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Story by the artist.
Vesna Trkulja was born in Bosnia and came to Canada with her family when she was three years old. She studied Fine Art at McMaster University, where she received an Honours BA in 1994. Vesna’s work has been exhibited in numerous public galleries and museums, including: the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the McMaster Museum of Art, the McIntosh Gallery (London, Ontario), the Burlington Art Center, the Glendon Gallery (York University, Toronto), Edward Day Gallery (Toronto), the Hamilton Artists’ Inc., and b contemporary gallery (Hamilton).
(Left) Vesna Trkulja. “Destroy, degrade, demolish, devastate, disrupt, displace, dispossess, dismantle, diminish” (War Dress), circa 1999. Created with charred wood, paper mache and copper wire. Photo by Peter Stevens, Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton (2002). Image courtesy of artist.
(Right) Vesna Trkulja. “My Mother’s Dress”, circa 1994 -1995. Created with straw and paper mache. Photo by Peter Stevens, Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton (2002). Image courtesy of artist.
(Left) Vesna Trkulja. “Her Sorrow”, circa 1995-1997. A tile tapestry created with squares of roofing tiles covered with acrylic paste, gilded with imitation gold leaf, and transparent photo transfers (photos of war and family), brass beads as spacers and picture hanging wire. Photo by Peter Stevens, Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton (2002). Image courtesy of artist.
(Right) Vesna Trkulja. “Destroy, degrade, demolish, devastate, disrupt, displace, dispossess, dismantle, diminish” (War Dress), circa 1999. Created with charred wood, paper mache and copper wire. Photo by Peter Stevens, Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton (2002). Image courtesy of artist.
Vesna Trkulja. “Destroy, degrade, demolish, devastate, disrupt, displace, dispossess, dismantle, diminish” (War Dress), circa 1999. Created with charred wood, paper mache and copper wire. Photo by Peter Stevens, Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton (2002). Image courtesy of artist.
Vesna Trkulja. “Her Sorrow”, circa 1995-1997. A tile tapestry created with squares of roofing tiles covered with acrylic paste, gilded with imitation gold leaf, and transparent photo transfers (photo of war and family), brass beads as spacers and picture hanging wire. Photo by Peter Stevens, Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton (2002). Image courtesy of artist.
Vesna Trkulja. “My Mother’s Dress”, circa 1994 -1995. Created with straw and paper mache. Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton. Photo by Peter Stevens, Installation photo of exhibition at Art Gallery Of Hamilton (2002). Image courtesy of artist.
This video shows Vesna’s “Her Sorrow” tapestry on display during a James North Arts Crawl at B Contemporary Gallery with my late husband Peter Stevens. (Video and photo by Peter Stevens)