Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.
Growing up in Northwestern Ontario, Gayle was exposed to many aspects of nature and she now finds her inspiration from the natural world. Gayle attained my Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts at Lakehead University in 2016 and her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Manitoba in 2019. Gayle is attending a summer session at Pilchuck Glass School in July 2019 and pursuing her artistic career in her hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Her previous exhibitions include: Perspectives from Here at the Thunder Bay art Gallery (2017) and Contrasts and Contradictions: The Polarizing Qualities of Glass at the Living Arts Centre (2018). She is also part of an upcoming group exhibition, En Route (2019), at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Gayle’s current works consist of glass sculptures that address the relationships that non-human animals develop with humans in urban centers. By depicting animals that are prevalent in the urban landscape viewers are encouraged to contemplate their relationships with the specific animals and the natural world more broadly.
Leaders I
pate de verre glass, marble, 56 x 53 x 79, 2019
Leaders II
Pate de verre Glass, Marble, Metal Rod, 53 x 53 x 79, 2019
Accidental Landscape
Pate de verre glass, Glass blocks, varied sizes, 2019
Migrate
Pate de verre glass, 200 x 100 x 40, 2019
Migrate
Pate de verre glass, 200 x 100 x 40, 2019
The Doe
Pate de verre glass, Melted bottles, 120 x 50 x 40, 2019
Collaborations with Death
Cast glass cullet, Pate de verre glass frit, Preserved birds, variable: approx. 5 x 5 x 5, 2019
Collaborations with Death
Cast glass cullet, Pate de verre glass frit, Preserved birds, Varied sizes, 2019
Collaborations with Death
Cast glass cullet, Pate de verre glass frit, Preserved birds, Varied sizes, 2019
The Coons
Pate de verre glass, 63 x 25 x 25, 2019
Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.