Draft:Gab Bois
Gab Bois is a Canadian artist.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Growing up as an only child, she found herself drawn to arts and crafts Her father is a painter. She often would sit in his basement studio and watch him paint. He taught her about art history. She credits him with guiding her to her eventual career.[2] She was active on Tumblr as a teenager.[3]
Career[edit]
Bois went to college for a degree to become an elementary school teacher. One-and-a-half years into her degree, she started posting her photography on Instagram. Her work got so much attention that she decided to pause her degree and pursue an artistic career.[9]
In 2018, Bois posted an image of a hot pink Croc heel which she made with a knockoff Croc from a dollar store and a second-hand stripper heel which was inspired by a Croc created by Balenciaga.[10]
In ____, she published New Album: An Artist Book. The book was created in partnership with Anteism Books, an independent publisher in Montreal. The book is a record of the first three years of her work.[12]
In late 2023, Bois released a ready-to-wear collection, Canapés.[15]
In 2024, Bois released more items as part of Canapés, including a square-toed pair of sandals with a lifelike clementine heel.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "In Conversation With Gab Bois—The Artist Behind The Stellar Communicative Photographs - Elle India".
- ^ Nast, Condé (October 19, 2021). "Gab Bois Is The Artist Behind The Most Subversive Beauty Campaigns". British Vogue.
- ^ https://officemagazine.net/gab-bois-serving-wearables-look-good-enough-eat
- ^ "Gab Bois". The Talks. 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Q&A | Gab Bois".
- ^ "Gab Bois - Coeval Magazine". COEVAL. 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Artist Gab Bois: Talking about Instagram and her Art". www.lofficiel.at.
- ^ https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/boundless-space-the-possibilities-of-burning-man/gab-bois
- ^ https://elle.in/article/gab-bois/
- ^ https://www.vogue.com/article/croc-heel-movement-by-balenciaga-and-gab-bois
- ^ https://www.missionmag.org/gabbois-instagram-artist-egg-bra-interview/
- ^ https://elle.in/article/gab-bois/
- ^ https://www.lofficiel.at/en/art-and-culture/gab-bois-interview
- ^ https://www.dwell.com/amp/article/gab-bois-artist-ceramic-cabbage-339bed3b
- ^ https://sickymag.com/gab-bois-just-launched-her-first-ready-to-wear-line-canapes/
- ^ https://www.documentjournal.com/2024/05/canapes-clementine-heel-fruit-gab-bois-artist/
- ^ https://whitewall.art/fashion/artist-gab-bois-gets-fruity-with-her-second-canapes-collection/