participating artists

2012 fieldworkers (Participating Artists)

Sylvia Pendl

Barbara Meneley

Susie Osler

Alicia Marvan

Chris Grosset

Joan Scaglione

Bozica Radjenovic

Erin Robertson

2011 Guest fieldworkers (Participating Artists)

Jennifer Ryder-Jones
Scrag-Ends/Scarecrows

Jennifer obtained a National Diploma in Design from the Newton Abbot School of Art (UK) and in the years since has taught and exhibited extensively in Canada, the US, and Europe.  At present she teaches multi-media, painting and pottery to veterans in the creative arts programme at the Perly & Rideau Veterans Health Center in Ottawa.  Jennifer also teaches for 'Artswell'.  For the past 3 years, she has been the artist-in-residence at the Mill of Kintail where she created, with the participation of visitors to the Mill Museum, the multi-media sculpture Fence, using local materials.   Rich, diverse, and indigenous cultures on both sides of the Atlantic have influenced her innovative approach to sculpture.  Currently her work focuses on environmental concerns and  is at times whimsical, mythical and irreverent.

Bakerygroup (MarcinPadlewski and Anissa Szeto)
Inside/Out

Bakerygroup was established by Michel DuVernet, Marcin Padlewski and Anissa Szeto with backgrounds that include fine arts, architecture and engineering. Together the three partners have created and developed a variety of projects ranging from individual custom commissions to designs intended for production.

We focus on projects that challenge us to create structurally pure and innovative products. Our process draws from the influence of both materials and a hand-made approach to design. …seek out the implicit nature of materials, experiment with structure, apply function and discover form… expect fresh results!  www.bakerygroup.com

Michael Alstad
Coyote Illumination

Michael is a Toronto based artist and curator working in installation and in digital media.

Steven White
Piano Pendulum

Steven White is an artist from Walter’s Falls, ON.  He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Queen’s University.  His solo exhibition “The Combine Project” was shown at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON, and at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON.  Recent group exhibitions include the Islip Art Museum in Long Island, USA and future solo shows include the Grimsby Public Art Gallery in July 2011.  His work has received media attention from the Toronto Star, CBC Radio, Musicworks Magazine, Utne Reader, Mountain Life Magazine, /A\Channel Television, Rogers Television, amongst others.  White was recently awarded a significant Project Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, a Chalmers Arts Fellowship and an Emerging Artist grant from the Ontario Arts Council as well as an Owen Sound Cultural Award for Visual Art.  His work is held in many private and corporate collections such as Bank of Montreal, Sun Life Insurance, National Bank of Canada, Universal Energy and Maple Leaf Foods.  Steven was born in 1972 in Guelph, Ontario. www.stevenwhite.ca

Karina Bergmans
Ooh, Ah, Wow!

As a multi-disciplinary artist, Karina Bergmans works in the mediums of fiber art, sculpture, installation and designs/manufactures the KBergmans.com clothing line.  What unifies her diverse artistic practice is the use of reclaimed textiles. Bergmans’ work has been used in public interventions at the City of Ottawa Public Libraries, (2011),  a solo exhibition at the Mississippi Mills Textile Museum in Almonte, Ontario, (2010), Stride Gallery +15 Window Space, Calgary (2010), Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, (2010), Dumbo Arts Festival, Brooklyn, (2009), Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, (2009) and Blink Gallery, Ottawa, (2009). Karina has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Ottawa.  Bergmans artist profile was featured in the September/October 2010 FiberArts Magazine. In October 2011, Karina will participate in an artist residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Karina resides in Ottawa, Ontario.

2010/2011 Guest fieldworkers (Participating Artists)

Dan Nuttall (Summer 2010)
Flower Lunn (Summer 2010)
Kelly Price (2010 online installation)
Jesse Stewart (Autumn 2010)
Marc Walter (Winter 2010/11)

2009/2010 Guest fieldworkers (Participating Artists)

Real and Barbara Eguchi (Summer 2009)
Henny Linn Kjellberg (Winter 2009/10)
Cynthia O'Brien (Spring 2010).