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Mary Catherine Newcomb: Bread and Bones

7/1/2018

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Mary Catherine Newcomb, Miss Real Silver (detail), 2018, bones, watercolour, dimensions variable. Documentation of exhibition "Bread and Bones".
Exhibition: July 15 - August 12, 2018
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 15, 2018, 2 - 4 PM
Artist conversation with Curator: Saturday, July 28, 2018, 2 - 4 PM
The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington is pleased to present Bread and Bones, an exhibition by artist Mary Catherine Newcomb.

Mary Catherine Newcomb’s artistic practice is deeply engaged with the exploration of death, myth, rebirth, nature, and time. Her work often occupies paradoxical intersections of attraction and repulsion, myth and reality, and life and death. Bread and Bones is an exhibition in which Newcomb’s contemplation of life and death is manifested in a series of sculptures featuring plants growing out of animal corpses, bread baked into the skulls and bodies of dogs, hares, and chickens, and a hanging cow skeleton ornamented with intricate Talavera decorative motifs. Newcomb’s seductive work invites you into a fantastical space that is both strange and familiar, offering a distinct mode of reality and evoking terror and wonder.

Biography:
Mary Catherine Newcomb is a sculptor who works in a variety of media while exploring notions of nature, magic, myth, science, and time. Newcomb attended the University of Toronto where she received a B.Sc. She later enrolled in the Fine Arts program at the University of Waterloo, and in 1991 she received an M.F.A. from York University. Newcomb’s work has been exhibited in national and international institutions including CAFKA at Cambridge Sculpture Gardens, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, and Loop Gallery in Toronto. She has completed several public commissions and has received many grants and awards including the K.M. Hunter prize for visual art.


Please note: The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington is committed to being a space that is safe and inclusive for all people. For this ​space​ to be accessible to ​people with ​varying allergies and sensitivities, it is a pet free, nut free, and scent free zone. We ask that visitors please refrain from bringing in animals, food items containing nuts, and wearing heavily scented products. Thank you for your consideration. ​​ Read more about our accessibility here.

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Deirdre
7/29/2018 09:00:57 pm

A magical installation by MC Newcomb, takes the visitor into unexpected places, dreams, myths and breathes new life into old bones. Congratulations to the staff for welcoming her work into the community. It's a lovely exhibition!

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Sandy
8/2/2018 05:56:15 pm

Deirdre! What a pleasure it was to meet you! Thank you for your presence, thoughts, and contributions to the talk!

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