Ayala Reznik

I was born and raised in Israel, today Im a Toronto-based sculptor and multi-media artist. My recent works explore representations of the female body, with a particular emphasis on Paleolithic and Neolithic aesthetics, and on how these might facilitate and enhance an understanding of our present, especially with regard to the subjects of abuse, trauma, and healing. The thematic reproduction of goddess and feminine archetypes runs throughout my works. Through research and self-experimentation in the sculpting process of the female body, I created a series of sculptures and performance works that enabled me to manifest the healing power embodied by those archetypes, and in this way, to explore the potential of self-sculpting and the use of the artist's body as valuable resources for cultivating this power.
I had developed my understanding of this theme through sculpture and installation, performance art, and photography, and through this work had come to understand the cultural and artistic practices of those periods as invaluable resources for effecting change with respect to the status of femininity and womanhood today, both on a personal level as well as within the broader sociopolitical landscape.

Ive completed my BFA in 2018 at OCADU, Canada, Toronto.

Beaver Hall Gallery- March 2018

Gabriola Island Art and Heritage centre- April 2018

Gradex 103- May 2018

Ein Hod Gallery (Israel) - August 2018