Andrew McPhail | Lindy Fyfe | Urmas Lüüs
PIECEWORK
Piecework refers to a method of textile manufacture in which workers were paid per unit rather than an hourly wage or salary. In this exhibition three artists bring various approaches to fabric through cutting, assembly and stitching, piece by piece. Hamilton artist Andrew McPhail invites Toronto artist Lindy Fyfe and Estonian artist Urmas Lüüs to share their wares.
PIECEWORK
Piecework refers to a method of textile manufacture in which workers were paid per unit rather than an hourly wage or salary. In this exhibition three artists bring various approaches to fabric through cutting, assembly and stitching, piece by piece. Hamilton artist Andrew McPhail invites Toronto artist Lindy Fyfe and Estonian artist Urmas Lüüs to share their wares.
March 04 - 31, 2024
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 09, 2-4 pm
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Andrew McPhail is a Canadian visual artist. He was born in Calgary Alberta in 1961 and studied at York University where he received his MFA in 1987. Living in Toronto in the 1980's and 90's his work focused primarily on drawing, often with pencil crayon on a polyester film called mylar. After moving to Hamilton in 2005, his interest shifted towards three dimensional work and performance. In his accumulative, craft oriented practice he uses ephemeral, disposable materials such as band aids, Kleenex and post-its to create epic, monumental sculptures and installations and performances . He has exhibited nationally and internationally and in 2013 was the recipient of the Canada Council International Studio in Paris. He is also cofounder, with Stephen Altena, of the Hundred Dollar Gallery and a founding member of The Assembly in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2023 he was a participant in the Nordic Artist Exchange.
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Lindy Fyfe is a visual artist based in Toronto where she maintains an active studio practice concentrating on painting, fabric construction, drawing and collage.
In 2010 The Robert McLaughlin Gallery presented Confluence a major solo exhibition surveying Fyfe's work across her full range of media. In 2014 she installed a solo exhibition of fabric work as a component of World of Threads, Oakville, and participated in Fibreworks 2014 at the Cambridge Galleries. In 2015 Fyfe was selected as a finalist for the Salt Spring National Art Prize exhibition in British Columbia, was included in the annual Art With Heart auction in Toronto, and had a solo exhibition, titled Shift Twist at Verso Gallery in Toronto. In 2016 she installed Tilt a site-specific work at QueenSpecific in Toronto. In 2019 Fyfe exhibited new work at Samara Contemporary in Toronto in a two-person exhibition with Ruth Adler, her work was selected again for the annual Art With Heart auction at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and her work was included in the exhibition IMPACT at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa highlighting works from the permanent collection. In 2020 Fyfe participated in Pandemia: A Community Collage curated by David McIntosh for 12 Degrees, Toronto. This unique response to the COVID pandemic featuring the art of 28 artists was installed with the digitally-printed works abutted to each other as a collective collage and then largely viewed on social platforms. In 2021 she opened a solo exhibition Interplay at 12 Degrees. In 2024 Fyfe opens a solo show of new work at Birch Contemporary, Toronto.
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Urmas Lüüs is a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts (BA 2011, MA 2014), specializing in jewelry and blacksmithing. Lüüs focuses his artistic work on the combination of blacksmithing, sculpture, light, sound, classical craftsmanship, and different materials. He seeks common ground between seemingly disparate elements, creating comprehensive works that transcend disciplines and mediums. The artist rarely works with individual objects; he is interested in creating holistic compositions composed of hybrid forms.Urmas Lüüs is represented by Tütar gallery
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*main image Lindy Fyfe, Verdant 2023, 36” x 60”, recycled fabric over canvas, 2023
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 09, 2-4 pm
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Andrew McPhail is a Canadian visual artist. He was born in Calgary Alberta in 1961 and studied at York University where he received his MFA in 1987. Living in Toronto in the 1980's and 90's his work focused primarily on drawing, often with pencil crayon on a polyester film called mylar. After moving to Hamilton in 2005, his interest shifted towards three dimensional work and performance. In his accumulative, craft oriented practice he uses ephemeral, disposable materials such as band aids, Kleenex and post-its to create epic, monumental sculptures and installations and performances . He has exhibited nationally and internationally and in 2013 was the recipient of the Canada Council International Studio in Paris. He is also cofounder, with Stephen Altena, of the Hundred Dollar Gallery and a founding member of The Assembly in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2023 he was a participant in the Nordic Artist Exchange.
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Lindy Fyfe is a visual artist based in Toronto where she maintains an active studio practice concentrating on painting, fabric construction, drawing and collage.
In 2010 The Robert McLaughlin Gallery presented Confluence a major solo exhibition surveying Fyfe's work across her full range of media. In 2014 she installed a solo exhibition of fabric work as a component of World of Threads, Oakville, and participated in Fibreworks 2014 at the Cambridge Galleries. In 2015 Fyfe was selected as a finalist for the Salt Spring National Art Prize exhibition in British Columbia, was included in the annual Art With Heart auction in Toronto, and had a solo exhibition, titled Shift Twist at Verso Gallery in Toronto. In 2016 she installed Tilt a site-specific work at QueenSpecific in Toronto. In 2019 Fyfe exhibited new work at Samara Contemporary in Toronto in a two-person exhibition with Ruth Adler, her work was selected again for the annual Art With Heart auction at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and her work was included in the exhibition IMPACT at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa highlighting works from the permanent collection. In 2020 Fyfe participated in Pandemia: A Community Collage curated by David McIntosh for 12 Degrees, Toronto. This unique response to the COVID pandemic featuring the art of 28 artists was installed with the digitally-printed works abutted to each other as a collective collage and then largely viewed on social platforms. In 2021 she opened a solo exhibition Interplay at 12 Degrees. In 2024 Fyfe opens a solo show of new work at Birch Contemporary, Toronto.
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Urmas Lüüs is a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts (BA 2011, MA 2014), specializing in jewelry and blacksmithing. Lüüs focuses his artistic work on the combination of blacksmithing, sculpture, light, sound, classical craftsmanship, and different materials. He seeks common ground between seemingly disparate elements, creating comprehensive works that transcend disciplines and mediums. The artist rarely works with individual objects; he is interested in creating holistic compositions composed of hybrid forms.Urmas Lüüs is represented by Tütar gallery
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*main image Lindy Fyfe, Verdant 2023, 36” x 60”, recycled fabric over canvas, 2023