Deep Dive
June 7th, 2019 - August 16th, 2019
Plucked from the basements, garages, bedrooms and blanket forts of Winnipeg, this exhibition hopes to amplify the unsung, shed light on those working in the shadows, and invite in the outsider. This grouping of DIY artists is compelled to create works of art for the sake of creating. Their works are personal, singular, uninfluenced, grotesque and full of raw beauty.
Art by: Foniks, Candis Militere, Kiki Kutz, Claire Trutnau, SP Cook, Julia Wake, Mallorye Briggs, Gwen Trutnau, Pat Lazo, Steven Tyrchniewicz, Leslie Supnet, Mayor Helle, Colin Stuart, Bria Fernandes, Natalie Ferguson, Myles Langlois, Marie France Hollier, Hellzen, Ripley Hoogstraten Morden, Drue Langlois, Rotting Reign, Pip Skid, Cass Domenco, Winnipeg Underground Cartoonist + Taco Eating Society, 1980 - Present (Roldo Odler, Bobby Stahr, Basil Hatte, Frank McTruck, Jack D Zastre. Curated by Gwen Trutnau.
Music by: Craterface, DJ Kinetik, Bobby Stahr + Roldo Odlor, Rob Crooks, and Reality Group
Deep Dive’s opening reception features artwork by 28 artists, bands, the Art Mart, and the Basement Simulator!
Curator of Dive Deep Art MEGASHOW, Gwen Trutnau discusses how this exhibition came about and how she picked the artists. Opening at Graffiti Gallery June 7th
Foniks discusses her artwork in the Dive Deep Art MEGASHOW.
Bobby Stahr discusses his collaboration with fellow DDAM artist Roldo and his attitudes to art in general.
“...if you’re someone who doesn’t have a studio or whatever, you are probably doing art in your basement, living room, whatever, your garage. So, that had to be part of it. And that little installation was to pay homage to humble beginnings, I guess.”
Deep Dive Art Megashow-Artist's Panel. Graffiti Gallery August 2/2019.
Artists Leslie Supnet, Roldo Odlor, SP Cook and Gwen Trutnau will be in attendance. Elliot (Ness) Walsh will moderate the panel.
Artist-led Workshop
In conjunction with a group show titled Deep Dive, curated by Gwen Trutnau, participants are invited to repurpose found objects into works of art, and to create collaborative drawings using prompts and games. This combined drawing and sculptural workshop, will take place entirely inside a simulated “living room” within the gallery. The workshop will explore the potential to up-cycle materials, work collaboratively, and to reimagine a new potential for discarded items. The youth’s sculptural pieces and drawings will be shown in the William Feldman Gallery, an exhibition space located in Graffiti Gallery, dedicated entirely to featuring work produced by youth participants.
