Andrew McKay
Andrew James McKay is a graduate of the honours arts programme at Emily Carr University of Art+Design. In 2019 he became the first student in the history of that institution to be awarded upon graduation the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. A three-time recipient of grant support from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, his work has been exhibited with Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York; Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles; Ground Floor Art Centre, Vancouver; Peter Ohler's Fine Art, Toronto; and Masters Gallery, Calgary.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Rooted in observation, my use of figuration is an attempt to record the various aspects of life I find myself a party to: who the people I meet might be, how the places in which I exist operate, and the ways in which these two necessarily interact. I'm also interested in visual languages and how they facilitate or frustrate the relationship between artist and audience.
Andrew James McKay is a graduate of the honours arts programme at Emily Carr University of Art+Design. In 2019 he became the first student in the history of that institution to be awarded upon graduation the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. A three-time recipient of grant support from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, his work has been exhibited with Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York; Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles; Ground Floor Art Centre, Vancouver; Peter Ohler's Fine Art, Toronto; and Masters Gallery, Calgary.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Rooted in observation, my use of figuration is an attempt to record the various aspects of life I find myself a party to: who the people I meet might be, how the places in which I exist operate, and the ways in which these two necessarily interact. I'm also interested in visual languages and how they facilitate or frustrate the relationship between artist and audience.
