Erin Hunt

Bonavista Biennale presents a body of Erin Hunt’s new and recent paintings, collages and found-object sculptures. Hunt’s visual language draws from sources including plants, minerals, children’s books, philosophical texts, art history, beach garbage and other found objects. The paintings emerge through an improvisational process that playfully engages the relationship between inner and outer landscapes, connecting vivid impressions of nature with personal memories, bodily sensations, and the spiritual realm. Moving in and out of abstraction, Hunt’s work explores how we process our experiences of space, time and our place in the universe.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Erin Hunt is a painter currently living and working on Fogo Island, NL. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Ottawa, and a Master’s degree in Architecture from Dalhousie University. Hunt worked in the field of architecture in London and New York before moving to Newfoundland in 2012. Hunt’s work has been featured in exhibitions at JK Contemporary, Fogo Island; Fogo Island Arts Gallery, Fogo; The Painting Center, New York; and Front Gallery, Houston.