Kerri Reid, Souvenirs (California), 2012. Left: rocks found in California; right: copies of rocks found in California, stoneware with underglazes and acrylic paint.
November 2 – December 1, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, November 2, 7 p.m.
MERCER UNION
A Centre for Contemporary Art
1286 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON, M6H 1N9
T: 416.536.1519
E: sarah@mercerunion.org
www.mercerunion.org
Hours: Tues–Sat 11–6 p.m.
This solo exhibition of works by Canadian artist Kerri Reid provides the first opportunity to consider several related series of works all revolving around the artist’s fascination with dust, debris, shadows and a inclination towards restitution, salvaging and repair. Materials in the exhibition vary from hand-painted ceramic sculptures, documentary drawings, and frame-by-frame erasures of video images, all intricate material processes that consider found natural and synthetic objects as markers of larger metaphysical questions.
Kerri Reid’s short-term residency in Toronto is made possible by the support of Partisan Studios Studios, Toronto.
The exhibition is accompanied with an essay by Sarah Robayo Sheridan.
Kerri Reid is a visual artist originally from Vancouver, BC. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally, and has participated in residencies in Vermont, Iceland, Banff, Dawson City, and Saskatchewan. She is currently living in the small rural community of Bruno, Saskatchewan, (population 600), where she works as a distance-education instructor through the University of Guelph while also co-directing (with Tyler Brett) The Bruno Arts Bank, a small music venue/artist residency/coffee shop/art gallery/mini-museum/music and bookshop. Reid also plays bass for The Department, with recent performances in Reykjavik, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, at the Bruno Cherry Festival, and at the Bruno Friendship Centre for Seniors Appreciation Day.