The Thames Art Gallery is pleased to host a number of Contemporary Canadian artists throughout the year. Residencies provide an opportunity for student tours and members of the community to engage with professional artists and with each other.
Emerging Artist in Residence
Danielle Coleman, 2021
Danielle Coleman holds a BFA with distinction in Drawing & Painting from OCAD University. Obsessed with the element of kitsch and heartache within her practice, Coleman challenges the taboo of creating work which speaks to romantic relationships. Coleman’s material experimentation includes materials such as wallpaper, table cloths, electrical tape and floral textiles – considering the kitsch qualities of the perfect home and traditional images that are produced around idealized romantic relationships.
Drawing from cliché lyrics of love songs, break up tunes are key to Coleman’s studio atmosphere, creating a visual language of mark making that communicates and reclaims emotional trauma. Coleman’s works are conceptually emphasizing cliché notions and practices within romantic relationships. Seeking to visualize the kitsch feeling of heartbreak of post relationship status, experimental techniques and expanded notions of painting are used.
Danielle Coleman is collaborating with us to produce a Tiny Desk Series of virtual studio visits with different emerging artists across Ontario.
Danielle is pulling back the curtain and speaking all about her artistic practice, her fascination with love, and the moment where she learned about love. Danielle is wearing her heart on her sleeve and spilling her heart out about all things love and creative processes.