Diana Bennett

Diana Bennett’s art-immersed childhood has had a large impact on her artistic practice. She uses thread and textiles on canvas, straying away from traditional practices of paint and illustration. She has a B.A. and M.A. from University of Toronto in Art History, and decided to teach for many years prior to practicing art professionally. Bennett constantly pushes the boundaries of traditional art practice and of the artistic heritage of her father; instead she has carved out her own path working with textiles and giving meaning to abstracted subjects. Over 40 years of her work has been mostly autobiographical.

 

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Selected Exhibitions:

2015     Garden of Secrets, Walnut Contemporary, Toronto, Canada

2010     Resonance, Engine Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2010     Icons, Latcham Gallery, Stouffvile, Canada

2009     Icons, Kerozene Gallery, Montreal, Canada

2008     Icons, Engine Distillery, Toronto, Canada

2005     9 Fragments of Resonance, Engine Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2004    Things that Soar, Swim and Wiggle,  Burston Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2000    Amber Ice, Albert White Gallery, Toronto, Canada

1988    Stitched Collage, Baas Gallery, Toronto, Canada

1978    Fabricated Ladies, Gallery O, Toronto, Canada