Beth Stuart (b. 1979, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) received her BFA from Concordia University, Montreal and her MFA from University of Guelph, Canada in 2009. Stuart works in an expanding range of media including writing, painting, ceramic, textiles, and sculptural installation. Notable recent presentations include a solo project at the Esker Foundation in Calgary Alberta, The Painting Project curated by Louise Dery at UQAM, Montreal and More than Two: Let it Make Itself, curated by Micah Lexier at the Power Plant, Toronto, Canada. In 2010 she was shortlisted for the RBC Painting Prize and in 2011 she received an honorable mention. In the fall of 2018, she will present a solo exhibition at the Power Plant, Toronto, Canada. Stuart lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
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Artwork description
Les Tendresses (The Tenderness) features three sculptures that suggest clothed figures. Imposing yet inviting, they are inspired by the delight that arises from the unexpected transformation of the inanimate into the animate; the hard into the seemingly soft; the inorganic into the organic. The work suggests a bridge between the architecture of the space and the humans who move through it – recognizing the role of individuals within the community and the capacity of the imagination to draw connections.