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
editRhonda 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
editTheir 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
editTheir 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
edit- ^ a b c "Rhonda Weppler". www.gallery.ca.
- ^ "Trevor Mahovsky". www.gallery.ca.
- ^ a b c Canadian Art. MacLean Hunter. 2005.
- ^ Flash Art. G. Politi. 2006.
- ^ "Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky's What Leaf? What Mushroom?: Review - The Star". The Toronto Star. 18 October 2012.
- ^ "NARS Foundation - Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky (Canada)". NARS Foundation.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Miller, Margaret (1 October 2016). "More Ecological Art in Vancouver, Please!". The Tyee.
- ^ Griffin, Kevin (20 December 2017). "New public art works that engage the senses coming to Vancouver". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "2013/2014 ACQUISITIONS". www.vanartgallery.bc.ca.