Allyson Clay
Allyson Clay | |
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| Born | 1953 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Website | http://www.allysonclay.com |
Allyson Clay (born 1953) is a Canadian visual artist, curator, and educator based in Vancouver, B.C.[1]
Life[edit]
Clay was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1953, and spent much of her childhood and adolescence in Italy.[2] She obtained a BFA in Painting from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1980, and an MFA from the University of British Columbia in 1985.[3] She was a professor at the School of the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University.[4]
Artistic practice[edit]
Clay has an interdisciplinary artistic practice that encompasses photography, painting, and installation.[5] Her artwork has often examined "the problematic, contradictory nature of contemporary urbanism" through "experiments with conceptual theory and traditional colour."[6][7] Clay's artistic research draws upon work by feminist writer and scholar Donna Haraway, and American artist Mary Kelly.[8] Clay looks at the role of "women through the city, through the social, and through the history of art making."[8]
Her artwork has been exhibited at Canadian galleries including the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Banff Centre for the Arts. Clay is represented by Costin & Klintworth Gallery in Toronto.[3] Clay's work is in several public collections including the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, and the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
Selected exhibitions[edit]
- 2018 Beginning with the Seventies: GLUT, Jan 12 - April 9, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC.[9]
- 2009 Mall/Flip, Jan 17 – Feb 18, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON.
- 2004 The shadow of production, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
- 2002 Imaginary Standard Distance, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB.
- 1995 Allyson Clay and Shonagh Alexander, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
- 1992 Traces of a City in the Spaces Between Some People, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
- 1988 LURE, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
- 1985 Hold It, Western Front Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Grants[edit]
Clay has received grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts, the BC Arts Council, and the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Program.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "SFU SCA". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
- ^ a b Keziere, Russell; Elvig, Christine (1985). Allyson Clay, April 30-May 25, 1985. Vancouver: Vancouver Contemporary Art Gallery.
- ^ a b c Mastai, Judith (1995). Women & Paint. Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery.
- ^ "SFU SCA". www.sfu.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "Allyson Clay: Literature in Stereo - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Dault, Gary Michael (January 24, 2009). "Coming 'dangerously close to real painting'". Globe and Mail.
- ^ Keziere, Russell; Elving, Christine (1985). Allyson Clay, April 30-May25, 1985. Vancouver: Vancouver Contemporary Art Gallery.
- ^ a b Henry, Karen; Robertson, Lisa (2002). Imaginary standard distance: Allyson Clay. Banff: Walter Philips Gallery Editions.
- ^ "Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery | Beginning with the Seventies GLUT". belkin.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Allyson Clay". Katzman Contemporary. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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