BREANNA SHANAHAN
GLARES FROM A PAST
GLANCES OF A FUTURE
November 14th - December 1st
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Meet the artist (Vernissage): Saturday Nov 16th 1:00-4:00pm
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Show Description
The world has changed, as it always does, and it is important to stop and acknowledge the progress that has been made. Glares from a Past, Glances of a Future exhibits retrospective work made by the artist surrounding the body and sport, which were done in a time and atmosphere of exclusion and dismissal of non-male athletic bodies. These large scale sculptures are exhibited alongside new works that have witnessed change in these realms. In recent days, with the closest gender parity ever seen in the Olympics, the inauguration of the PWHL, the advocacy of female and queer athletes, the allyship seen by male athletes addressing pay-gaps, and in this city, home to the largest inclusive slow pitch league in Canada, one cannot help but feel the hopefull turn of the tides.
Though we have not reached equity, and the conversation must continue, it is important to see the present and potential new world that has been built for a generation of young athletes, a future that is unfolding before our eyes.
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Bio
Bre Shanahan (she/they) is a recent resident of the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. She is a sculptor and drawing artist, educator, researcher and community organiser.
Playing within the realms of problematic dualisms, Shanahans’ ADHD has contributed to her expansive and deep understanding of materiality, showing up in her practice often as chapters of work that dive considerably into specific mediums and methods of making. In their art practice, sculptural works are informed by phenomenological observations and from community engagement. They aim in their work to question conformity and create relatable metaphors through object, image and immersiveness. Shanahan is most pleased when hosting workshops that uplift ideation exchange within the gallery. They deeply believe that art making requires a resilience and recognition that everyone brings something unique and valuable to the art table, which in a time of post-isolation, is such a fundamental human act in the most positive sense.
Shanahan received an MFA at Concordia University in 2019 and was a SSHRC recipient in 2017. They are a member of the Assembly Gallery artist collective and a longstanding member of the Montreal based artist collective QO (Quite Ourselves) Their works have been exhibited in Italy, China, Austria, the United States and across Canada. Teaching Sculpture and Drawing courses across Canada at multiple post-secondary and community institutions has greatly informed her practice. Shanahan credits her passion in teaching art to a legacy of mentors who helped make it feel like a place she belonged.
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Meet the artist (Vernissage): Saturday Nov 16th 1:00-4:00pm
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Show Description
The world has changed, as it always does, and it is important to stop and acknowledge the progress that has been made. Glares from a Past, Glances of a Future exhibits retrospective work made by the artist surrounding the body and sport, which were done in a time and atmosphere of exclusion and dismissal of non-male athletic bodies. These large scale sculptures are exhibited alongside new works that have witnessed change in these realms. In recent days, with the closest gender parity ever seen in the Olympics, the inauguration of the PWHL, the advocacy of female and queer athletes, the allyship seen by male athletes addressing pay-gaps, and in this city, home to the largest inclusive slow pitch league in Canada, one cannot help but feel the hopefull turn of the tides.
Though we have not reached equity, and the conversation must continue, it is important to see the present and potential new world that has been built for a generation of young athletes, a future that is unfolding before our eyes.
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Bio
Bre Shanahan (she/they) is a recent resident of the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. She is a sculptor and drawing artist, educator, researcher and community organiser.
Playing within the realms of problematic dualisms, Shanahans’ ADHD has contributed to her expansive and deep understanding of materiality, showing up in her practice often as chapters of work that dive considerably into specific mediums and methods of making. In their art practice, sculptural works are informed by phenomenological observations and from community engagement. They aim in their work to question conformity and create relatable metaphors through object, image and immersiveness. Shanahan is most pleased when hosting workshops that uplift ideation exchange within the gallery. They deeply believe that art making requires a resilience and recognition that everyone brings something unique and valuable to the art table, which in a time of post-isolation, is such a fundamental human act in the most positive sense.
Shanahan received an MFA at Concordia University in 2019 and was a SSHRC recipient in 2017. They are a member of the Assembly Gallery artist collective and a longstanding member of the Montreal based artist collective QO (Quite Ourselves) Their works have been exhibited in Italy, China, Austria, the United States and across Canada. Teaching Sculpture and Drawing courses across Canada at multiple post-secondary and community institutions has greatly informed her practice. Shanahan credits her passion in teaching art to a legacy of mentors who helped make it feel like a place she belonged.