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Artist Statement:
My work is classified as
environmental art and
encompasses many mediums
including site specific
ephemeral & permanent works,
interventions, installation,
video, sound, web,
photography, painting,
printmaking, and drawing. I
work in response to sites in
the natural world. Viewers are
encouraged to leave gallery
settings with maps to find
ephemeral site specific works
or sites that natural
materials in the gallery came
from. The gallery work itself
has ranged from installations
bringing site materials to the
gallery via video,
photography, sound to framed
works that combine site
photographs with topographic
maps, aerial photographs,
stereoscopic glasses, GPS
readings and natural site
materials -- that combined,
act as a map to the site.
In a world that is constantly
changing via incredible leaps
in technology and unbelievable
strains upon the environment I
am constantly questioning our
connection to the land and our
loss of connection to that
land. How do we arrive at a
place where a balance has been
found between technology and
nature? At what point do we
begin to realize that we are
not moving through a passive
landscape, but through a
landscape that is a reflection
of our having lost touch with
the sacredness of the earth
itself. I am ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 TBA, Art Gallery of
Algoma, Sault Ste Marie,
Ontario
2005 The Other Gallery,
Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
2005 Under the Sheltering
Sky, University College of the
Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC
2004 Full Circle, Algoma
University College, Sault Ste
Marie, Ontario
2004 Keweenaw, Finlandia
University, Hancock Michigan
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Artist Galleries:
Artist is available for
residencies and to create new
works in response to areas and
also welcomes the opportunity
to work with students –
elementary, high school,
college, university – in
workshop situations in
conjunction with
exhibitions/residencies.
Please contact Anne at:
anne@ingrid-koivukangas.com
for more information....
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Collections:
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
INCLUDING WORKS INSITU
Pazo de Mariñán, A Coruña,
Spain
SKV, Svenska Konstskolans
Vänner, Finland
Okanagan University College,
Kelowna, British Columbia
Langara Community College,
Vancouver, British Columbia
University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, British
Columbia
Algoma University College,
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
City of Saskatoon, Mendel Art
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Commissions:
New works created in response
to sites and left in situ
commissioned by:
Consultores de Medio Ambiente
y Desarrollo, A Coruña, Spain
Algoma University College,
Fine Arts Department, Sault
Ste Marie, Ontario
BC Festival of the Arts,
Prince George, British
Columbia
Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) with
Environmental Studies ...
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PUBLICATIONS/CATALOGUES
2004 St Lawrence River Project: Montreal, Langara College Library Collection,
Vancouver, British Columbia
2004 Flow A Festival of Art and Ecology, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2004 South Saskatchewan River Project: Saskatoon – Meewasin, Mendel Art Gallery,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2004 Eaux Vives Regards Croises, Programme, Maisons de la culture et galeries
municipales, City of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
2004 Works Festival, Works Festival, Edmonton, Alberta
2003 Ligne du Nord, Festival d’art contemporain des Laurentides, Programme,
(Catalogue TBA) Centre des arts contemporains du Québec à Montréal,
Montréal, Québec
2002 Thesis: Earth Connections: Artist Working in the Land, University of Calgary, AB
2002 Woodrow, Paul, “Link”, Catalogue,Nickle Arts Museum/University of Calgary
1999 Art & Artists of the 20th Century, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC
1998 artwork, Catalogue, BC Festival of the Arts
ARTICLES/REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS/COURSES
2005, Pazos, Pablo. "Un taller de intervenciones artísticas «reinventa» el pazo de
Mariñán", La Voz de Galicia, September 9, 2005
2005 Grande, John K., "Site, Seeker, Spirit...Ingrid Koivukangas" SculpturesPacific,
Spring 2005, pg 17 with photos
2004 Gale, Bill Prof. MTU, Michigan Technological University, Department of Social
Sciences, Course: Can We Read the Cultural Landscape?
2004 Grether, Reinhold Dr, Netzwissensschaft: mobile art links. Germany, http://www.netzwissenschaft.de/mob.htm
2004 Maki, David. “Artist stays connected to heritage, land” The Finnish American
Reporter, November 2004, with photo
2004 Wilcox, Mark. “Crossing cultural lines: Canadian environmental artist displays
artwork in the Copper Country” The Daily Mining Gazette, October 14, 2004,
with colour photo
2004 Marquette Monthly, Gallery Guide, November 2004
2004 WLUCTV-6, television interview with Alex Reed October 14, 2004
2004 Kelly, Brian. “Students mix apples and cranberries.” Sault Star, Ontario,
October 8, 2004
2004 Matejko, Agnieszka. "Her Art Gallery Is The Land", Vue Weekly Magazine,
Edmonton, July 2, 2004, with photo
2004 Mekhail, Natasha. "North Saskatchewan River Project", See Magazine, Edmonton,
Alberta, Issue <553: July 1, 2004
2004 Vääräniemi, Annakaisa. “Ingrid Koivukangas: Environmental Land Artist”,
Canadan Sanomat, Thunder Bay, April 7 2004, page 10, full page with
photographs
2004 UK Education News & Careers in Teaching - October 2004. Teaching Ideas and
Resources.
2004 Aufiero, Tina. Project_swancam, Thesis, Parsons School of Design, NY, NY
2004 thegreenpages.ca, Environmental Library: Resources: Ingrid Koivukangas,
Environmental Artist
http://www.thegreenpages.ca/library/books/book.asp?id=2&termsID=34
2003 Byrum, Hannah. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA - Course: Humans:
Their Attitudes Toward Each Other and the Environment
2003 Fisher, George. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA -
Course: Gestures of Return.
2003 Suivez La Ligne, Vie De Arts, No. 191 Ete 2003
2003 Wilson, Stephen, Intersections of Art, Technology, Science & Culture,
San Francisco State Univ.
2003 Environmental Art Net, Virtual Gallery of Environmental Art, Helsinki, Finland.
2002 Absolute Arts, in-depth article, March 18, 2002. "Ingrid Koivukangas to be
Featured as Resident Artist on ZeD TV"
http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2002/03/18/29747.html
2001 Sund, Britt. “A little bit of Canada visits Nykarleby”, Jakobstad Tidings,
Jakobstad, Finland. April 13, 2001, page 8 with colour photograph.
2000 Public and Catholic District School Board, Ontario Curriculum
Grades 11 and 12 Media Arts
1999 Plant, Don. “Back to Nature: seeds, leaves, stones and bark are all part of an
exhibit at local gallery”, Kelowna Daily Courier, May 27, 1999, page C-1 with
colour photographs.
1998 MacClement, Hazel. “The Alternator Gallery: Lounge lizards get own room”,
Kelowna Daily Courier, December 4, 1998, page C-8 with photographs.
1998 Local Scene. “Shedding a light on art”, Capital News, December 11, 1998, p 4.
1998 Gallery News, Kelowna & District Arts Council, December 1998, page 5.
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