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Colleen Heslin

1976 -

Colleen Heslin is known for her canvasses which utilize an array of stitched and dyed textiles, sewn together in rich tapestries of abstract geometric shapes.

Born in Toronto in 1976, Heslin received her BFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2003 and her MA from Concordia University in 2014. From 1999 to 2014, Heslin ran her project space The Crying Room, a small windowfront gallery in downtown Vancouver dedicated to exhibiting local emerging artists. In 2013, she was awarded first prize in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition.

Heslin’s work, which at times incorporates recycled domestic fabrics such as bed sheets and clothing dyed and stretched to create the illusion of texture and folds on flat interwoven surfaces, explores the possibilities of abstraction and illusion inherent in the two-dimensional surface. Applying elements of painting, sculpture and textiles, the materials and processes in Heslin’s work intersect and destabilize diverse forms of artistic practice and theory, addressing concepts of gender and labour and how they are situated within a historical art context.

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Colleen Heslin

Abstract

60 x 48 in, 152.4 x 121.9 cm

dye on sewn canvas

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN

Sold for: $6,250 CDN (premium included)

Art of Today on Thursday, March 26, 2020

Colleen Heslin

Ambrosia Sunrise

48 x 36 in, 121.9 x 91.4 cm

ink and dye on cotton canvas

Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500 CDN

Sold for: $4,375 CDN (premium included)

New Now on Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Colleen Heslin

Goldie

40 x 30 in, 101.6 x 76.2 cm

ink and dye on cotton canvas

Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CDN

Sold for: $1,875 CDN (premium included)

New Now on Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Colleen Heslin

Untitled

15 x 22 in, 38.1 x 55.9 cm

oil on canvas

Estimate: $800 - $1,200 CDN

Sold for: $500 CDN (premium included)

Canadian Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, June 28, 2018