Bio
Mary Page is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Ontario. Page received a BFA in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University. With work spanning various mediums such as painting, sculpture, audio/video installation, and digital collage, their work is centered around themes of life, labor, and love. Page's work has been displayed in exhibitions like OCAD U’s Self Portrait Exhibition (2018), "To Use of Not Reuse" OCADU DESI Exhibition (2023), "Après-Quoi" festival, and GRADEX-108. Mary Page is committed to creating a sustainable art practice through the recycling and repurposing of waste and discarded materials, and continues to seek out new ways to make their work as accessible to the public as possible.
Artist Statement
As a multidisciplinary artist I use methods of painting, sculpture and digital media as a means to express lived experiences and anxieties about the world we live in. Tackling themes of the body as an exploited object, a keeper of personal history, and the growing pains that come with discovering personal identity, and the struggle to achieve autonomy and self-determination.
I enjoy straddling the line of horror and humor. Caught in a constant feed of bad news and bouts of doom-scrolling, using satire and poking-fun are ways I can bring awareness to harm without creating more in the process. As bleak as our circumstances may be, I make an effort to indulge in "silliness" because I do not want to live in a dark and serious world. My current work examines exploited labor, so being able to find joy and amusement in my work helps me to push back against the expectation that we must suffer to see the fruits of our labor.
Curriculum Vitae
Lives and Works in Toronto, ON, Canada
Education
BFA, OCAD University, Drawing and Painting (2023)
Group Exhibitions
2023- GRADEX 108
2023- Après Quoi Festival, OCAD University
2023- To Use of Not Reuse OCAD DESI Exhibition, OCAD University
2020- Landscape Exhibition, OCAD University
2019- Self Portrait Painting Exhibition, Ada Slaight Gallery
2015-2018- Kaleidoscope Exhibition, FJR CSS