ANOUK WOLSE
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ARTIST STATEMENT
 
I’m interested in the communication of image to viewer that happens in the instance before we try to translate it into words. This direct, non-narrative communication seems to be prolonged by abstraction because “tree” and “boat” are concepts quickly identified and verbalized, whereas shifting colours and patterns might provoke different reactions in different people and must first be felt to be made sense of. I enjoy the juxtaposition of both because it gives me a framework and the space to explore.
 
I believe a painting should be a reflection of the time that went into it, with all its changes of moods and outside influences. For this reason, my work is more process based than conceptual because I’m more interested in what takes place during the making of a painting. My approach is very intuitive, with each brushstroke informing the next. This is what I love about painting - unlocking that part of the brain where intention and surprise co-exist.
 

BIO/CV
 

Anouk Wolse was born in Alberta, Canada in 1986. She began her Fine Arts education on Vancouver Island and went on to study at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia and Santa Reparata in Florence, Italy, before completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.

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Education:
Bachelor's of Fine Arts
2010    Univerisity of Victoria, B.C., Canada
2008    Santa Reparata, Florence, Italy
2006    Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia


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Exhibitions:
2018  Anouk Wolse and Nikolaus Macheck, Galleria Unexpected,
​          Groningen, the Netherlands

2018  Group Show, Forma Aktua, Groningen, the Netherlands

2017  "Artworks Connections", Galeria Rosso Cinabro, Rome, Italy
2017   Group Show, Galerie Contra, Groningen, The Netherlands
2017   "Contemporary Collected" Galleria Rosso Cinabro, Rome,
             Italy
2017    "Anouk Wolse and Willem Kolvoort",
             Galerie Contra, Groningen, The Netherlands
2016    Exposición Emociones Desnudas, Terra,
             Granada, Spain
2015    XVII Premio Pintura Joven,Granada, Spain
2013    Going Coastal Gallery, Chester, Nova Scotia
2013    NSCAD Fundraiser, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
2013    Member’s Show, Lunenburg Art Gallery, Nova Scotia
2012    Member’s Show, Lunenburg Art Gallery, Nova Scotia
2012    “Changes of Latitude” LAG, Nova Scotia (solo show)
2012    Trilogy Gallery, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
2011    Witherstone Gallery, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
2010    “NowHere”, University of Victoria, British Columbia
2010    “Sprung”, University of Victoria, British Columbia
2010    Martine’s Bistro, British Columbia
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Past Events:
2013         National Youth Art Week (in collaboration with NSCAD residency program)
2013         “The Big Garbage Day Project,” (in collaboration with NSCAD residency)
2013         Bluenose Academy Mural
2011          “Help Zac Connolly,” charity auction
2011/12     Lunenburg Street Art Fest
2011/12     Paint Sea on Site
 
Publications:
Untethered, 2017, vol. 3.2 (featured artist)
Thirdspace, “Scanning the News,” spring 2011, vol. 28, issue 1
“NowHere,” Exhibition Catalogue, distributed by the University of Victoria, 2010


Copyright © Anouk Wolse 2015
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