DINNER IN THE KILN: FARM TO FORK
September 4, 2025
Danya Mayne
September 5, 2025
ARTIST STATEMENT:
The studio is a space of becoming and unbecoming- for myself, materials, and subject matter. It reveals compositions of happenstance, and glimpses into internal systems of organization and the pleasure I take in labour.
Working at the intersection of sculpture, site-responsive installation, and craft, I use found objects as generative fodder for the creation of sculptural forms, organic material burnouts, and mold making.
Curating a collection of handmade sculptural objects, I create installations that operate in a manner akin to painting, playing with the boundary between found and fabricated space.
BIO:
Amy Duval, a visual artist from North Vancouver, BC, holds an MFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University (2025), a BFA from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (2017), and a BA from the University of Victoria (2012).
She has exhibited widely in Canada, including the Port Moody Arts Centre (BC), Yuill Family Gallery (AB), Harbourfront Centre (ON), and in the US (VA). Duval has participated in residencies at Medalta International Artists in Residence (MIAIR) and Harbourfront Centre.
Her awards include an Emerging Artist Research Grant (2017), RISE Emerging Artist Award (2021), Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics (2023), and a Windgate Fellowship (2025).
