fiona dunnett: 2011

La Matanza (2011)

Embroidery and Acrylic on Canvas and Straw Mat/ Bordado y Acrilico sobre Telas y Petate
64 cms x 92 cms

Detail (Acrlic on Canvas and Straw Mat)

Detalle (Acrilico sobre Tela y Petate)

Detail (Acrylic on Fabric and Straw Mat)

Detalle (Acrilico sobre Tela y Petate)

Detail (Embroidery on Fabric and Grass Mat)

Detalle (Bordado sobre Tela y Petate)

Detail (Embroidery)

Detalle (Bordado)

Cuija (Mesa de Gráfica)

Work in Progress/ Trabajo en Curso

Cuija

Felt and Yarn /Fieltro y Estambre

Work in Progress / Trabajo en Curso

A work in progress for an exhibition, due to take place in November at the Instituto de Arte Grafica, Oaxaca (IAGO). This began as a workshop in traditional graphic arts, held at the Centro de Arte, San Agustin (CaSa) in May 2011.

There will be nine artists participating in the exhibition.

Cuija

Gorrión

These two photographs of a lizard and a sparrow are my main sources of reference for my finished piece.

Gorrión and Cuija

Cuija

(Detail / Detalle)

Gorrión

(Detail Yarn on Floor / Detalle Estambre en Piso)

Gorrión

(Detail Yarn on Wall / Detaille Estambre en Pared)

Working Pieces: Mounted Photocopies

Paloma

Perro Acostado

Perro a Pie

Working Pieces: Photocopies

Perro

Photocopy and Pencil/ Fotocopia y Lápiz

22 cms x 28 cms

Perro 2

Photocopy and Ink / Fotocopia y Tinta

22 cms x 28 cms

Escarabajo 2

Photocopy / Fotocopia

22 cms x 28 cms

Work in Progress: May/ Trabajo en Curso: Mayo

Work in Progress: March/ Trabajo en Curso: Marzo

Work in Progress: May-November 2011/ Trabajo en Curso: Mayo-Noviembre 2011

These images are part of a large series that is planned to be exhibited in a group show in November. It consists of large scale and small scale drawings. Mediums include pen and ink, pencil, paint, photocopies, and plastic

The series is an exploration of process and transition between the stages of life, death, and the stage between the two.

Originals

Grandma with Sparrow

Photocopy and Pencil on Tracing Paper/ Fotocopia con Lápiz Sobre Papel Vegetal

22 cms x 28 cms

Grandma

Ink on Paper/ Tinta Sobre Papel

9 cms x 13 cms

Papa and I

Ink on Paper/ Tinta Sobre Papel

9 cms x 13 cms

Perro Echado

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Aguila

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta Sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Escarabajo 1

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Chivo

Ink on Paper / Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Mariposa 1

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Mandíbula 1

Ink on Paper / Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Mandíbula 2

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Paloma

Ink on Paper / Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Patas Paloma

Ink on Paper/ Tinta sobre Papel

9 cms x 13 cms

Scorpion

Ink on Paper / Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Salmon 1

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Salmon 2

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Salmon 3

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Cuija

Ink on Paper / Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Mariposa 2

Pencil on Paper / Lápiz sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Gorrión 1

Ink on Paper / Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Gorrión 2

Pencil and Ink on Paper / Lápiz y Tinta sobre Papel

22 cms x 28 cms

Patas Gorrión

Ink on Paper / Tinta sobre Papel

9 cms x 13 cms

fionadunnett@hotmail.com

Education/Educación:

2005

Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, Canada (with Distinction)

Licenciatura en Bellas Artes, University of Victoria, Canadá (con Distinción)

1999

Highschool, Canterbury School of Arts, Ottawa, Canada (with Honours)

Preparatoria, Canterbury School of Arts, Ottawa, (con Mención Honorífica) Canada

Languages / Idiomas: English, Spanish /Inglés, Español

Exhibitions / Exposiciones:

Solo / Individual:

