Holly Fay

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Holly Fay
Nationality Canadian
Education University of Regina, University of Ulster
Known forOil painter, graphic artist
AwardsNational Visual Arts Advocacy Award
Website www.hollyfay.com

Holly Fay is a Canadian contemporary artist in Regina, Saskatchewan. She is known for her oil paintings and drawings, which explore themes of nature, perspective, landscape, representation, and history. [1] Her works have been exhibited across Canada and internationally. She is currently an instructor in the Visual Arts Department at the University of Regina and at the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre. [2]

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Education

Fay studied at the University of Regina, receiving her Bachelor of Education in 1985, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and drawing in 1989. In 1994, she completed her master's degree in Fine Arts at the University of Ulster in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [1]

Career

Fay's works include drawing, painting, mixed media, and installation projects, focused on themes of landscape, history, perspective, and nature, as well as exploring systems of knowledge, ideas of place, and phenomenology. [3] She has been a part of the Saskatchewan arts community in a number of different ways including, curator, writer, mentor, and artist.

In 2004, the Landscape as Muse documentary series covered Fay's work alongside other artists such as Joe Fafard, Aganetha Dyck, Peter von Tiesenhausen and Edward Burtynsky. [1] [4] The documentary examines the work of Canadian artists and the relationships between art and landscape. [5]

Fay is the board Chair for the Art Gallery of Regina and a member of CARFAC (Canadian Artists' Representation Le Front Des Artistes Canadien) Saskatchewan. [6]

Exhibitions

Fay has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions across Canada, including the Mata Gallery, [3] Art Gallery of Regina, [7] and MacKenzie Art Gallery. [8] Her works are held in permanent collections at the Saskatchewan Arts Board, MacKenzie Gallery, and City of Regina. [3]

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

Fay was awarded the National Visual Arts Advocacy Award in 2015. [6] [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Holly Fay". ArtSask. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Holly Fay". Mata Gallery. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Landscape as Muse". 291 Film Company. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Landscape As Muse Season 4". Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Regina artist, Holly Fay, wins National Visual Arts Advocacy Award". CARFAC. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Holly Fay: Systems" (PDF). Art Gallery of Regina. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Holly Fay". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Must-Sees This Week: June 25 to July 1, 2015". Canadian Art. Canadian Art Foundation. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Holly Fay, "SYSTEMS"". Galleries West. T2 Media. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "ECO Art 2016". Gallery 1313. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Embodied Presence: Michel Boutin and Holly Fay at John V. Hicks Gallery, PA Arts Centre". paNOW. John V. Hicks Gallery. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Barnes-Connell, Valerie G. (16 February 2012). "Embodied Presence - Art Show at Mistasinahk Place". Northerner. Vol. 58, no. 7. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2016– via EBSCO.
  14. ↑ "National honour for U of R Visual Arts instructor". University of Regina. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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