Diana Thorneycroft

Diana Thorneycroft (born 1956 in Claresholm, Alberta) is a Canadian artist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, whose work has exhibited nationally and internationally.[1] Thorneycroft works primarily in photography, drawing, and sculpture/installation. Her work blurs the lines between gendered bodies by employing phalluses.[2]

Diana Thorneycroft
Born1956
Claresholm, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationBFA, University of Manitoba, MA, University of Wisconsin
Known forPhotography, Sculpture, Installation art
Websitehttp://dianathorneycroft.com/

Education

Diana Thorneycroft graduated with an MFA from the University of Wisconsin in 1980 and with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba in 1979.[3]

Selected Artworks

Canadians and Americans (best friends forever … it's complicated)

A series of digital photographs, Canadians and Americans (best friends forever … it's complicated) looks at iconic moments and figures in American and Canadian history to explore the unbalanced relationship and power dynamic between the two neighbouring countries.[4] The collection was exhibited at the Michael Gibson Gallery in London, Ontario in October of 2013. [5]

A People's History

Looking at the horrific history of crimes and atrocities perpetrated against vulnerable people in Canada, A People's History is a series of photographs based on dioramas created by the artist.[6]

Group of Seven Awkward Moments

Group of Seven Awkward Moments is a photographic series created between 2007 and 2010 which employs black humour to look at the effect of the mythology of the Canadian landscape on the construct of Canadian identity. The series features dioramas of histories that are part of iconic Canadian symbolism paired with backgrounds of reproductions of paintings by The Group of Seven.[7]

There Must Be 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover

This series of drawings explores violence in the media through the behaviour of popular cartoon characters.[8]

The Canadiana Martyrdom Series

The photographs is this series uses paraphernalia depicting Canadian tourism, identity, and culture to discuss spectacles of martyrdom and apathy to human suffering.[9]

Collections

Awards

In 2012, Thorneycroft was awarded a Manitoba Arts Council Major Arts Grant and an Individual Artist Grant from the Winnipeg Arts Council.[10]

In 2016, Thorneycroft was the recipient of the Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction by the Manitoba Arts Council. As a recipient, Thorneycroft received $30,000 and the council’s highest distinction for outstanding Manitoba artists with “long-term achievements.”[11]

References
  1. "Diana Thorneycroft - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. White, Laura (2013). Herstory: art by women in the University of Winnipeg collection. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Leamarc. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-9921187-0-9.
  3. "Diana Thorneycroft - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  4. "Canadians And Americans (Best Friends Forever… It's Complicated) | Art Mur". artmur.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  5. "Diana Thorneycroft "Canadians and Americans"". Michael Gibson Gallery. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. "Art Gallery of Regina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-06.
  7. "Playing with the Group of Seven". www.ngcmagazine.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  8. "Artist Diana Thorneycroft's dark sense of humour on display in France - CBC Manitoba". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  9. "Galleries West".
  10. "Diana Thorneycroft "Canadians and Americans"". Michael Gibson Gallery. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  11. "Diana Thorneycroft - 2016 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction". Manitoba Arts Council. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2020-03-07.


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