Current Resident: Oct 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2019
Wang Shikuo Foundation, Today Art Museum
Studio #202
Artist
Chunhua Zhang
Chunhua Zhang considers painting as a medium that maximizes freedom of expression, one that allows him to communicate with his viewers through texture and traces of repeated alteration. In his works, scenes and objects appear in the “past tense.”
Chunhua Zhang participated in the 13th Havana Biennial; 11th Florence biennale 2017; and is involved in the contemporary Chinese art scene in Toronto.
Events & Exhibitions
2019 Fall Open Studios
November 15–November 16, 2019
Chunhua Zhang, Still 2, 2018, oil on canvas, 981/2 × 2361/2 in. (250.19 × 600.71 cm).
Chunhua Zhang, A Globe, 2016, oil on canvas, 707/8 × 63 in. (180.04 × 160.02 cm).
Chunhua Zhang, A Kind Of Memory, 2017, oil on canvas, 1183/16 × 7813/16 in. (300.23 × 200.15 cm).
Chunhua Zhang, Still 1, 2018, oil on canvas, 7813/16 × 1575/8 in. (200.15 × 400.3 cm).
Chunhua Zhang, Still 5, 2019, oil on canvas, 1183/16 × 2363/8 in. (300.23 × 600.46 cm).
Residents from China/Hong Kong
Current Resident: Nov 1, 2019–Apr 30, 2020
The Artists’ Salaries, The Icelandic Centre for Research, The Icelandic Visual Artists Copyright Association
Studio #203
Artist
Habby Osk
Habby Osk’s interests lies in basic physics: balance, movement, gravity, time and force. These concepts play an important role across her art practice as she creates works which test the limits of balance and stability and explore gravity’s influence over time using sculpture, photography and installation as her primary medium. Osk places objects in precarious situations to probe how far they can go without tipping over, to capture the moment of stillness before the looming collapse and the transformation over time.
Habby Osk has exhibited work at Gerðarsafn – Kópavogur Art Museum, Iceland; Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland; and Tina Kim Gallery, New York, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2019 Fall Open Studios
November 15–November 16, 2019
Habby Osk, Lean, 2018, wood, cement, and rope, 118 × 1961/2 × 10 in. (299.72 × 499.11 × 25.4 cm).
Habby Osk, Anchor IIII, 2019, wood, cement, and rope, 65 × 12 × 10 in. (165.1 × 30.48 × 25.4 cm).
Habby Osk, Fracture, 2018, C-print from photography series, image 3 of 6, 8 × 10 in. (20.32 × 25.4 cm).
Habby Osk, Suspend, 2018, wood, cement, and rope, 114 × 83 × 10 in. (289.56 × 210.82 × 25.4 cm).
Habby Osk, Stability, 2015, site-specific installation with wood and plastic, 636 × 120 × 36 in. (1615.44 × 304.8 × 91.44 cm).
Residents from Iceland
Bjargey Ólafsdóttir
Hildur Bjarnadóttir
Jon Bergmann Kiartansson Ransu
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2019
Sobey Art Awards, National Gallery of Canada
Studio #204
Artist
Lou Sheppard
Lou Sheppard works with score, systems of notation, translation and metaphor to explore the performative powers of data and language. They have worked with a wide variety of source texts-diagnostic criteria from the DSM V, field recordings of birdsong, sea ice tracking data, executive management principles, government policy among others, to create scores, musical compositions, choreographies, and performances. Their work often leads them to collaborate with other artists, including musicians, visual artists and performing artists.
Lou Sheppard has exhibited work at the Toronto Biennial; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver; and the Antarctic Biennial, Antarctica/Moscow, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2019 Fall Open Studios
November 15–November 16, 2019
Lou Sheppard, I Possess the Qualities Needed to Be Extremely Successful: The Principles of Scientific Management, 2019, video still.
Lou Sheppard, Forward Bend to Plank from: I Am a Powerhouse I Am Indestructible: Forward Bend to Plank, Low Lunge, Crunch, Burpee, 2019, charcoal on Paper, 92 × 46 in. (233.68 × 116.84 cm).
Lou Sheppard, Score: A Strong Desire, 2019, marker on paper, 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm).
