Date & time
Thursday, April 3, 2025
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Studio arts, Arts & culture
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Kyle Alden Martens hosted by Conversations in Contemporary Art
An artist talk by the 2023 Bronfman Fellow
Cost
This event is free.
Where
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex
1515 St. Catherine W.
York Amphitheatre
Room 1.615
Accessible location
Yes
Kyle Alden Martens. Spun Through the Heel, 2024 - leather, thread, silk, mesh, marbles, aluminum. Variable dimensions. Photo by B. Brookbank.
Conversations in Contemporary Art is pleased to present an artist talk by Kyle Alden Martens, winner of the 2023 Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art.
Seating is first-come, first-served and everyone is welcome.
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Kyle Alden Martens (b. Saskatchewan) is an artist who works through sculpture, installation, performance, and video. In their practice they construct sculptural work that engages with how clothing is tailored to fit the body while positioning queerness to disrupt structures both symbolic and physical. Martens holds an MFA in Sculpture from Concordia University and a BFA in Intermedia from NSCAD University. Their practice has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, CALQ, the Dale and Nick Tedeschi Arts Fellowship, SSHRC, FRQSC and they are a current laureate of the Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art. Their work has been shown in exhibitions and fairs across Canada and North America, including Centre CLARK, Bradley Ertaskiran, Pangée, Circa Art Actuel, the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery (Montreal), the Khyber Centre for the Arts (Halifax), Stride Gallery (Calgary), Eastern Edge Gallery (St John’s), Barely Fair (Chicago), Nada Foreland (Catskill), Feria Material (Mexico City), and Patel Brown (Montreal & Toronto). Martens has been a resident at Acre Residency (Wisconsin), Daïmôn Centre (Gatineau), and the Brucebo Fine Art Residency (Sweden) among others. Upcoming exhibitions include a group exhibition with Plural curated by Anaïs Castro, a duo exhibition alongside B. Brookbank at C’Cap in Winnipeg curated by Luther Konadu, and solo exhibitions at Diagonale, FOFA, and Écart. Martens is represented by Patel Brown and based in Montreal.
Conversations in Contemporary Art is a free event series sponsored by Concordia University's Studio Arts MFA Program. The series provides a unique opportunity to hear artists, designers, critics, writers, educators, and curators share their practice(s) and perspectives.