 – Upcoming Show Bodies Entangled. Solo Exhibition FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC.
2020 – Upcoming Unveiling International Artist Public Work Unveiling, Pengzhou China.
2018 Interrupted Imbricate, Wabi Sabi Warehouse, Wilmington NC, USA
2017 Les Corps exhibition, Archibald and Allistair Cafe Gallery, Montreal QC
2017 HomeHunting Solo Show Open Studio Breanna Shanahan: Museum der Moderne. August 2017, Salzburg, Austria.

Prix & Subventions (Anglais seulement)

2018 Selected Artist – International Artist Residency Cucaloros. North Carolina, USA. (August 8th- August 22nd)
2018 Selected Canadian Artist – International Artist Residency, Internationa Artist Center. Pengzhou China (April 2018.)
2017 First Recipient of the Jorisch Family Artist Residency Museum Der Moderne. Salzburg, Austria (July 31-Aug 19.2017)
2017 Invited Member of the International Golden Key Honour Society
2016 Recipient of Dr. Annie Smith Graduate Award
2016 Invited Member of the International Golden Key Honour Society
2016 Accepted Nominee Art Mur Exhibition
2016 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canadian Graduate Scholarship SSHRC
2015 Hitting the High Notes Concordia Award
2015 Living Arts Centre Artist Residency Fellowship in Woodworking (January 2015-January 2016)
2015 MAC (Mississauga Arts Council) Emerging Artist Award
2014 Silver Medal Award for Academic Excellence: Highest graduating GPA, Sheridan Board of Governers
2014 Past & Present Technique Award: in Art & Art History (Bachelor of Arts)
2014 Richard Sewell Excellence in Sculpture Award: in Art & Art History (Bachelor of Arts)
2014 Get Noticed, 20 Artists to Watch; Selected Artist
2014 Jurors Choice Award, UTSC, ARTSIDEOUT 2014
2014 Jurors Choice Awards, Scarborough Arts, The Big Art Book 2014
2013 Dr. Annie Smith Award: For a student who embodies the spirit of the Bachelor of Arts, Art & Art History program
2013 Paul Kipps Excellence in Sculpture Award: in Art & Art History (Bachelor of Arts)
2012 Woodshop Excellence in Sculpture Award: in Art & Art History (Bachelor of Arts)

Expérience professionnelle (Anglais seulement)

2018 Artist Talk at ArtADDRESS Oakville, ON
2018 Part-Time Professor at Concordia University. Course taught Drawing 200
2018-March 2019 Head Co-ordinator of Moonshot Event: Future of Fine Arts Spaces (Contract)
2018-March 2019 Head Co-ordinator of Fieldwork: Fine Arts Needs Rovers! and Team Leader (Contract)
2018 Head Co-ordinator of IdeaLabs x 3 events Concordia University (Contract)
2018 (April-Present) CTC Mentorship Project Co-ordinator at Concordia University (Contract)
2018 Official Member of Topoogical media Lab
2018 Initiator, Primary Organizer and Lead Curator of First Ever Juried and paid GSA show
2017 Part-Time Professor at Concordia University. Course taught Sculpture 210
2017-2018 Director of Fine Arts (Representing 350 Graduate Fine Arts Students) on GSA Committee
2017 Assistant Curator at MFA show Maureen II
2017 Guest Critiquer for Bronze casting course year end critiques with instructor Natalie Nadeau
2017 Teachers Assisstant. Sculpture 300/400 (MIchael Robinson) Concordia University
2016 Guest Presenter Sculpture 210 with Sarah Givens. (My practice and short workshop on ins and outs of Plaster)
2016 Assitant Curator Group Exhbition Art Helix and Shims Gallery, NY
2016 Teachers Asssistant. Sculpture 300/400 (Michael Robinson) Concordia University
2016 Teachers Asssistant. Sculpture 200 (Liliana Berezowsky) Concordia University
2017 – Present Team Lead Technician Digital Fabrication Lab, Concordia University (E.V 8.435)
2016-2017 Technician Digital Fabrication Lab, Concordia University (E.V 8.435)
2016 Shary Boyle’s Artist Assistant.
2015 Teachers Assistant, Sculpture 300/400 (Danica Jojich) Concordia University
2015 Resident Artist, Assitant Curator, Striking Assistant. Living Arts Centre of Mississauga
2014 CNC (Aspire Program) Introduction and Use Instructor and Assistant Technician
2014 Creator, head web designer and web master The Fine Art Studios (http://fas.sheridanc.on.ca)
2014 Curator of Sheridan College/University of Toronto Mississauga student online gallery

Démarche artistique

Aux confins du corps est le fruit d’une exploration initiale des représentations de la forme humaine. Le corps possède une malléabilité et une plasticité qui me fascinent. En tant qu’artiste et athlète, je m’intéresse à la plasticité et à la malléabilité de mon propre corps. Chacun de nous évolue au sein de sa propre réalité, avec sa propre expérience de l’espace et du temps.

Ma démarche artistique est en relation directe avec la géographie du corps humain que j’explore autant dans mes oeuvres sculpturales que bidimensionnelles. Je jouxte et tisse les influences de la matérialité et les expériences physiques du corps avec la conscience du temps qui passe : nous observons le vieillissement, la croissance et l’affaiblissement, l’étirement, l’expansion et la contraction de nos corps au fil du temps.

Dans un monde où la représentation du corps féminin subit souvent l’influence négative des médias ou se transforme en objet sexuel livré à la consommation visuelle, je crée des oeuvres où l’on peut voir le corps et sa malléabilité comme une nouvelle réalité. Les matériaux que j’utilise parlent. Le corps humain parle : sa taille, ses membres et son allure définissent et redéfinissent sa relation avec la réalité qui l’entoure. Parfois même, ils se parlent.


ARTIST STATEMENT

Bookending the Body came from an initial exploration into representations of the human figure. There is a malleability and plasticity to the body that I am fascinated with. As an artist and athlete, I was interested in the plasticity and malleability of my own body. We all breathe within our own signifiers of place, time and experience which slowly evolves often unnoticeably and yet also certainly.

My artistic approach is one of a direct relationship to the body and the materiality with which I create. The body geography that I explore in my sculptural and two dimensional work deals with tapping into and weaving influences from materiality and physical experience with the body and consciousness. We see our bodies’ age, grow and shrink, lengthen, expand and retract.

In a reality where self-observation and the depiction of the female body is often painted for women as a negative effect of the media or a sexual morsel for visual consumption, I am interested in the realization of works that sees this visual reflection of physicality and malleability as a natural quality that is shared by many other activated materials. The human body speaks; its height and limbs and cantor all defining and redefining the relationship it has to its reality. And sometimes they can speak together.

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