ARCANA KADO 36” X 36” Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
Born on Saltspring Island, BC, Tanya Slingsby has been exploring and refining her artistic process for two decades. She has exhibited in Canada, the United States, the UAE, and the UK. Her work is part of several large private and corporate collections, and is found in some of the Americas’ most prestigious homes.
Since 2002, Tanya has focused on abstraction in painting, creating visual expressions of primordial states in nature and the human condition. The interplay of egoic struggles and the spirit appear as beautiful natural patterns and energetic fields-revealing a timeless evocation of consciousness and the energy that creates it. Each work is a meditative addition and subtraction-layering polymer resin, pigment and encaustic ‘mis en plat’- as she explores the emotional interplay of colour, texture and surface.
In the last 10 months, Tanya has extended her explorations into sculpture. Her organic
CHARA series uses Japanese papers, porcelain and metal leafing.
Tanya completed her Bachelors Degree with Honours in Fine Arts and History of Art at the University of Victoria and holds a Masters Degree in Aesthetics and History of Art by scholarship from the University of Sussex, UK. She works from her atelier gallery in Vancouver, BC Canada.
The SHILAA, or stone, series is an abstracted investigation into the essence of stone as well as a reflection on its role as a central symbol within the mystical realm of alchemy. The philosopher’s stone was used to symbolize perfection, enlightenment, and heavenly bliss. For millennia, stone has been paradigmatic of eternity and the sublime. In these works the various forms of stone as texture, colour and composition suggest to the viewer ways of seeing its awesome abstruseness and power. Incorporating uncommon substrates into my process, the SHILAA series explores the timeless, mysterious forces of stone as it interacts with the ethereal elements. My representation of this grounded steadfast element at play with its more celestial counterparts creates scapes of universal and ancient sattva, or purity in balance.
The TARU, or tree, series is a new strain of investigation into the enigmatic powers of the natural world through the themes of romanticism and the sublime. The TARU trees are representations of the micro and macro systems of life-the infinite weft of cellular energies . These forces are enduring and everlasting through cycles of birth, life and death. Acting as mirrors for our souls and bodies, they reflect our own illusory identity and mortality within the immutable, all connecting cosmic energy. I have investigated these themes in the complexions of abstracted colour over several years. This series has forced me to deepen my engagement beyond the emotive and spiritual capacities of colour proper and attempt to capture these feelings using a representational subject in a monochromatic palette.
The MANDALUM, or circle, series also investigates the semblance of all-inclusive cosmic unity. From the life-giving solar orb, to the emotionally charged moon mate who sees to the flow of spiritual life, the influence of stellar circles informs and defines our psychic blueprint. The sacred ARCANA, alludes to a secret or mysterious knowledge and language.
microcosmic chamber of the circle immersed within the infinite void are manifold expressions of nature, humanity, and celestial bodies. The all
This body of work acts as entryway into a mystical dialogue on the natural
pervasive circle, with its essential fertility, opens our ray-like awareness to take in the expansiveness of the cycles of life, nature, and time itself. It
and eternal realms - our human experience of them and the emotional and spiritual states that result from the communion. By extension, these
is a dynamic mirroring and transgression of perception. In alchemical traditions, the circle is God, whose centre is everywhere, and circumference is nowhere. In this work, I find the tenets of ancient magic and modern physics continually suffuse each other - their history positing perception at a liminal state on the threshold of the cellular and the infinite.
works are my own explorations of universal existence and connectivity. ARCANA is comprised of three distinct groups of work.
CHALAN 72” X 36” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
Tanya Slingsby works from her atelier gallery in Vancouver, BC Canada.
SHILAA
KASEM 18” X 72” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
AHALI 54” X 54” Acrylic on Panel 2010
ABNYA 48” X 36” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
SAPAYO 54” X 54” Mixed Media on Panel 2010
RUHI 24” X 24” Acrylic on Canvas 2010
ASUZA 48” X 72” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
KURUK 30” X 30” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
VEDIS 30” X 30” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
NAEVA 24” X 24” Acrylic on Canvas 2010
OREA 24” X 24” Acrylic on Canvas 2010
SAJALA 18” X 72” Acrylic on Canvas 2010
MALHA 30” X 30” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
SURATA 30” X 30” Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
TARU
TYTUS 48” X 48” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
JACORI 36” X 36” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
SUMYA 36” X 36” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
TUSAH 24” X 24” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
NOVA 60” X 40” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
RESEDA 36” X 60” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
AESAU 36” X 36” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
KIRIS 36” X 36” Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas 2010
MANDALUM
AJASRAM 72” X 108” Triptych Mixed Media on Canvas 2010
ZEHEB 60” X 60” Mixed Media on Panel 2010
AMVII 60” X 60” Mixed Media on Panel 2010
SADHA 24” X 24” Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
CHARA
Chara Linea lI 30” Japanese Paper, Porcelain and Silver Leaf 2010
Chara Cora I 30” Japanese Paper, Porcelain and Silver Leaf 2010
Clockwise: Chara Linea I 24” Japanese Paper, Porcelain and Silver Leaf 2010, Chara Linea Il 30” Japanese Paper, Porcelain and Silver Leaf 2010, Chara Cora I 30” Japanese Paper, Porcelain and Silver Leaf 2010
Chara Linea I 24” Japanese Paper, Porcelain and Silver Leaf 2010
AT EL IER EXHIB I T I ON S 2008
April 17
Statement of Place: Premiere & Exhibition, 117 East Second Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008
Dec 6
Hemanta: New Works - Collector’s Exhibition, 117 East Second Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010
April 1
ARCANA: New Works - Collector’s Exhibition, 117 East Second Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
SO L O EXHIBIT IONS
GR O U P E XH IB ITIO N S
2004
Feb 19 - 20
Samsara, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2004
Apr 15 - May 15
Coal Harbour Art Gallery, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2004
Sept 9 - Oct 13
Samsara, Artforte Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Kirkland, WA, USA
2004
May13 - Jun 13
Artforte Gallery, Group Exhibition, Kirkland, WA, USA
2004 / 2005
Nov 30 - Jan 07
Serenis, Sugar & Sugar, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2004
Jun 24 - Jul 24
Terra Firma, Ayden Gallery, Group Exhibition, Curator/ Director, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005
Dec 1 - Dec 04
New Works, Inzamia, Solo Exhibition – Art Basel, Miami, FL, USA
2005
Feb 1 - Mar 31
Aaron Ross Gallery, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006
Jan 14 - Feb 14
New Works, Directions, Solo Exhibition, Miami, FL, USA
2005
May 1 - May 31
Artforte Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA
2006
Apr 25 - Jun 02
New Works, Sugar & Sugar, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005
May 27
Studio 420, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006
Dec 9 - Dec 15
New Works, Art Basel 2007, Directions, Solo Exhibition, Miami, FL, USA
2005
Jun 1 - Jun 30
Artforte Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA
2006
Apr 8
Live Painting – Artwalk, Wynwood & Design District Artwalk, Solo Exhibition, Directions, Miami, FL, USA
2005
Jul 24 - Aug 2
St. Paul’s Gallery, Group Exhibition, London, UK
2007
Feb 25 - Apr 30
Caitra, Chambar, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005
0ct 14 - Oct 16
DUMBO Arts Festival, Open Studio, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2007
Aug 8 - Sept 28
Prasara, Trunk Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005
Dec 3 - Jan 3
Addison Gallery, Group Exhibition, Palm Beach, FL, USA
2009
Oct 22
Inspiration Gala & Auction, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006
Mar 18
Studio 420, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010
Apr 9
“The Art of Fashion”, Holt Renfrew Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
2006
Oct 19
Liberty Art Party, Liberty, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010
Apr 15 - May 15
ARCANA, The Weiss Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Calgary, AB, Canada
2006
Nov 2 - Dec 2
Under the Autumn Moon, Artforte Gallery, Duo Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA
G ROU P EXHIBITI ON S
C O N T.
2006
Nov 30 - Dec 30
Sensitivity to Colour, Vancouver Art Gallery, Duo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007
Feb 15
Art & Cocktails, Volvo and CBC, Fairmont Hotel Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2007
Mar 2 - Apr 2
Kai, Artforte Gallery, Duo Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA
2007
May 10 - Jun 15
Trunk Gallery, Group Exhibition and Launch, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007
July 4 - Aug 4
Courtyard Gallery, Group Exhibition - Summer Show, Dubai, UAE
2007
Oct 13
Splash! Arts Umbrella, Live Auction, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007
Sept 6
Art for Aids Orphans, Elliot Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007
Sept 3 - 30
Urban Zen, Group Exhibition, Artforte Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
2007
Sept 16 - Sept 30
Color Your Enthusiasm, Group Exhibition, Broadway Gallery, NYC, New York, USA
2007
Oct 4
Images for Hope, Group Exhibition, Curator: Sara Murray, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007
Nov 7
Liberty Art Party, Group Exhibition, Liberty, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008
May 4 - May 31
Spring, Group Exhibition, Artforte, Seattle, WA, USA
2008
June 21
United with Art, Auction & Gala, Unicef Canada, Rocky Mountain Station, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008
Sept 27
FMA 2008, Vancouver Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008
Oct 4
Splash! Art Auction and Gala, Arts Umbrella, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008
Dec 2
Holiday Group Exhibition, Artforte Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA
2009
Jan 2 - Feb 2
Urban Retreat, Artforte Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA
2009
Mar 4
Ovarian Cancer Canada Gala & Auction, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009
Mar 11
Canadian Art: CBC, Group Exhibition, Dubai, UAE
2009
Oct 1
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation & CIBC Run for the Cure Auction, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009
Oct 24
Grey Matter Exhibition and Auction, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009
Nov 7
Endeavour Gala Dinner and Auction, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009
Nov 20
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Gala & Auction, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010
Jan 7 - Feb 7
Urban Retreat, Artforte Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA, USA
AT E L I E R
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1021 Sixth Street SW
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Calgary, AB, Canada
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