Roy Caussy, born 1981 in Hamilton, ON, received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in 2006, and his MFA from the University of Lethbridge in 2015. Caussy has previously received funding from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), The City of Vancouver, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), and Canada Council. Caussy has exhibited across Canada, including eyelevel Gallery (Halifax), the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Hamilton), Centre A (Vancouver), and Walter Phillips Gallery (Banff). Most recently Roy participated in the 2017 Alberta Biennial, and re-mounted his collaborative project “The Clay Cups Series” at The San Diego Institute of Art (SDAI), as part of the exhibition BC to BC.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work often revolves around serendipity, intuition and associations, with research interests in: WWII and the emergence of a youth demographic and youth marketing; diasporas and cycles; and the tension between the separation of our egos and the interconnectedness of everything. My intention is to implore people emotionally, as opposed to appealing to their mental and rational faculties, as a way to create a non-linear dialogue with the viewer.
Fall 2018
