Dori Vanderheyden

Toronto artist Dori Vanderheyden discovered and became fascinated with the properties of light-emitting fluorescent plexiglass while earning her MFA at OCADU. “I decided to do an MFA later in my career to shake up my practice as a painter; now I paint with plastic and light.” Vanderheyden uses small strips of laser-cut plexi on their edges to create abstract wall sculptures filled with movement, light, and colour. Her work explores the ever-changing relationships and interactions between light and colour in space. They offer the viewer a direct and visceral experience that evokes a rhythmic dance of colour.

BFA University of Toronto
MFA Ontario College of Art and Design University.

2024 John Mann Gallery
2024 Artist Project Toronto
2023 Artist Project Toronto
2020 Twist Gallery Toronto
2019 Propeller Gallery, guest curator “Unmade”
2019 GradEx OCAD University
2018 The Kingston Prize Portrait Finalist Exhibition, Harbourfront Gallery
2018 The Kingston Prize Portrait Finalist Exhibition, Peel Art Gallery
2018 Propeller Gallery, juried show “Colour”
2015 Propeller Gallery
2014 Propeller Gallery
2013 Propeller Gallery
2006 Woodlands Gallery Winnipeg