nervous whether

Kailey Bryan

2017

The principal work, Wringing, in nervous whether consists of 180 yards of hand-woven wool and a video projection. The exhibition also includes preparatory drawings and recent work. Visitors encounter a large-scale, hand-woven suspended environment which the viewer enters to discover sound and video. Weaving becomes a record of time in a tangible way, documenting the repetitive acts of the artist while exploring ideas of social spaces, personal ritual and anxiety. The exhibition was organized by The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery.

Kailey Bryan Kailey Bryan, based in St. John's, is an emerging artist whose practice combines craft traditions and performance. Bryan received a BFA with Honours from York University in 2010. In the Fall of 2015, the artist completed the Elbow Room Residency which resulted in a solo exhibition, nervous whether, at The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery in 2016.  Other solo exhibitions include the Whippersnapper Gallery, XPACE Gallery Toronto ON, and Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John's, NL.  Bryan's work has been included in group exhibitions nationally and internationally including at Warehouse 9 in Copenhagen Denmark, Le Petit Versailles in New York City, and the Queer City Film Festival in Regina, Saskatchewan.  The artist is the recipient of grants from Canada Council for the Arts, Arts NL, the City of St. John's, and in 2014 was awarded the VANL CARFAC Excellence in Visual Arts: Emerging Artist Award.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts.