Author Description

With the selection of Toronto artist Shary Boyle, Canada is sending one of its most acclaimed artists to represent the country on the world stage at the 2013 edition of the Venice Biennial. One of country's most innovative artists, Boyle works in a diversity of media, including fine craft, drawing, installation and performance, often in collaboration with established musicians. Blending historical narratives and fantastical fictions with her own personal impressions, she creates imaginary worlds that elicit a range of psychological and emotional responses. A consummate object maker, Boyle's finely honed skills are disquietingly wed to a beguilingly poetic tone and a thoroughly contemporary sensibility. This original publication features new works created expressly for the event and is accompanied by a scholarly essay and an interview with the artist. In English, French, and Italian.Shary Boyle was the subject of a cross-country solo exhibition in 2011. She has exhibited and performed at La Maison Rouge, Paris (2011), the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York (2008), and Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2008, 2006). Shary Boyle was a finalist for the Sobey Art Award (2007, 2009) and has received both the Hnatyshyn Foundation Award (2010) and the Gershon Iskowitz Prize (2009).