Brenda Draney

Referencing her own memories and experiences, Brenda Draney explores the layered meanings embedded in everyday motifs and situations. However, instead of simply reproducing these elements, the Canadian artist is more interested in addressing how their meanings can shift when filtered through individual interpretation. Furthermore, by deliberately leaving blank spaces in her paintings, Draney leaves room for viewers to deeply reflect on the subject matter presented. Audiences are invited to connect to the wide range of emotions tied to the nuanced experience of intimacy that the artist explores in her works. The catalog, which is published in conjunction with Draney's first solo exhibition at The Power Plant Art Gallery in Toronto, features a selection of existing and newly commissioned work, as well as various contributions from Canadian scholars and poets.

BRENDA DRANEY (*1976, Sawridge First Nation, Treaty 8, with a strong connection to Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada) has been featured in various exhibitions. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta.