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Kika Thorne
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Toronto, Canada
Known forArtist, Filmmaker, Curator
Websitewww.kikathorne.net

Kika Thorne is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, curator, and activist.[1][2] She was born in Toronto in 1964, where she is currently based.[3]

Life

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In 1990, Thorne graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD University) in Toronto, Ontario, in Media Production and Cultural Theory,[4] and went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia.[2]

Artistic practice

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In her early career, Thorne worked largely in film and moving image and also co-founded a feminist, cable television collective called SHE/TV (1991-1998) which aimed to mentor female filmmakers in producing experimental TV.[5][6] Between 1996 and 2004, Thorne collaborated with fellow artist Adrian Blackwell to produce videos, installations and civic interventions.[6] Thorne also worked as a curator for Vancouver's VIVO Media Arts Centre where she helped instigate a series of actions to express dissent around issues of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[6]

With her multimedia/sculptural installations, Thorne works with the materials of mylar, elastic cord, rare earth magnets, plant-derived ink, aircraft cables, and other non-traditional art materials. Themes in her practice include an interest in geometry, physics, the visible spectrum, and social practice.[7][8][9]

Select group exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions

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Film screenings

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  • 2011: Singularity, Berlinale Forum Expanded, Berlin, Germany[7]
  • 2004: VS., Latvian House, Toronto, Ontario[16]
  • 2002: Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person), CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[17]
  • 2000: Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[18]
  • 1997: New Toronto Works Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[19]
  • 1995: Puberty Film Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[20]

Collective work/civic interventions

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  • 2018: Gentrification Tax, Gentrification Tax Action, Toronto, Ontario[21][22]
  • 2010: SAFE ASSEMBLY (curated), VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia[23]
  • 2003: ambience for a future city, Anarchist Free School, Toronto, Ontario[21]
  • 1997: Sod Roll for Shawn Keegan, The April Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]
  • 1997: Untitled (mattresses), The February Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]
  • 1996: Untitled (inflatable), The October Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]

Honours

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  • 1997: Winner Best Canadian Video Images Film and Video Festival[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Kika Thorne". www.mediaqueer.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. ^ a b "Things' Matter | Or Gallery". www.orgallery.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. ^ "Arsenal: Kika Thorne". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. ^ a b "Gasoline Rainbows". Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ^ "Kika Thorne | Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre". www.cfmdc.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. ^ a b c d "Multiplicity of the Singularity". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  7. ^ a b "Arsenal: Kika Thorne". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. ^ a b "Geometry of Knowing - SFU Galleries - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. ^ a b Turner, Michael. "Things' Matter Sets Thoughts in Motion at Or Gallery". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  10. ^ "Scapegoat: Landscape, Architecture, Political Economy". www.scapegoatjournal.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  11. ^ M6N 2Z9Canada, Katzman Contemporary 86 Miller StreetToronto. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ House, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery Hart; Toronto, University of Toronto7 Hart House Circle; M5S 3H3Canada, O. N. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ BerlinGermany, STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ BerlinGermany, STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ YorkNYUS, Murray Guy 453 W. 17th St 10011 New. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "VS. – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  17. ^ "Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person) – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  18. ^ "Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  19. ^ "New Toronto Works Show – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  20. ^ "Puberty Film Show – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  21. ^ a b c d e Thorne, Kika; Blackwell, Adrian. "Experiments in Collective Form". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  22. ^ "Artists Are Leaving, 2018". C Magazine Issue 140 Page 42. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  23. ^ Kazymerchyk, Amy. "We Come From Here". anamnesia.vivomediaarts.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  24. ^ "Video | Vtape". www.vtape.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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