Forest Ple
Wooden Friends:
cut mdf and paint, but I think they kind of look like cake. 2019.
Selection of drawings exhibited as part of Seasons of Togetherness at Ace Art inc. 2019. 20” x 26”
With the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council with funding from the City of Winnipeg
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With the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council with funding from the City of Winnipeg
SEASONS OF TOGETHERNESS
18 January - 15 February 2019 at Ace Art inc. 2nd Floor, 290 McDermot Ave
Seasons of Togetherness incorporated drawing, collage, and animation in an installation about human interaction and connection. Inspired by fantasies found within thrift-store relationship guidebooks, self-help Internet articles, and step-by-step illustrations, Gillies has made a playful attempt to discover new ways to experience closeness with others and the world around. Source materials have been abstracted through processes of re-creation and interpretation, amplifying both the awkward strangeness and beauty that exist within formalities of expressing.
Created through a practice of working intuitively and experimentally, the exhibition navigates a meandering course across themes of human connection, social convention, and ritual.
With the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council with funding from the City of Winnipeg
Thank you to Karen Asher for installation photography!
An essay by Hagere Selam ‘shimby’ Zegeye-Gebrehiwot about Seasons of Togetherness.
A video of me artist talking
Exhibited as part of Seasons of Togetherness at Ace Art inc. 2019
SECRET INGREDIENT!
Secret Ingredient! was created by Natalie
Ferguson and Toby Gillies as Artists-In-Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario
in February and March of 2019.
Secret Ingredient! was created by Natalie
Ferguson and Toby Gillies as Artists-In-Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario
in February and March of 2019.
The event engaged approximately 9000 people over 10 days in Walker Court. Participants created paper sculptures of their favourite home-cooked meals, shared recipes, family cultures, traditions and heritage by way of
wacky art making, “food” photography and collaborative installation work.
Our goal was to
encourage participants to share meals more often with each other, recognize and
appreciate their loved ones and culture and to create an opportunity for sharing family experiences with each other. The secret ingredient is people!
Infinate thanks to the supportive staff and volunteers at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and to all of the amazing, thoughtful visitors who participated.
Link to the project page on the AGO website
With the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts
Installation:
Select Recipes:
