
Richelle Forsey
Guelph, ONTARIO Canada
Richelle Forsey is Canadian artist, photographer and urban explorer. Richelle's work is directed by techniques, processes and light. Her work is attentive of lapsed spaces, encountered compositions, everyday and seemingly mundane landscapes and ord... More
Artist Statement:
Richelle Forsey is Canadian artist, photographer and urban explorer.
Richelle's work is directed by techniques, processes and light. Her work is attentive of lapsed spaces, encountered compositions, everyday and seemingly mundane landscapes and ordinary life scenes. But as she is not beholden to a format or medium, she experiments often and creates bodies of work because of an inspiration.
She is an active and founding member of the photo collective Twin Lens Reflex Club. In 2011 they designed and published the photo book: Modern Canadian Interiors, (ISBN:978-0-9867855-0-4) documenting the beauty of vacant, decommissioned and abandoned places in Ontario.
Richelle's work is directed by techniques, processes and light. Her work is attentive of lapsed spaces, encountered compositions, everyday and seemingly mundane landscapes and ordinary life scenes. But as she is not beholden to a format or medium, she experiments often and creates bodies of work because of an inspiration.
She is an active and founding member of the photo collective Twin Lens Reflex Club. In 2011 they designed and published the photo book: Modern Canadian Interiors, (ISBN:978-0-9867855-0-4) documenting the beauty of vacant, decommissioned and abandoned places in Ontario.
Education:
University of Guelph, Studio Arts, BAH
Ontario College of Art and Design - (Photography)
BealArt - (Photography)
Etobicoke School of the Arts - (Photography)
Ontario College of Art and Design - (Photography)
BealArt - (Photography)
Etobicoke School of the Arts - (Photography)
Exhibitions:
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 Never Could See Any Other Way, Tappo Wine Bar, Distillery District , Toronto, ON
2013 A Trespass of Time, Mount Dennis Toronto Public Library, Toronto, ON
2012 Domestic Solutions, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2012 Modern Canadian Interiors, The Cabinet Salon, Toronto, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 LUEUR / GLOW, Galerie Youn, Montréal, QC
curator: Juno Youn
2014 Photopia, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
2013 Pretty Things, Supermarket Restaurant & Bar, Toronto, ON
curator: Richelle Forsey
2013 Paysages affectifs, Galerie Youn, Montréal, QC
curator: Juno Youn
2012 More Local Ruins, Photography by the TLR Club, Baluchon Raymond Inc, Toronto, ON
2012 Group of Seven Roosters, Deluca Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Juno Youn
2012 An Inventory of Local Ruins, Photography by the TLR Club, 3030 Dundas, Toronto, ON
2012 Darkness & Light: Ontario Society of Artists 139th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON
2012 9th Toronto Timeraiser, Distillery District, The Fermenting Cellar, Toronto, ON
2011 Residue, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 Earth 2010, Arcadia Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 Test Flight, Flying Rooster Contemporary Art Projects, Paul Petro Special Projects
Space, Toronto ON,
curator: Juno Youn
2010 Modern Canadian Interiors, Contact Photography Festival, HotShot*Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 The Poetics of Chance, Contact Photography Festival, Arcadia Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 7th Toronto Timeraiser, Distillery District, The Fermenting Cellar, Toronto, ON
2010 PHOTO-OP – A juried photography exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON,
curators: Sara Angelucci and Dale Barrett
2009 This is Nothing, Art Povera and the New Iconoclasts, VMAC Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2009 PHOTO-OP – A juried photography exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON
jurors: April Hickox and Dale Barrett
2009 ‘Exhibit’, Gallery IX, Toronto, ON
2009 The Metropolis & Mother Nature, Todmorden Mills Art Centre in the Don Valley, Toronto, ON
2009 6 in a Box, IX Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Paula Rossley
