Holly Fay is a Canadian contemporary artist in Regina, Saskatchewan. She is known for her drawings, paintings and installation work, which explore themes of interconnectedness of natural phenomena, ecological systems, phenomenology and the lived environment, and the more-than-human world. https://www.hollyfay.com/aboutHer works have been exhibited across Canada and internationally. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department at the University of Reginahttps://www.uregina.ca/media-art-performance/directory/fay-holly.html
Education Fay studied at the University of Regina, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and drawing, and completed her master's degree in Fine Arts at the University of Ulster in Belfast, Northern Ireland.https://www.uregina.ca/media-art-performance/directory/fay-holly.html
Career Fay's works include drawing, painting and installation projects, focused on themes of interconnectedness of natural phenomena, ecological systems, phenomenology and the lived environment, and the more-than-human, as well as, ideas of place and the representation of landscapehttps://www.uregina.ca/media-art-performance/directory/fay-holly.html She has been a part of the Saskatchewan arts community in a number of different ways including, curator, writer, mentor, and artist.
In 2004, the Landscape as Muse documentary series covered Fay's work alongside other artists such as Joe Fafard, Aganetha Dyck, Peter von Tiesenhausen and Edward Burtynsky.https://www.291filmcompany.ca/landscape-as-muse-seasoni-2004>The documentary examines the work of Canadian artists and the relationships between art and landscape.
Fay won the CARFAC Nationalhttps://www.carfac.ca/ Visual Arts Advocacy Award in 2016. https://uregina.scholaris.ca/items/c17bc4a6-e111-4c05-8b56-6ba4c3db1476 Exhibitions Fay has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions across Canada, including the Mata Gallery, Art Gallery of Regina, and MacKenzie Art Gallery. Her works are held in permanent collections at the Saskatchewan Arts Board, MacKenzie Gallery, Dunlop Art Gallery, University of Regina, and City of Regina.https://www.hollyfay.com/about
Solo exhibitions 2024 – Drawing Water, Slate Gallery, Regina, SK https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/t5fb6dapy7rf2rafyxj2ncf4sm9fs2 2019 – Concurrent Views, Harcourt House, Edmonton, AB https://harcourthouse.ab.ca/concurrent-views-by-holly-fay/ 2015 – Floating Worlds, Dunlop Gallery, Regina, SK 2012 – Systems, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK. Discusses the relationship between human and plat systems. 2007 – In'Spiral, Neutral Ground, Regina, SK 2006 – Cover, MATA Gallery, Regina, SK 1997 – Translating Place, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
Group exhibitions 2024 – The Ecology of Freedom, Crow’s Nest Gallery, Baltimore,https://www.crowsnestbaltimore.com/ecology-of-freedom 2021 – I am Water, public art project, New York City, USA https://www.ecoartspace.org/I-AM-WATER-2021 2016 – Ecoart, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON. This exhibition included artists whose works address environmental issues. 2014 – Paper Works, MATA Gallery, Regina, SK 2013 – Restoration, Art Gallery of Estevan, Estevan, SK 2013 – Embodied Presence, Prince Albert Arts Centre, Prince Albert, SK. In collaboration with Michel Boutin.
Awards Fay was awarded the National Visual Arts Advocacy Award in 2015."CARFAC"
References
External links Anderson, Jack. Holly Fay : Plain. Regina, Sask.: Rosemont Art Gallery, 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2016. Holly Fay: Systems. 2012. Art Gallery of Regina. Retrieved 17 March 2016. Holly Fay: Visual Artist. Artist's website. Retrieved 17 March 2016. Long, Timothy. Holly Fay. Regina, Sask.: Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1997. Retrieved 17 March 2016.