Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky

Rhonda Weppler (born 1972) and Trevor Mahovsky (born 1969) are a Canadian collaborative artist duo. ^{[1] [2]} They are known for their collaborative works in sculpture. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Biography

Rhonda Weppler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1972. ^[1] Trevor Mahovsky was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1969. ^[3] They met in 1986 at the University of British Columbia, where they both received MFA degrees. ^[6] They have worked collaboratively since 2004. ^[7]

Public sculpture

Their 2012 work A False Creek, a set of chromatic markers built around the pilings of Vancouver's Cambie Bridge, is meant to mark rising seas caused by global warming. ^{[8] [9]}

Collections

Their work is included in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, ^[10] the Vancouver Art Gallery ^[11] and the National Gallery of Canada. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. "Rhonda Weppler". www.gallery.ca.
2. "Trevor Mahovsky". www.gallery.ca.
3. Canadian Art. MacLean Hunter. 2005.
4. Flash Art. G. Politi. 2006.
5. "Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky's What Leaf? What Mushroom?: Review - The Star". The Toronto Star. 18 October 2012.
6. "NARS Foundation - Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky (Canada)". NARS Foundation.
7. National Gallery of Canada; Andrea Kunard; Greg A. Hill; Josée Drouin-Brisebois; Heather Marie Anderson (2010). It is what it is: Recent Acquisitions of New Canadian Art. National Gallery of Canada. ISBN   978-0-88884-881-9.
8. Miller, Margaret (1 October 2016). "More Ecological Art in Vancouver, Please!". The Tyee.
9. Griffin, Kevin (20 December 2017). "New public art works that engage the senses coming to Vancouver". Vancouver Sun.
10. "Home".
11. "2013/2014 ACQUISITIONS". www.vanartgallery.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-04-19.