Adrienna is working at the intersection of photogrpahy, textiles and product design to create her punch needle embroidery compositions. She is drawn to the narrative quality that both photography and textiles possess, nostalgia being a prominent theme in her practice. Through reducing the subject matter in her work to simplified colours, shapes and fragments she explores how we recall memories, with a specific interest in travel destinations and souvenirs.
By working with a range of analog and digital processes including weaving, screen printing and photographic mediums, Adrienna earned her degree in Photography from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
Adrienna recently co-curated 'Artifacts' for Toronto's DesignTO Festival, where they brought together eight textile artists from across North America to explore themes of architecture and memory through fibre art. For this project, she 3D printed her own architectural souvenirs from a recent trip to the Algarve, Portugal, and recreated them in textile.
Adrienna’s personal work has been shown in the MOCA Toronto, Cry Baby Gallery, The Art With Heart Auction, the Art Gems Auction and the DesignTO Festival, among others. It has been featured in CBC Arts, STIRworld, and The Globe and Mail, and has been procured by Earls Restaurants and private collectors.
Exhibitions
2024 - Art Gems, The Carlu, Toronto - Art Auction
2024 - Cry Baby Gallery + Tacit Collective, 'No Man's Land' - Group Show
2024 - DesignTO Festival, 'Artifacts', Bulthaup Toronto - Juror's Choice Award
2024 - DesignTO Festival, 'Artifacts', Bulthaup Toronto - Curation, Group Show
2023 - Earls Restaurant, Bay and Bloor, Toronto - Commission
2023 - Ninth Editions, Edition 2 - Digital Exhibition
2023 - Earls Restaurant, Yorkdale Mall, Toronto - Commission
2023 - DesignTO Festival, 'Mementos', Monocle Shop - Juror's Choice Award
2023 - DesignTO Festival, 'Mementos', Monocle Shop - Solo Show
2022 - Life Source, Gallery Little Red, Toronto - Group Show
2022 - Toronto Island Art Crawl, Toronto - Group Show
2021 - Art With Heart, Cowley Abbott, Toronto - Art Auction
2021 - Gallery Little Red, House of WC - Group Show
2021 - DesignTO Festival, 'Destinations', Maguire - Solo Show
2021 - Toronto Island Art Crawl, Toronto - Group Show
2014 - BMO 1st Art! Award - Winner
2014 - BMO 1st Art! Award, MOCA, Toronto - Group Show
2014 - Aimia AGO | Photography Prize Scholarship - Finalist
Press
2024 - CBC Arts, Toronto - Interview + Article
2024 - The Globe and Mail, Pursuits - Interview + Feature
2024 - STIRworld, Media Platform - Article
2024 - Designlines Magazine - Feature
2024 - The Spaces Digital Magazine - Article
2024 - Format Digital Magazine, 'Artists to Watch' - Article
2024 - Opaloma, Media Platform - Feature
2023 - DesignTO, 'Artist & Designer Spotlight' - Interview + Article
2023 - The Globe and Mail, Style Advisor - Interview + Feature
2014 - Canadian Art Magazine - Feature