Russna Kaur
| Russna Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toronto, Ontario |
| 🏫 Education | University of Waterloo, Emily Carr University of Art and Design |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting |
Search Russna Kaur on Amazon.Russna Kaur (born 1991, Toronto, Ontario) is a multimedia artist who focuses in large scale painting. Her paintings are abstract, and explore personal and cultural identity. She currently lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Early life and education[edit]
Kaur spent much of her time growing up in her mother's Indian bridal shop, where she was surrounded by colourful fabrics, being apart of this environment was highly influential to her art practice, as well as exposing her to South Asian culture. Kaur incorporates colour into her work to describe her cultural identity.[1] Kaur originally began her post secondary education studying Biology, but transitioned into Fine Arts at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON) where she graduated, receiving a BA while majoring in Visual Arts. She then continued her studies to the Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Vancouver, BC) and graduated with an MFA.
Art[edit]
Kaur's work explores cultural narrative and identity, mainly relating to her own Punjabi culture. She utilizes pattern, repetition, and colour to prompt these ideas. She often works across multiple, interlocking surfaces, employing abstract mark making across the surfaces and onto the walls, using different mediums.[2]
Career[edit]
Kaur is currently a Sessional Instructor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.[3] In 2020 she received the Tanabe Prize for British Columbia emerging painters.[4]
Her work is included int he permanent colleciton of the Vancouver Art Gallery.[5]
Selected exhibitions[edit]
2019
- Veil of Tears, TRAPP Projects, Vancouver, BC.[1]
- She Was There for Awhile... The Fort Gallery, Langley, BC.[6]
2020
- Leaning Out of Windows, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC.[7]
- Suddenly Her Lips Sharpened - It Was Splendid, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Insider Series: Russna Kaur – BAF". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ "Insider Series: Russna Kaur – BAF". burrardarts.org.
- ↑ Vancouver, 520 East 1st Avenue; V5t 0h2, Bc; Canada (2020-08-12). "Russna Kaur Paints with Radical Openness … And She Wants You to Do the Same". www.ecuad.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ Vancouver, 520 East 1st Avenue; V5t 0h2, Bc; Canada (2020-01-23). "Russna Kaur Wins Tanabe Prize". www.ecuad.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ "Vancouver Art Gallery Acquires Towering Painting by Russna Kaur". www.ecuad.ca. 2021-02-17.
- ↑ "Richmond artist takes over Fort Gallery… for a while…". Langley Advance Times. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ Hudson, Sandra (January 17, 2020). "Russna Kaur Wins BC Takao Tanabe Prize for BC Painters" (PDF). Media Release. Retrieved March 9, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Suddenly her lips sharpened – it was splendid. – BAF". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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