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Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Tanya Cunnington now resides in Orillia. In 2001, Tanya received her Associates Degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design, with a Major in Drawing and Painting, and was the recipient of the Eric Freifeld Award for Excellence in Figurative Art. She was also selected to take part in the Florence off-campus studies program in her third year.
When she is not working on solo projects, Tanya is one half of the collaboration she created with her partner entitled the “Birdbath Collaboration”. She is also a co-curator of “The Still Parade”, an annual Exhibition held at the Arthur Shilling Gallery in Rama, Ontario. Her work has been included in Magenta Foundation’s publication of Carte Blanche Volume II-Painting, and reviewed in Canadian Art Magazine.
Exhibition History
Solo/Two Person Exhibitions
. February 2020. From Sudbury to Sointula. Lee Contemporary Art. Orillia Ontario.
· December 2018 Two Legacies.The MacLaren Art Centre. Barrie, Ontario.
· September 2018 Dream, Comfort, Memory. Loop Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.
· 2017 Paint. Lee Contemporary Art. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2016 The Sky’s The Limit: The Birdbath Collaboration. Lee Contemporary Art. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2016 Bucolic. Lee Contemporary Art. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2015 Sculptures and Paintings: The Birdbath Collaboration. Lee Contemporary Art. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2014 Cal.endar. Loop Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.
· 2011 The Awkward Phases of my Adolescence. Loop Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.
· 2009 homesick, starry-eyed. Loop Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.
· 2008 Passed in the Stuck. Loop Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.
· 2007 time. traveler. Loop Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.
Selected Group Exhibitions
• 2020 A Leap of Faith. Be Contemporary. Innisfil, Ontario.
· 2018 PAPER II. Lee Contemporary Art. Orillia Ontario.
· 2017 Anxious Space. A Loop Gallery Offsite Exhibition.Toronto, Ontario.
· 2017 Conserving Creativity: Sculptural Installations.With Sam Vessios. Grants Woods Conservation Area. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2017 WatershedSci.As The Birdbath Collaboration. The Orillia Museum of Art and History. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2017,16 MacLaren Faculty Exhibition. The MacLaren Art Centre. Barrie, Ontario.
· 2017 Billi’s Choice. Double Door Gallery. Anten Mills, Ontario.
· 2017,16,15 If Only I’d Received Art For Christmas. Lee Contemporary Art. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2015,14,13,12,11,06 The Still Parade. The Arthur Shilling Gallery. Rama, Ontario.
· 2010 Art Toronto-Loop Gallery. The Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Toronto, Ontario.
· 2009 Washi. Propeller Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.
Awards
· 2018 The Cleeve Horne Purchase Award. Through the Orillia Museum of Art and History. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2015 The John Hartman Award. Through the MacLaren Art Centre. Barrie, Ontario.
· 2001 The Eric Freifeld Scholarship for Excellence in Figurative Art.
Grants
• 2019 Canada Council for the Arts. Research and Creation Grant. Sointula Artist Residency.
• 2018 Exhibition Assistance Grant. Ontario Arts Council. Two Legacies.
Collections
· 2018 The Orillia Museum of Art and History. Orillia, Ontario.
· 2017 Art @ RVH. Barrie, Ontario. (Both solo and with The Birdbath Collaboration)
Reviews
· 2007 Canadian Art Magazine. Summer Issue. Donald Brackett. In Review: Tanya Cunnington at Loop Gallery. Page 102.
Publications
· 2008 Carte Blanche: Volume 2-Painting. The Magenta Foundation. Emerging Artist Category. Pg. 46.
Residencies
• 2019 Sointula Art Shed. Sointula, BC.
Interviews
· June 03, 2013 The Gladstone Hotel Blog. “Get to know Tanya Cunnington.”
Oil on canvas. 48”x48”, 2020.
Oil on canvas. 48”x48”, 2020.
Oil on canvas. 48”x48”, 2020.
Oil on canvas. 48”x48”, 2020.
Oil on canvas. 48”x48”, 2019.
Oil on wooden panel. 20”x20”, 2019. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 48”x48”. 2019.
Oil on canvas. 48”x48”. 2019.
Oil on linen. 48”x36”. 2018.
Oil on linen. 18”x14”.
Tanya Cunnington. Mixed media on paper. 22”x22”, 2020.
You once told me that the first time someone referred to you as “Tanya’s Mom” it took you aback. I forget that you were just 22 when you had me, and so much more than just my Mom. As a mom now myself, I totally understand. You were then, and still are today, Annie Kmyta Cunnington.
Tanya Cunnington. Mixed media on paper. 22”x22”, 2020.
I remember hearing the whine of the bus wheels slow before it started up again. Confused, I turned to you while playing in the backyard and wondered why you didn’t put me on the bus that afternoon for kindergarten. I asked you recently why you kept me home that afternoon. You replied that you must have needed my company. We lounged in our green mesh hammock.
Tanya Cunnington. Mixed media on paper. 22”x22”, 2020.
I’m sorry Mom. I didn’t know that I ran away, or even that you were scared and looking for me. To me, sitting on the boy next door’s bed, listening to music and eating a pink popsicle just felt like the most natural thing in the world.
Tanya Cunnington. Mixed media on paper. 22”x22”, 2020.
Why are you leaving me here with this strange woman and who are these children? Don’t you know that you are my best friend? My equal? We do everything together. As I plant my pea seed in a Styrofoam cup, the wind outside picks up and the sky turns dark. I stand at the bottom of the stairs frightened, and wait for you to come get me.
Oil on gessoed paper. 22”x60” total diptych. 2018. SOLD
Oil on gessoed paper. 22”x60” total diptych, 2018.
Oil on gessoed paper. 22”x60” total diptych, 2019.
Oil on linen. 72”x60”. 2018
Oil on linen. 10”x10”. 2018
Oil on linen. 8”x8”. 2018
Oil on linen. 8”x8”. 2018
Oil on linen. 8”x8”. 2018
Oil on linen. 10”x10”. 2018
Oil on linen. 30”x30”. 2018. SOLD
Oil on linen. 8”x8”. 2018
Oil on linen. 36"x48". 2017
Oil on linen. 48”x36”. 2018. SOLD
Oil on linen. 36”x48”. 2017.
Oil on linen. 36”x48”. 2018
Oil on canvas. 12”x12”. 2017.
Oil on linen. 30"x60" diptych. 2016. SOLD
Oil on linen. 36"x48". 2016
Oil on linen. 10"x20" diptych. 2016. SOLD
Oil on linen. 30"x30". 2016. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 48"x36". 2015 SOLD
Mixed media on canvas. 40"x64", 2015. SOLD
Mixed media on canvas. 26"x36", 2015. SOLD
Mom, Sudbury x 3.
(left to right) Mom, Sudbury and Skeleton Lake Muskoka.
(left) Badlands, (centre) The Search Party, (right) Spring Thaw Series.
(left to right) Tanya Cunnington: Playing Hooky, Annie Kmyta Cunnington: Moss Hill, Rock at Nettie Lake, Mother Nature’s Darkest Stockings and Coffee Time at the Secret Spot.
(left to right) Tanya Cunnington: Playing Hooky, Annie Kmyta Cunnington: Moss Hill, Rock at Nettie Lake, Mother Nature’s Darkest Stockings, Coffee Time at the Secret Spot and Annie Kmyta Cunnington: The Challenge.
(left to right) Annie Kmyta Cunnington: Waiting, Sesekinika, Kings Highway 66, Larder Lake, New Dock, Larder Lake Ski Hills in September, Tanya Cunnington: First Memory and Tanya Cunnington: Tanya’s Mom.
Born and raised in Kirkland Lake Ontario, Annie is truly inspired by the Northern Ontario landscape that surrounds her. Also an accomplished printmaker, Annie has chosen paint as her medium of choice for both of her exhibitions at Lee Contemporary Art.
Annie received her diploma from the Georgian College Fine Arts Department in Barrie, and exhibited locally before moving back up to Kirkland Lake in 2002.
Oil on panel. 24”x36”. 2018.
Please contact the gallery to inquire about work from Annie’s exhibition.
Oil on canvas. 24”x36”. 2018.
Oil on panel. 8”x30” total triptych. 2018
Oil on panel. 24”x12”. 2018.
Oil on canvas. 40”x40”. 2018.
Oil on canvas. 36”x30”. 2018
Oil on canvas. 36"x42". SOLD
Oil on canvas. 60"x36". SOLD
Oil on panel. 10"x8". SOLD
Oil on canvas. 60"x36".
Oil on panel. 10"x8".
Oil on canvas. 18"x28".
Oil on canvas. 18"x36".
Oil on canvas. 24"x36". 2016
Oil on canvas. 48"x60" 2016.
Oil on canvas. 40"x30". 2016. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 60"x48" 2016.
Oil on canvas. 40"x30". 2016. SOLD
(left to right) Lapping, So, Who Doesn’t Love A Good Pair of Boots? (Snow Angels), Tip Up My Friend.
Lapping.
(left to right) So, Who Doesn’t Love a Good Pair of Boots? (Snow Angels), and Tip Up My Friend.
(left to right) Monetism and Serious “Dow” Time.
(left to right) Tip Up #2 and Monetism.
Going Home (left), Stand (right).
Stand (left), Play (Centre), Pause (right).
Play (left), Below Ground Boys Lithograph (Floor)
Metta (left), Horseshoe Valley Below Lithograph, Morning Mist Intaglio, Spring Blueberries Silkscreen SOLD, 2 Monotypes 1 SOLD (Shelf left to right).
(left) Benson Road South, (right) Logging Road.
(left) Infuso Park, (right) Benson Road North.
(left) Larder Lake Marina SOLD, (right) Benson Road South.
(left) Dark Cloud, (right) Ice Trail On Larder Lake.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington . Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
Please contact the gallery to inquire about work from this exhibition.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington . Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Ink and Watercolour on paper. 22”x30”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 6”x7.5”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper, 22”x30”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020. SOLD
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Ink and Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020. SOLD
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Ink and Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020. SOLD
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 8”x10”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Watercolour on paper. 5”x7”, 2020.
(left to right) Annie Kmyta Cunnington: First Bridge, Tanya Cunnington: Playing Hooky, Annie Kmyta Cunnington: Moss Hill, Rock at Nettie Lake, Mother Nature’s Darkest Stockings and Coffee Time at the Secret Spot.
(clockwise top left) Annie Kmyta Cunnington: Moss Hill, Rock at Nettie Lake, Mother Nature’s Darkest Stockings and Coffee Time at the Secret Spot.
(left to right) Annie Kmyta Cunnington: Quebec, Secret Spot #2 and Still Standing, Gull Lake.
(left to right) Annie Kmyta Cunnington: First Frost, Tanya Cunnington: Ms. Marie’s Daycare and Annie Kmyta Cunnington: Boat House.
(left to right) Annie Kmyta Cunnington: August and Annie Kmyta Cunnington: First Frost.
Annie Kmyta Cunnington. Ink and Watercolour on paper. 30”x22”, 2020. SOLD
Born in 1977, Bewabon Shilling is the eldest son of the late Ojibway artist Arthur Shilling. His paintings are inspired by his surroundings, and his subject matter consists mainly of his environment and its local inhabitants. Painting on the shores of Lake Couchiching, Shilling is engrossed by the ever-changing seasons and inspired by the people that come and go in his life. His latest series consists of non-representational paintings based on the Black River that runs near his property in Rama, Ontario and oil sketches of Lake Couchiching.
