A PLACE for the ARTS
presents
Art for a Time of Chaos:
Clay, Collage, and Colour
David Geene, Kayrne McKnight, Isabel Neveu-Geene
From April 29th to May 24th in the Annex Gallery
About the Artists
Clay- Isabel Neveu-Geene (ING Studios, Haliburton)
@ingstudios
ingstudios.ca
Isabel Neveu-Geene is a ceramic and mixed-media artist based out of The Haliburton Highlands. Her ceramic vessels are full of stories and whimsy, with colourful decorative imagery and textural expressions. Isabel’s work is featured across the province in events such as Haliburton Art and Craft Festival, Guelph Potters Market and the Haliburton Studio Tour. She studied design and ceramics at the Haliburton School of Art and Design, where she graduated as top-student and valedictorian in 2021. At ING Studios, her work continues to evolve through experimental play, purposeful repetition, and mixed-media approaches.
@ingstudios
ingstudios.ca
Isabel Neveu-Geene is a ceramic and mixed-media artist based out of The Haliburton Highlands. Her ceramic vessels are full of stories and whimsy, with colourful decorative imagery and textural expressions. Isabel’s work is featured across the province in events such as Haliburton Art and Craft Festival, Guelph Potters Market and the Haliburton Studio Tour. She studied design and ceramics at the Haliburton School of Art and Design, where she graduated as top-student and valedictorian in 2021. At ING Studios, her work continues to evolve through experimental play, purposeful repetition, and mixed-media approaches.
Collage- K. McKnight (Peterborough)
@karynemck
K. McKnight writes:
I grew up in Peterborough.
I make collages of birds, houses and local scenes. People are surprised when they “discover” that they aren’t looking at paintings. The style belongs to the category of either naïve or folk art, which in this case means that I lack the formal education that a professional artist undergoes.
My father is a retired art teacher, and growing up, he took me to many art galleries, explaining the paintings in a way that was interesting. At home we had numerous art books that I would stare at for hours, and plenty of art supplies. I had access to the Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School (Peterborough) art room where he taught high school. On vacation, we hung out with hippies at art workshops, festivals and shows. My father, who graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD), has art skills that are daunting, and it wasn’t until I was an adult that I returned to my childhood love of visual art.
I am drawn to bright colours and want to create art that makes people feel happy, to capture some of that childhood innocence, simplicity and joy.
Each collage is made from pieces of paper that I’ve cut with scissors and/or an X-acto knife. To get the paint on the paper, I mostly use a Gelli plate, creating different textures with items like stamps, stencils, bubble wrap and even broccoli. I developed my own art style through a lot of experimenting and a belief that mistakes are part of the creative process.
@karynemck
K. McKnight writes:
I grew up in Peterborough.
I make collages of birds, houses and local scenes. People are surprised when they “discover” that they aren’t looking at paintings. The style belongs to the category of either naïve or folk art, which in this case means that I lack the formal education that a professional artist undergoes.
My father is a retired art teacher, and growing up, he took me to many art galleries, explaining the paintings in a way that was interesting. At home we had numerous art books that I would stare at for hours, and plenty of art supplies. I had access to the Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School (Peterborough) art room where he taught high school. On vacation, we hung out with hippies at art workshops, festivals and shows. My father, who graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD), has art skills that are daunting, and it wasn’t until I was an adult that I returned to my childhood love of visual art.
I am drawn to bright colours and want to create art that makes people feel happy, to capture some of that childhood innocence, simplicity and joy.
Each collage is made from pieces of paper that I’ve cut with scissors and/or an X-acto knife. To get the paint on the paper, I mostly use a Gelli plate, creating different textures with items like stamps, stencils, bubble wrap and even broccoli. I developed my own art style through a lot of experimenting and a belief that mistakes are part of the creative process.
Colour- David Geene (Geeneious Studios, Peterborough)
@geeneiousstudios
geeneious-studios.square.site
David writes:
As an older emerging artist, I apply a lifetime of arts experiences to my work: musician, educator, actor, set designer, visual artist. I have made art my whole life, only recently pursuing my interest in human-made structures as my subject, in a variety of contexts: historical, political, environmental. I work in series. I usually work on a variety of papers in acrylics, with some ink, charcoal, and pencil. I begin with script (poems, quotes, ideas), then multiple layers of paint: glazing, sanding, scumbling. The papers are mounted on cradled panels and varnished.
@geeneiousstudios
geeneious-studios.square.site
David writes:
As an older emerging artist, I apply a lifetime of arts experiences to my work: musician, educator, actor, set designer, visual artist. I have made art my whole life, only recently pursuing my interest in human-made structures as my subject, in a variety of contexts: historical, political, environmental. I work in series. I usually work on a variety of papers in acrylics, with some ink, charcoal, and pencil. I begin with script (poems, quotes, ideas), then multiple layers of paint: glazing, sanding, scumbling. The papers are mounted on cradled panels and varnished.