Galería La Estación, Chihuahua, Mexico, April/May 2011

Galería La Estación, Chihuahua, Mexico, Abril/Mayo 2011

Legend's Comics, Victoria, Canada, October/November 2008

Legend’s Comics, Victoria, Canada, Octubre/Noviembre 2008

Galeria Luciernaga, "Looks of Interpretation", Oaxaca, Mexico, September 2008

Galeria Luciernaga, “Miradas Para Interpretar”, Oaxaca, Septiembre 2008

Hart's Art Gallery, Esquimalt, BC, Canada, March 2007

Hart’s Art Gallery, Esquimalt, Canada Marzo 2007

Group / Colectivas:

Archi Tianguis (Arte Chingon)

Mexico City, December 2010/ January 2011

Archi Tianguis (Arte Chingon)

Distrito Federal, Deciembre 2010/ Enero 2011

Piloncillo y Cascabel, "Popular Pop", Mexico City, July, 2010

Piloncillo y Cascabel, "Popular Pop", Distrito Federal, Julio 2010

Morph, "Intervention at the Central de Abastos", Oaxaca, Mexico, April, 2008

Morph, "Intervención a la Central de Abastos", Oaxaca, Abril 2008 http://morph1.blogspot.com/

Galería Luciernaga, Oaxaca, Mexico, March 2008

Galería Luciernaga, Oaxaca, Marzo 2008

Artists of Conscience International Arts Symposium "The Social Subconcious", Victoria, BC, Canada, October 2006

Artistas Conscientes: Simposio Internacional de Arte: "El Subconsciente Social", Victoria, Canadá, Octubre 2006

Benito Juarez Autonomous University, Law Faculty, Oaxaca, Mexico, November 2005

Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez, Facultad de Derecho, Oaxaca, Noviembre 2005

Graduate Exhibition "Fresh, Dirty, Clean" University of Victoria, June 2005

Exposición de Graduados: "Fresco, Sucio, Limpio", University of Victoria, Junio 2005

"Genre Art Show", University of Victoria, January 2005

"Exposición de Genero", University of Victoria, Enero 2005

"Firestone Featured Artists Show", SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 2001

"Firestone Exposicion de Artistas", SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Canada, Marzo 2001

On-Line Exhibitions / Exposiciones On-Line:

Behance Network, (present) http://behance.net/fionadunnett

Apócrifa Art Magazine, Edición 6, Guadalajara, México, April 2008 http://apocrifa.com.mx/issues.html

The Saatchi Gallery of Contemporary Art, London, UK (present) http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Fiona%20Dunnett/23055.html

Workshops / Talleres:

"Traditional Graphic Arts" with Magali Lara. CaSa (Arts Centre, San Agustin), Oaxaca, January/February 2011

"Producción de Gráfica: Grafica Tradicional" con Magali Lara, CaSa (Centro de Arte San Agustin), Oaxaca Enero/ Febrero 2011

"The Infusion of Methods Traditionally Handcrafted with Contemporary Grafic Art" with Amor Munoz, La Curtiduría, Oaxaca, February 2009

"La Interpolación de Algunos Medios Tradicionalmente Artesanales en la Grafica Contemporánea" impartido por Amor Muñoz, La Curtiduría, Oaxaca, Febrero 2009. http://amormunoz.net/ http://www.tallerexperimentaldegrafica.blogspot.com/

"Poster Design Workshop" with Rafael Lopez Castro, IAGO (Graphic Arts Institute Oaxaca), Oaxaca, February 2009

"Taller de Cartel" impartido por Rafael López Castro, IAGO (Instituto de Arte Grafica Oaxaca), Oaxaca, Febrero 2009.

"Natural Dyes Workshop" with J Manuel Loera Fernandez, Tlapanochestli, Grana Cochinilla Information Centre, Oaxaca, June 2007

"Taller de Tintas con Colorantes Naturales" impartido por J Manuel Loera Fernandez, Tlapanochestli, Grana Cochinilla Information Centre, Oaxaca, Junio 2007 http://www.aztecacolor.com/

fionadunnett@hotmail.com

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