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Twyla Exner

Twyla Exner is a Canadian contemporary artist who resides in Prince George, British Columbia. She creates art works in various mediums, including drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and installation. Exner's pieces explore themes of nature, combined with technology and electronics, and have been exhibited across Canada. She is currently employed as the director of Public Programs at Two Rivers Gallery.[1]

Education

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Exner studied at the University of Regina, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture in 2004. She then went on to complete a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from Concordia University in 2010.[2]

Career

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Exner taught at Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops, BC, and Grande Prairie Regional College in Grande Prairie, Alberta. She was a part of the Saskatchewan arts community as a curator, writer, art juror, mentor, and artist. In 2014, Exner was selected to exhibit her work at the Art Gallery of Algoma,[3] based on the high quality of her work, and also her willingness to engage with the community by teaching workshops, and giving artists talks. The event was covered by Shaw TV.[4]

Exner has received grants from the Saskatchewan Arts Board (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012). She is a member of CARFAC.

Work

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Exner creates hands-on, labour-intensive sculptures. Some of her work is made by weaving together salvaged electronic components, like wires and circuits. She also makes detailed drawings that connote themes of invention; merging technology and biology.[5]

Exner's work has been exhibited across Canada. In 2013 and 2014, her work became part of the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils' touring show, Creative Play: Saskatchewan Arts Board 65th Anniversary Exhibition.[5] Her work is in private collections, and the collection of the Saskatchewan Arts Board.[6]

Exner used the materials and imagery associated with electronics, and explores the concept of a sublime technological environment where electronic devices become unpredictable and evolve in a manner resembling living organisms.[7]

Exhibitions

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Exner has shown her art works in a number of solo and group exhibitions across Canada, including the art gallery of St Albert,[8] the Campbell River Art Gallery,[9] the Vernon Public Art Gallery,[10] the ODD Gallery,[11] and the Cube Gallery.[12]

Solo exhibitions

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  • 2020 – Cling, Cube Gallery at Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops BC.[12]
  • 2018 – Send & Receive | Arnica Artist-Run Centre | Kamloops, BC.[13]
  • 2017 – Technological Wanders, Art Gallery of Saint Albert, Saint Albert, AB.[8]
  • 2015 – Structure of a Substance: Cluster, Campbell River Art Gallery, Campbell River, BC.[9]
  • 2014 – Systems & Things, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC.[10]
  • 2012 – Entangled, Odd Gallery (KIAC), Dawson City, YT.[11]

Group exhibitions

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  • 2019 – Curiosity Collider: Invasive Systems | VIVO | Vancouver, BC.[14]
  • 2018 – Remembering Mr. LeBlonde | Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre | Regina Beach, SK.
  • 2018 – Send & Receive | The Works Art & Design Festival | Edmonton, AB.
  • 2017 – Colour | Hill Tower | Saskatchewan Arts Board Collection Exhibition | Curator: Belinda Harrow | Regina, SK.
  • 2016 – Visual Arts Faculty Biennial, Thompson Rivers University Gallery, Kamloops, BC.[15]
  • 2014 –Creative Play: Saskatchewan Arts Board 65th Anniversary Exhibition, program for ten Saskatchewan venues.[16]
  • 2010 – Detritus Ecologies, Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "two rivers gallery :: discover us :: board & staff". www.tworiversgallery.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  2. ^ Handsome Code. "Alumni". Tumblr. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. ^ "Education Gallery Exhibitions". ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. ^ ShawTVSSM (2014-01-28), Twyla Exner - Wire Art, retrieved 2018-03-17
  5. ^ a b Squareflo.com. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Twyla Exner". www.sknac.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  6. ^ Squareflo.com. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Twyla Exner". www.sknac.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. ^ Rudnickas, Tara (2012-10-11). "In the ODD Gallery: Twyla Exner – KIAC KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE". KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  8. ^ a b "Technological Wanders – Art Gallery of St. Albert". artgalleryofstalbert.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  9. ^ a b "1 October – 5 November 2015 | Campbell River Art Gallery". crartgallery.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  10. ^ a b "Systems and Things - Vernon Public Art Gallery". Vernon Public Art Gallery. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  11. ^ a b "In the ODD Gallery: Twyla Exner – KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE". kiac.ca. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  12. ^ "Twyla Exner & Joe Hambleton – Arnica". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  13. ^ "Collisions Festival: Invasive Systems | VIVO Media Arts". www.vivomediaarts.com. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  14. ^ "TRU VISA Faculty Biennale – Faculty of Arts". visualarts.inside.tru.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  15. ^ "Art at the Ex". www.saskartsboard.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  16. ^ "Detritus Ecologies | www.g101.ca". www.g101.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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