ADRIENNE REYNOLDS takes us through sci-fi landscapes in her drawing series

> ADRIENNE REYNOLDS: Cyborg Journeys

A drawing series presented at Fleishman Gallery

November 28th to January 10th, Opening Reception November 28th 7-9pm

In the drawing series, Cyborg Journeys, industrial and organic imagery morph into urban and sci-fi landscapes. Ink and gouache lines move in energetic patterns representing physical and mental travel, fragmentation and regeneration. Bolder marks give way to tenuous structures that are both conversely makeshift and impenetrable, jumbling references to the natural and manufactured. In the words of Donna Haraway “A cyborg . . . is a hybrid of machine and organism, a creature of social reality as well as a creature of fiction. . . Cyborgs are not reverent; they do not re-member the cosmos. They are wary of holism, but needy for connection. . .” These drawings explore a kind of searching for connection in a disjointed, fragmented space.

Adrienne Reynolds is a cross-disciplinary artist, who splits her time between New York City and Toronto. Drawing is a main part of her practice, along with work in sculpture, video, painting, and site specific installation. Thematically, her work deals with ideas around connection and disconnection through exploring psychological, emotional, and physical spaces. Questions around a nature/technology dialectic also inform much of the work, including how we navigate dualisms in an increasingly cyborgian world.

Born in Minnesota in 1966, Adrienne has shown in Chile, Mexico, Serbia, Brazil, Toronto and most recently at the Kitchen in New York City. She served on the Board of Directors for A Space gallery in Toronto for two terms. She has a Masters from Parsons (2008) and is an Associate of the Ontario College of Art (1991). Grants/scholarships include Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the Parsons Deans Graduate Scholarship and the LCU Foundation grant.