Tanya Slingsby

Tanya Slingsby is a Canadian visual artist creating abstract works that harness the fundamental power of colour, form, line and surface to create a visceral reaction in the viewer. Born and raised in the untainted beauty of Salt Spring Island, she developed a keen fascination for the purity of open space and the way light shapes nature. Slingsby completed her Bachelors in Fine Art and Art History from the University of Victoria and earned a Master's Degree in Aesthetics and the History of Art from Sussex University, UK. In her twenties, her academic connection to art acted as a barrier to practicing art. Her early efforts seemed too self-focused for her liking and Slingsby stopped painting for several years. Her current body of work was initiated after her mother died from cancer and she began engaging with how to communicate the universal truths of life in a pure, plastic language.
In her present studio practice, Slingsby explores the tradition of art as a tool for revelation. Her paintings are intended to represent the sublime power of art as art - and of abstract art as a means for communicating something essential about human experience.. Slingsby's use of arcs, ellipses and iconic forms recognise the enduring potential for sa...

1997 University of Victoria, CA, Bachelor of Arts w/Honours (Art History, Liberal Arts, Fine Arts)
2000 University of Sussex, UK, Master of Arts (Aesthetics, Art History)

Exhibitions, Solo:
2004, Feb 19/20, ‘Samsara’, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2004, Sept 09 – Oct 13, ‘Samaya’, Artforte Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Kirkland, WA, USA
2004 / 2005, Nov 30 – Jan 07, ‘Serenis’, Sugar & Sugar, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2005, Dec 01 – Dec 04, Inzamia, Solo Exhibition – Art Basel, Miami, FL, USA
2006, Jan 14 – Feb 14, ‘New Works’, Directions, Solo Exhibition, Miami, FL, USA
2006, Apr 25 - Jun 02, ‘New Works’ Sugar & Sugar, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2006, Dec 9 – Dec 15, ‘New Work’, Art Basel 2007, Directions, Solo Exhibition, Miami, FL, USA
2007, Feb 25 – Apr 30, ‘Caitra’, Chambar, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2007, Aug 08 – Sept 28, 'Prasara', Trunk Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2008, Apr 17, 'A Statement of Place', Atelier, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2010, April, ‘ARCANA’, Weiss Gallery, Calgary, AB
2011, September 6th ‘SHORU’, Gaspointe Art, Vancouver, BC
2012, November 16th, ‘MERIDIANS’, Christine Klassen Gallery, Calgary, AB
2013-2017 available online at tanyaslingsby.com

Group Exhibitions:
2004, Apr 15 – May 15th, Coal Harbour Art Gallery, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2004, May13 - Jun 13, Artforte Gallery, Group Exhibition, Kirkland, WA, USA...