Sunday, March 6, 2016:
Here's an update on what's been happening with me lately. I've been busy submitting to various shows, publications and residencies. As of right now I have not been accepted for any residencies for the summer. As for shows, I was in the Semiahmoo Arts Members Exhibition, in White Rock, BC, at the Turnbull Gallery from January 10-29, 2016.
Installation view, 2016, Semiahmoo Arts Members Exhibition, Turnbull Gallery, White Rock, BC
A Day to Live (1), 24x30", Acrylic on canvas, 2015, Mallory Donen
Wave, 24x30", Acrylic on canvas, 2015, Mallory Donen
I was also in the I Chew Chew Chew You A Pizza Art Show, an exhibition at Hot Art Wet City in Vancouver, BC, from February 11-27, 2016. My image was also published in the Pizza Zine which was a small black and white zine published alongside the exhibition. I'm waiting for my copy to arrive in the mail, but I'll post photos once it arrives. I also found out the other day that my image sold, which was surprising and exciting news!
Installation view, 2016, I Chew Chew Chew You A Pizza Art Show, Hot Art Wet City, Vancouver, BC
Gettin' Baked!, 11x14", India ink and watercolour on bristol, 2015, Mallory Donen
Furthermore, I've been accepted for a couple of upcoming publications. I will be in this year's Louden Singletree 2016 issue, which is a student-run literary and visual arts magazine at UFV. The publication will be launching in early April 2016.
Additionally I will also be published in another student magazine created as a curatorial thesis at OCAD University. Below are the images that were chosen and a description of the publication that was listed with the submission posting.
Windows Within Windows, 2015, Mallory Donen
Transitions, 2015, Mallory Donen
"PUBLICATION DESCRIPTION:
Modern Laundry is an art publication I will be curating and designing for my Curatorial thesis at OCAD University. The project is centred around the site of ruin and how it is perceived, and will be largely submission-based. Here are some ideas I'll be covering:
In the case of architectural ruin, there exists a double state between nostalgic monument to the past and revolutionary allegory for change and rebirth. Ruins are therefore caught between life and death, reminding us of the splendour of the past but also its resultant failures and shortcomings.
The concept of the ruin is complicated further when we look at the relatively recent development of planned obsolescence, in which the ruin is built into the design of consumer products, creating an endless cycle of consumption and excretion. Perceived obsolescence on the other hand does not even rely on the physical breakdown of the object, only the replacement of its sense of newness with another product, casting the first into a grey half-life.
The publication is therefore a comparison between classic and modern conceptions of ruin. How does garbage and the undead object act in relation to the architectural ruin? How do we live both functionally and aesthetically in an undead landscape, caught between growth and decay?
Topics explored include:
Architectural Ruin
Planned / Perceived Obsolescence
Re-adaptation of objects / garbage
Undead objects / architectureRelationship between growth and decay
Trash aesthetics"
Additionally, I just found out today that I've been chosen as one of 15 artists who will be painting at The Brush Off! at the Children's Museum, in Winnipeg, MB, on April 8, 2016. The Brush Off! is a live painting competition with several elimination rounds, where guests vote for their favourite artists. There will be over 35 original paintings created during the night and the paintings will be bid on, with all the proceeds going to the Children's Museum. For more information check out the website: http://childrensmuseum.com/support/the-brush-off
Finally, below are some photos of my most recent work for my MFA.
Yes, I have been a busy bee lately! I've been working hard and it's definitely paying off, I'm getting experience in so many diverse areas. Only a couple more months of my first year in the MFA program, then I'll be heading back to White Rock for most of the summer!
Mallory :)