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Bev Koski

Five elongated beaded grey sticks with blue lines in the middle, in a pile. fingers, 2024. Beads, thread. 7” x 7” x 7”. Photo by the artist.

Artist statement

I began this artwork as an extension of my Beaded Figures series. I wanted to further explore how I could layer beads defensively over found objects or constructed spines.

Beaded green barb wire wrapped on itself defensive, 2024. Beads, thread, found object. 82” x 2” x 2”. Photo credit to the artist.

Artist’s biography

Bev Koski is an Anishnabekwe (ojibway) beadweaving visual artist who lives in Vancouver, BC. She graduated from the Ontario College of Art and York University, Ontario. Her work has been exhibited in Canada at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Kamloops Art Gallery, Carleton Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Gallery 44, Richmond Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Canada, Oakville Galleries, Trinidad and internationally at the Documenta 15, Kassel, Germany. Her artwork is in the collections of the Carleton Art Gallery, Ottawa, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, The Canadian Museum of History, Hull, Quebec, Centre national des arts plastics, Paris, France, The Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto and private collections.

 
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