Kika Thorne is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, curator, and activist.[1][2] She was born in Toronto in 1964, where she is currently based.[3]
Kika Thorne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toronto, Canada |
| Known for | Artist, Filmmaker, Curator |
| Website | www |
Life
editIn 1990, Thorne graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD University) in Toronto, Ontario, in Media Production and Cultural Theory,[4] and went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia.[2]
Artistic practice
editIn her early career, Thorne worked largely in film and moving image and also co-founded a feminist, cable television collective called SHE/TV (1991-1998) which aimed to mentor female filmmakers in producing experimental TV.[5][6] Between 1996 and 2004, Thorne collaborated with fellow artist Adrian Blackwell to produce videos, installations and civic interventions.[6] Thorne also worked as a curator for Vancouver's VIVO Media Arts Centre where she helped instigate a series of actions to express dissent around issues of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[6]
With her multimedia/sculptural installations, Thorne works with the materials of mylar, elastic cord, rare earth magnets, plant-derived ink, aircraft cables, and other non-traditional art materials. Themes in her practice include an interest in geometry, physics, the visible spectrum, and social practice.[7][8][9]
Select group exhibitions
edit- 2015: Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Ontario [10]
- 2015: Silva Part I: O Horizon, Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, British Columbia
- 2015: Geometry of Knowing, SFU Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia [8]
- 2014: One Possible Arrangement, Katzman Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario[11]
- 2013: Things’ Matter, Or Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia[9]
- 2013: I Thought There Were Limits, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto, Ontario[12]
- 2010: 4D Uncharted, STATTBAD Wedding, Berlin,Germany[13]
- 2009: 4D Uncharted, STATTBAD Wedding, Berlin, Germany[14]
- 2007: Gasoline Rainbows, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia[4]
- 2007: Street Scene, Murray Guy, New York City[15]
Solo exhibitions
edit- 2014: Multiplicity of the Singularity, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia[6]
Film screenings
edit- 2011: Singularity, Berlinale Forum Expanded, Berlin, Germany[7]
- 2004: VS., Latvian House, Toronto, Ontario[16]
- 2002: Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person), CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[17]
- 2000: Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[18]
- 1997: New Toronto Works Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[19]
- 1995: Puberty Film Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[20]
Collective work/civic interventions
edit- 2018: Gentrification Tax, Gentrification Tax Action, Toronto, Ontario[21][22]
- 2010: SAFE ASSEMBLY (curated), VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia[23]
- 2003: ambience for a future city, Anarchist Free School, Toronto, Ontario[21]
- 1997: Sod Roll for Shawn Keegan, The April Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]
- 1997: Untitled (mattresses), The February Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]
- 1996: Untitled (inflatable), The October Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]
Honours
edit- 1997: Winner Best Canadian Video Images Film and Video Festival[24]
References
edit- ^ "Kika Thorne". www.mediaqueer.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "Things' Matter | Or Gallery". www.orgallery.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Arsenal: Kika Thorne". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "Gasoline Rainbows". Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Kika Thorne | Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre". www.cfmdc.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b c d "Multiplicity of the Singularity". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "Arsenal: Kika Thorne". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b "Geometry of Knowing - SFU Galleries - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b Turner, Michael. "Things' Matter Sets Thoughts in Motion at Or Gallery". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Scapegoat: Landscape, Architecture, Political Economy". www.scapegoatjournal.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ M6N 2Z9Canada, Katzman Contemporary 86 Miller StreetToronto. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ House, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery Hart; Toronto, University of Toronto7 Hart House Circle; M5S 3H3Canada, O. N. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ BerlinGermany, STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ BerlinGermany, STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ YorkNYUS, Murray Guy 453 W. 17th St 10011 New. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "VS. – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person) – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "New Toronto Works Show – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Puberty Film Show – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b c d e Thorne, Kika; Blackwell, Adrian. "Experiments in Collective Form". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Artists Are Leaving, 2018". C Magazine Issue 140 Page 42. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Kazymerchyk, Amy. "We Come From Here". anamnesia.vivomediaarts.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Video | Vtape". www.vtape.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.