2021 Bonavista Biennale
The Tonic of Wildness
August 14–September 12, 2021
Curators: Patricia Grattan and Matthew Hills
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Artists
asinnajaq
Christina Battle
Gerald Beaulieu
Vessela Brakalova
Melanie Colosimo
Marlene Creates
Will Gill
Jonathan S. Green
Marcia Huyer
Philippa Jones
Robyn Love
Logan MacDonald
Caroline Monnet + Ludovic Boney
Graeme Patterson
Michael Jonathon Pittman
Leslie Reid
Jerry Ropson
Janice Wright Cheney
Regeneration | Piguttaugiallavalliajuk | Ussanitauten: Seven Northern Labrador Photographers
Eldred Allen
Samantha Jacque
Melissa Tremblett
Gary Andersen
Holly Andersen
Jennie Williams
Wayne Broomfield
Image Gallery
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- Marlene Creates, Between the Earth and the Firmament, Blast Hole Pond Road, Newfoundland 2020 (excerpts from the series), 2020, 100% cotton vellum paper with charcoal frottage/rubbing, two photographs printed on adhesive-backed polyester photo fabric with hand-written text in pigment ink, and painted pine hanging bars. Installation view, Lester-Garland House, Trinity, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Philippa Jones, Out of Time (detail), 2021, screenprint and drawing on paper, resin, natural material, monofilament. Commissioned by Bonavista Biennale. Installation view, Alexander Mortuary Chapel of All Souls, Bonavista, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Gerald Beaulieu, Extinction, 2021, wood, steel, tar. Installation view, Ches Brown’s Garden, Upper Amherst Cove, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Robyn Love, Unhistoric Acts (detail), 2021, site-specific installation with polycotton fabric, chiffon, thread, embroidery floss, wooden fish flake. Presented in partnership with the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. Installation view, Fish flakes, Bonavista, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Logan MacDonald, Bodies on the Beach, 2021, red paint, wood. Commissioned by Bonavista Biennale. Installation view, Long Beach, Bonavista, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Janice Wright Cheney, Sardinia, 2016, recycled plastic, wood, found materials, video projection and sound. Original sound: David Cheney + Charles Harding. Video editing: Ryan O’Toole. Installation view, Mockbeggar Big Store, Bonavista, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Marcia Huyer, strata, 2021, mural on exterior of house. Commissioned by Bonavista Biennale. Installation view, The Matthews House, Duntara, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Melanie Colosimo, Sync or Swim, 2021, polyethylene tank, 200 Denier TPU heat-sealing fabric, recycled poly-cotton stuffing, reflective material, LED lighting, UV filtration and water pump, fish tub, 14 life preservers. Installation view, Champney’s West cove, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Christina Battle, FORECAST: Learning the Signals/Change is Coming, 2021, data-gathering website, flag, flagpole, seed packets, yarrow and harebell seeds. Installation view, Pat Murphy’s Meadow, King’s Cove, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Installation view, Regeneration | Piguttaugiallavalliajuk | Ussanitauten: Seven Northern Labrador Photographers. From left to right: Samantha Jacque, On Top of the Mountain, 2020; Eldred Allen, Scull of Harp Seals, 2020; Gary Andersen, Out to the Ice Edge, 2020. Installation view, Quinton Premises, Red Cliff, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Vessela Brakalova, Human Wireless Charging Stations (detail), 2021, 5 starfish forms digitally printed on neoprene. Commissioned by Bonavista Biennale. Installation view, Champney’s West, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- asinnajaq, Rock Piece (Ahuriri Edition) 2019, video projection, sound, and printed score. Installation view, Salt Fish Plant, Catalina, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Will Gill, Camper, 2021, site-specific installation with Ford F150 truck, 1971 camper cap, acrylic paint, reflective glass beads, theatrical gels, ready-made objects. Commissioned by Bonavista Biennale. Installation view, Hodderville roadside, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Michael Jonathon Pittman, works from Black Island, 2020–2021 (on-going series), mixed media painting on birch panel. Installation view, Union Electric Building, Port Union, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Graeme Patterson, Ghosts of a Gathering, 2021, projections, video loop with score, 23:00 mins. Installation view, James Ryan Tenement, Bonavista, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Jerry Ropson, Preface for a Liturgy (Blood Ledger), 2021, projection, textile, plumb bob, carpenters’ pencils, speakers. Installation view, Loyal Orange Lodge #4, Bonavista, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Leslie Reid, After the Cryogenic (Snowball Earth), 2021, site-specific installation with 10 photographs printed on aluminum panels, plywood, 45 x 36 cm each. Installation view, Coaker Factory Building, Port Union, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Jonathan S. Green, To build a fire, 2021. Exhibition view, Union House Arts, Port Union, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Caroline Monnet + Ludovic Boney, Hydro, 2019, multi-media installation with lightbulbs, electric cabling, mirror-polished aluminum, sound. Originally commissioned by / on loan from The National Film Board of Canada. Installation view, Union Electric Building, Port Union, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
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- Janice Wright Cheney, To trace the forests wild, 2021, wool, cotton, linen, natural dyes, glass crystals, fur, taxidermy form, found materials. Installation view, Ryan Premises Salt Shed, 2021 Bonavista Biennale. Photo: Brian Ricks.
