Colleen Wolstenholme

Buspar Column, 2001

Colleen Wolstenholme (born 31 May 1963 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian artist. Wolstenholme is best known for her sculptures of oversized pharmaceutical drugs.[1][2]

Wolstenholme studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) between 1982 and 1986 and re-enrolled in 1989.[3] After completing her Master of Fine Arts degree at the State University of New York, she returned to NSCAD in 1996 to teach.[3]

In 1997, Wolstenholme toured the rock festival Lilith Fair, with her long-time friend, Sarah McLachlan.[3] Colleen had co-written a song on McLachlan's album Surfacing and earned a gold record.[3]

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada[4] and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.[5] Her public artwork Buspar Column, located near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, is in the collection of the city of Montreal.[6]

References

  1. ^ "From the archives: How Lilith Fair helped this Canadian artist start a '90s fashion trend". CBC Arts. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ Cronin, Ray (May 2007). "Sculpture and Other Provocations: The Artful Subversions of Colleen Wolstenholme". Border Crossings. Vol. 26, no. 2. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Cronin, Ray (2023). Halifax Art & Artists: An Illustrated History. Toronto: Art Canada Institute. ISBN 978-1-4871-0315-6.
  4. ^ "Colleen Wolstenholme". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (2002). The AGNS Permanent Collection: Selected Works. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. ISBN 9780888717764. colleen wolstenholme.
  6. ^ "Colleen Wolstenholme". Art Public Montréal. City of Montreal. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019.
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