2009 Collaboration, F-STOP Photography Magazine, www.fstopmagazine.com
2009 Group Exhibit, F-STOP Photography Magazine, www.fstopmagazine.com
2008 Focus, F-STOP Photography Magazine, www.fstopmagazine.com
2008 ONE INCH PUNCH!!! Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto ON
2008 Contacting Toronto, Onestop TTC Installation, Toronto ON
2008 Surfaces, Ontario Society of Artists Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B.
Aird, Toronto. ON
2008 Toronto Timeraiser, Distillery District, The Fermenting Cellar, Toronto, ON
2008 ERI:3 Exhibition, Re-shelving Initiative, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, NS
2008 A Brief History of Modern Art, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2007 …scape…, cre8ery, Winnipeg, MB
curator: Jordan Miller
2007 Heavy Metal Baghdad, Xpace Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 Heavy Metal Baghdad, The Emporium Gallery, Montreal, QC
2007 Nuit Blanche, C.N. Tower, Toronto, ON
2007 Shoot Toronto, Toronto City Hall, Toronto, ON
2007 The Valley, Todmorden Mills Paper Mill Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 5th Annual Vice Magazine Photo Issue Exhibition, Brooklyn Industries Contemporary Art Center, Brooklyn, New York, curator: Jesse Pearson
2007 Dorian Gray & the Art of the Portrait, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2007 Desire, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2007 Earth Air Fire & Water, Ontario Society of Artists Juried Exhibition,
John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON
2007 Wonderful Nuit, CN Tower Contact Photography Festival Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2007 grandDesign /The City, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2007 Aminals, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2006 M is for Mischief, Supermarket, Toronto, ON
2006 The Twin Lens Reflex, Contact Photography Festival, Supermarket, Toronto, ON
2006 Abominations, VMAC Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson ¬¬¬¬
2005 Songs for Relinquishing the Earth, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2014 Never Could See Any Other Way, Tappo Wine Bar, Distillery District , Toronto, ON
2013 A Trespass of Time, Mount Dennis Toronto Public Library, Toronto, ON
2012 Domestic Solutions, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2012 Modern Canadian Interiors, The Cabinet Salon, Toronto, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 LUEUR / GLOW, Galerie Youn, Montréal, QC
curator: Juno Youn
2014 Photopia, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
2013 Pretty Things, Supermarket Restaurant & Bar, Toronto, ON
curator: Richelle Forsey
2013 Paysages affectifs, Galerie Youn, Montréal, QC
curator: Juno Youn
2012 More Local Ruins, Photography by the TLR Club, Baluchon Raymond Inc, Toronto, ON
2012 Group of Seven Roosters, Deluca Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Juno Youn
2012 An Inventory of Local Ruins, Photography by the TLR Club, 3030 Dundas, Toronto, ON
2012 Darkness & Light: Ontario Society of Artists 139th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON
2012 9th Toronto Timeraiser, Distillery District, The Fermenting Cellar, Toronto, ON
2011 Residue, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 Earth 2010, Arcadia Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 Test Flight, Flying Rooster Contemporary Art Projects, Paul Petro Special Projects
Space, Toronto ON,
curator: Juno Youn
2010 Modern Canadian Interiors, Contact Photography Festival, HotShot*Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 The Poetics of Chance, Contact Photography Festival, Arcadia Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 7th Toronto Timeraiser, Distillery District, The Fermenting Cellar, Toronto, ON
2010 PHOTO-OP – A juried photography exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON,
curators: Sara Angelucci and Dale Barrett
2009 This is Nothing, Art Povera and the New Iconoclasts, VMAC Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2009 PHOTO-OP – A juried photography exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON
jurors: April Hickox and Dale Barrett
2009 ‘Exhibit’, Gallery IX, Toronto, ON
2009 The Metropolis & Mother Nature, Todmorden Mills Art Centre in the Don Valley, Toronto, ON
2009 6 in a Box, IX Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Paula Rossley
2009 Collaboration, F-STOP Photography Magazine, www.fstopmagazine.com
2009 Group Exhibit, F-STOP Photography Magazine, www.fstopmagazine.com
2008 Focus, F-STOP Photography Magazine, www.fstopmagazine.com
2008 ONE INCH PUNCH!!! Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto ON
2008 Contacting Toronto, Onestop TTC Installation, Toronto ON
2008 Surfaces, Ontario Society of Artists Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B.
Aird, Toronto. ON
2008 Toronto Timeraiser, Distillery District, The Fermenting Cellar, Toronto, ON
2008 ERI:3 Exhibition, Re-shelving Initiative, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, NS
2008 A Brief History of Modern Art, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2007 …scape…, cre8ery, Winnipeg, MB
curator: Jordan Miller
2007 Heavy Metal Baghdad, Xpace Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 Heavy Metal Baghdad, The Emporium Gallery, Montreal, QC
2007 Nuit Blanche, C.N. Tower, Toronto, ON
2007 Shoot Toronto, Toronto City Hall, Toronto, ON
2007 The Valley, Todmorden Mills Paper Mill Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 5th Annual Vice Magazine Photo Issue Exhibition, Brooklyn Industries Contemporary Art Center, Brooklyn, New York, curator: Jesse Pearson
2007 Dorian Gray & the Art of the Portrait, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2007 Desire, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2007 Earth Air Fire & Water, Ontario Society of Artists Juried Exhibition,
John B. Aird Gallery | Galarie B. Aird, Toronto, ON
2007 Wonderful Nuit, CN Tower Contact Photography Festival Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2007 grandDesign /The City, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2007 Aminals, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
2006 M is for Mischief, Supermarket, Toronto, ON
2006 The Twin Lens Reflex, Contact Photography Festival, Supermarket, Toronto, ON
2006 Abominations, VMAC Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson ¬¬¬¬
2005 Songs for Relinquishing the Earth, V.M.A.C. Gallery, Toronto, ON
curator: Ron John George Nelson
Artistic Influences:
Stephen Shore, Weegee, Brassai, Francesca Woodman, Bresson, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Walker Evans, Sally Mann
Artist Tags:
photography, landscape, urban , canada, ordinary , documentary
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