Biennial 16

Curated by:
Natalie Olanick

Since its first inception in1992, the Faculty of Fine Arts Biennial has showcased the varied practices of teachers from the Department of Fine Arts, offering students and the community the opportunity to glimpse their work outside of the classroom.

Their contributions to this exhibition span a variety of media—painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and the written word, among others—illustrating a profound engagement with both traditional practices and new technologies.   At the core of the many explorations that this exhibition offers are complexities surrounding the environment (both natural and built); the human condition and the relationships that we forge; the material world; and more intangible elements linked to our existence.   Through the work, one can gain insight not only into the artists themselves, but also into the evolving artistic landscape that shapes the Fine Arts department.

By bridging theory and practice, this exhibition nourishes students in their own work, and contributes to a larger cultural dialogue within the artistic community.  (Amanda Beattie)

Featured artists:
Gwen Baddeley, David Baumflek, Amanda Beattie, Joe Becker, Maria Chronopoulos, Nina Dubois, Rachel Echenberg, Pohanna Pyne Feinberg, Andréanne Godin, Antonietta Grassi, David Hall, Harlan Johnson, Julianna Joos, Lise-Hélène Larin, Naomi London, Nadia Moss, Natalie Olanick, Kristi Ropeleski, Jackson Slattery, Bahar Taheri, Ingrid Tremblay