Bewabon enrolled in a one year Graphic Design program before attending the Ontario College of Art and Design in the field of drawing and painting. In 1999 through OCAD, he was accepted to take part in the Florence, Italy off-campus studies program. Shilling graduated from OCAD in 2001 being awarded both the Norman Jewison Award and the Rose of Cedarvale Scholarship. Since then Bewabon has exhibited both locally at Roberts Gallery in Toronto, and throughout North America and Europe including Santa Fe and London, England. In 2011 Bewabon was chosen to exhibit a painting through the Art Dealers Association of Canada at the Armory Show in New York City. Shilling is also represented by the Collectors Gallery in Calgary, and the Darrell Bell Gallery in Saskatoon.
Oil on canvas. 30”x30”, 2020. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 24”x30”, 2020. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 12”x12”, 2020. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 18”x18”, 2020. Donated to the Arts Umbrella Splash Auction in Vancouver fall, 2020.
Oil on canvas. 12”x12”, 2020.
Oil on canvas. 24”x30”, 2020.
Mixed media on paper. 22"x30" 2015
Mixed media on paper. 22"x30". 2015.
Bewabon Shilling
Oil on canvas. 20”x24”. 2018. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 14”x18”. 2018. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 9”x12”. 2018.
Oil on canvas. 10”x12”. 2018.
Oil on canvas. 10”x14”. 2018.
Oil on canvas. 8”x10”. 2018.
Oil on canvas. 6”x12”. 2018. SOLD
Oil on canvas. 6”x8” 2018.
Oil on canvas. 5”x10” 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series. Oil on canvas. 6”x12”, 5”x10”, 6”x6”, 6”x8”, 10”x12”, 8”x10”, and 12”x24”. 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series. Oil on canvas. 6”x8”, 10”x12”, 8”x10” and 12”x24”. 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series. Oil on canvas. 6”x12”, 5”x10”, 6”x6”, 6”x8”, 10”x12”, 8”x10”. 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series. Oil on canvas. 14”x18”, 2018 and 30”x24”, 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series. Oil on canvas, 30”x24”, 24”x20”, and 14”x18”, 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series, Oil on wooden panel, 12”x36”, 12”x36”, and Oil on canvas, 18”x36”, 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series, Oil on board, 11”x14”, Oil on wooden panel, 12”x36”, and 12”x36”, 2018.
(left to right) Tree Series, Oil on canvas, 30”x24”, 10”x14” and 10”x14”, 2018.
Untitled Forest Series
Each painting: Untitled Forest Series
Each painting: Untitled Forest Series
Each painting: Untitled Forest Series
Each painting: Untitled Forest Series
Each painting: Untitled Forest Series
Bewabon Shilling and Tanya Cunnington formed the Birdbath Collaboration in 2010. Both artists in their own rite, the collaboration was a way for each to explore different avenues of creativity.
Since their inception, they have collaborated on paintings, sculptures and film. They had their first major Exhibition of paintings in the summer of 2015 at a Pop-Up Gallery opened by the collective. Sculptures and Paintings at Lee Contemporary Art is the first time that the collective has exhibited their sculptures in a gallery setting.
The two artists take turns working on each piece together. When one is at a loss of what to do next the other steps in. In order for this process to be successful, it is obvious that each half of the Collective has a huge mutual respect for what the other artist is able to contribute.
Oil on canvas. 58”x50”. 2017.
Oil on canvas. 30”x30”. 2017.
Acrylic on canvas. 12”x16”. 2017.
Acrylic on canvas. 24”x30”. 2017.
Oil on canvas. 30”x40”. 2013.
Oil on canvas. 24”x36”. 2014.
Oil and pastel on canvas. 72"x60". 2015.
Oil on canvas. 24”x30”. 2015.
Oil on canvas. 24"x30". 2016.
Oil on canvas. 14”x18”. 2015.
Oil on canvas. 14"x11". 2016.
Oil on canvas. 14"x11". 2016.
Oil on canvas. 30"x24". 2016.
Detail
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