Penelope Stewart
| Penelope Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Born | Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | York University, Toronto State University of New York at Buffalo |
Penelope Stewart is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist whose work encompasses installation, sculpture, photography and paper-based projects.[1]
Biography
Stewart was born in Montreal. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University, Toronto and a Master of Fine Arts from the State University of New York at Buffalo.[2]
Artistic career
Stewart is known for her installation work that often examines themes such as architecture, volume and space.[3][4]
In February 2013, Stewart was the Artist in Residence at Ganna Walska Lotusland in Montecito, California.[5] While there, her exhibition Swarm showcased architectural wall coverings made entirely from bees wax.[1] She used the medium once more in 2014's Vanitas.[6]
Major exhibits
- Canopy, Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta - January 14 to February 12, 2005[3] Ou
- Outside the Walls, Musée d'art de Joliette, Joliette, Quebec - July 4, 2009 to August 2, 2009[4]
- Vanitas, Koffler Galleries, Toronto, Ontario - June 26 to August 31, 2014[6][7]
References
- 1 2 Walters, J (February 22, 2013). "The Beeswax Art of Penelope Stewart". http://canadianartjunkie.com/. Canadian Art Junkie. Retrieved March 8, 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Larocca, Andi (August 7, 2012). "Get to Know: Penelope Stewart". http://www.gladstonehotel.com/. Gladstone Hotel. Retrieved March 8, 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - 1 2 Fabo, Andy (2005). "Penelope Stewart:Canopy". http://www.stride.ab.ca/. Stride Gallery. Retrieved March 8, 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - 1 2 "Penelope Stewart: Outside the Walls". http://www.museejoliette.org/en. Musée d'art de Joliette. Retrieved March 8, 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Licata, Domenic J. (January 31, 2013). "Penelope Stewart, MFA 2007, Artist in Residence at Ganna Walska Lotusland". http://art.buffalo.edu/. Retrieved March 8, 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - 1 2 Schechter, Fran (July 6, 2014). "The Bee's Knees". https://nowtoronto.com. Now. Retrieved March 8, 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Penelope Stewart: Vanitas". http://kofflerarts.org/. Koffler Gallery. 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015. External link in
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External links
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