Past Residents
Past Resident2018: Creative Australia, Creative New Zealand
Jess Johnson
Jess Johnson’s drawings and installations are influenced by the intersections of language, science fiction, culture and technology. In her drawings, she depicts complex worlds that combine densely layered patterns, objects and figures within architectural settings. Johnson’s drawings are often displayed within constructed environments. Her recent video collaborations with Simon Ward have involved translating her drawings into animated videos and virtual reality, enabling audiences to have simulated experiences of her drawings.
Jess Johnson was born in Tauranga, New Zealand in 1979. After ten years of living and working in Melbourne, she relocated permanently to New York City in 2016. Her work has been exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions at Jack Hanley Gallery, New York; Art Basel Hong Kong; Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh; Centre CLARK, Montreal; National Gallery of Victoria, Australia; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia; and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, New Zealand. She is represented by Jack Hanley Gallery, New York; Darren Knight Gallery, Australia; and Ivan Anthony Gallery, New Zealand.
Jess Johnson, Milxyz Wae, 2016, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
Jess Johnson, Transkin, 2016, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
Jess Johnson, Worldweb Allthing, 2016, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
Jess Johnson, We Float, 2017, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
Residents from New Zealand
Past Resident2017: No Standard Pictures
Mazaccio & Drowilal
Working mainly with photography and collage, Mazaccio & Drowilal humorously deconstruct multiple facets of the contemporary world by gathering and arranging mass media images and objects. Their visual practice and aesthetic approach are heavily influenced by the Internet’s new iconographies and digital culture.
Elise Mazac aka Mazaccio (born 1988) and Robert Drowilal (born 1986) are two French artists who have been working together since 2009 as the duo Mazaccio & Drowilal. Mazaccio studied at Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the School of Visual Arts, New York; Drowilal earned his degree from the Nantes School of Art. In 2013, they were the winners of the BMW Residency at the Musée Nicéphore Niépce. Their work has been exhibited internationally in solo exhibitions at Paris Photo, 2014; The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow, 2015; Paris Photo Los Angeles, 2015; and the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York, 2016.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2017
April 21–April 22, 2017
Mazaccio & Drowilal, Wild Style, 2015, Installation, Dimensions variable.
Mazaccio & Drowilal, Pixel Monument, 2016, Photograph, Exhibition view.
Mazaccio & Drowilal, Low Battery, 2015, Photograph, 24 × 17 in. (60.96 × 43.18 cm).
Mazaccio & Drowilal, She's Out Of My Life, The Dog's Best Friend, 2013, Photography, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm).
Mazaccio & Drowilal, Champagne, 2015, Artist book, 8 x 10 in., 52 pages.
Past Resident2017: Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Yvonne Mullock
Yvonne Mullock has a multi-disciplinary studio practice with a particular focus on nature and crafts. She incorporates collage, sculpture, ceramics, video and textiles in her work, and explores ideas of authorship, craft and labor, for both gallery settings and site-specific installations. Mullock often works with individuals and groups of people to develop pieces that are collaborative, socially engaged and performative.
Yvonne Mullock is a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art who is currently based in Calgary, Canada. Over the past fifteen years, she has participated in artist residency programs in Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States. Recent exhibitions include: Dark Horse, Stride Gallery, Calgary; Charrette Roulette: FABRIC, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton; HIT & MISS, Esker Foundation|Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary; Home Economics, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto; Future Station: 2015 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton; Atlas Sighed: 2104 Calgary Biennial; and Beaver Fever, Project Room, Glasgow.
Yvonne Mullock, Dark Horse, 2016, HDV 1080i film, 16:28 min.
Yvonne Mullock, Desktop, 2016, H.264 film, 4:31 min.
Yvonne Mullock, HIT & MISS, 2014, Mixed fibers and performance, 30 × 120 in. (76.2 × 304.8 cm).
Yvonne Mullock, Quilts of Canada, 2013, Archival self-adhesive inkjet print, 80 × 53 in. (203.2 × 134.62 cm).
Yvonne Mullock, Beaver Made Ready Mades, 2013, Bronze, Dimensions variable.
