b. 1992, Toronto, Canada
Soft Body Dynamics 75, 2022, oil on canvas, 92 x 72 inches, 234 x 183 cm
Soft Body Dynamics 70, 2022, oil on canvas, 92 x 72 inches, 234 x 183 cm
Dark Mode 01, 2022, oil on canvas, 50 x 64 inches, 127 x 163 cm
Dark Mode 02, 2022, oil on canvas, 48 x 58 inches, 122 x 147 cm
Soft Body Dynamics 68, 2022, oil on canvas, 58 x 48 inches, 147 x 122 cm
Soft Body Dynamics 81, 2022, oil on canvas, 48 x 58 inches, 122 x 147 cm
Soft Body Dynamics 65, 2021, oil on canvas, 50 x 64 inches, 127 x 163 cm
Soft Body Dynamics 73, 2022, oil on canvas, 58 x 48 inches, 147 x 122 cm
Soft Body Dynamics 52, 2021, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm
Soft Body Dynamics 64, 2021, oil on canvas, 58 x 48 inches, 147 x 122 cm
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Vickie Vainionpää’s practice considers the impact of technology on the process of painting and investigates the relationship between natural forces and digital processes. In her ongoing Soft Body Dynamics series, twisting, tubular forms are systematically created using generative 3D modeling software. The software randomly generates a set number of splines per day, from which the artist selects to create final compositions which are painted by hand using oil on linen. By embracing new digital means of reading space and content, the works draw attention to the ever-changing relationship between the human body and digital technology.
Vickie Vainionpää is an emerging artist living and working in Montréal. She holds a B.A Honors with Studio Art Specialization from the University of Waterloo and has exhibited her work extensively both nationally and internationally. Vainionpää was a 2021 resident at Palazzo Monti (Brescia, Italy), and has been awarded impressive accolades such as the Liz Edwards Memorial Award and the Louis Muhlstock Endowment (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity).
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Lives and works in Montreal, Canada
solo and duo exhibitions
NADA Miami, Ice Palace Studios, Miami, FL
2022
Software, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
FLOW_STATE, Curated by Domenico de Chirico, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Caserta, Italy
2021
Digital Spirit, GR Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Parallel Wilderness, Galerie AVE, Montréal, Canada
2020
selected group exhibitions
Imagining Reality, Future Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2022
Her, Fir Gallery, Beijing, China
2022
TRANSOBJECTIONAL, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2022
CAN Ibiza, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
ENTER Art Fair, The Hole, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
Art Toronto, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022
The Armory Show, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
Zona Maco, The Hole, CDMX, Mexico
2022
Salto in Altro, Palazzo Monti, Brescia , Italy
2021
Bio Tech, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
New Work, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2021
Phase II, The Hole, East Hampton, NY
2021
A Posteriori, Art Mûr, Montreal, Canada
2021
New Visions, Vantage Art Projects (Virtual Exhibition)
2021
Papier, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2021
Art Miami, Hashimoto Contemporary and Olga Korper Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2021
MiArt, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Milan, Italy
2021
ENTER Art Fair, The Hole, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
Fondation du MAC Auction, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montréal, Canada
2021
Art Toronto, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2020
Turn on the bright lights, Curator: Domenico de Chirico, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Caserta, Italy
2020
Matériaux, WIP, Montréal, Canada
2020
Endless Summer, Galerie Sabine Bayasli, Paris, Fance
2020
Quarantine Exhibition, Space 52, Athens, Greece
2020
Loading the Virtual Machine…, Distance Gallery, Curated by Christine Renc-Carter
2020
Art Verona (Digital Edition, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Verona, Italy
2020
Threesome, 19 Karen Gallery, Queensland, AUS
2019
Gardeàvue, Galerie Sabine Bayasli, Paris, France
2019
Abstractions, Archive Contemporary, Montréal, Canada
2019
Color & Form, Rauschenberg / Captiva Foundation, Florida
2019
While Supplies Last, Curated by Anthony White, Bellevue Arts Museum, Seattle, WA
2019
(im)permanent collection – A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Art Verona, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Verona, Italy
2019
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Centre Phi, Montréal, Canada
2018
Festival Chromatic, Studio L’éloi, Montréal, Canada
2017
Pause, A Break, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB
2017
Spectacular Celebrations, Juried by Ann MacDonald, Papermill Gallery, Scarborough, ON
2017
VAM 39th Annual Juried Exhibition, AGM,Jurors: Michael Vickers, Sally McKay, Todd Tremeer Mississauga, ON.
2017
Emerging Juried Exhibition – Ontario Society of Artists,Curators: Paria Shahverdi & Clare Ross. Jurors: Eileen Menzel, Peter Large, Gunilla Josephson, Etobicoke, ON
2016
The Artist Project, UNTAPPED Section, Better Living Centre, Toronto, ON
2016
OPEN16, Front Art Space, Curator: Dionisio Cortes Ortega, New York, NY
2016
Fresh Paint, New Construction (11th edition), Curators: Rhéal Olivier Lanthier & François St-Jaques, Art Mûr, Montreal, Canada
2015
ARTCOP21 – Bridge Centre for Architecture, Curator: Nicole Langlois, Cambridge, ON
2015
YES! – UWAG, Curator: Ivan Jurakic, Waterloo, ON
2015
residencies
Palazzo Monti, Italy
2021
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2019
The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, AB
2017
Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
2016
selected awards
Canada Council for the Arts, Explore & Create
2021
Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Quebec, Explore & Create
2021
Louis Muhlstock Endowment, The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
2017
1st Place in Emerging Artists Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists
2016
Untapped Emerging Artist Award, The Artist Project
2016
BMO 1st! Art Student Invitational Competition Nomination
2015
Liz Edwards Memorial Award, University of Waterloo
2015
Named ‘Most dedicated to her practice’, UW Society of Fine Artists
2015
Excellence Award in Fine Arts, University of Waterloo
2012
publications and web documents
L’OFFICIEL : How 6 Artists Are Interpreting the Digital Art Landscape : Vickie Vainionpää, by Saša Bogojev
2022
Battery Journal : Algorithmic painting in physical space: Vickie Vainionpää: Software & Siebren Versteeg: Up the Ghost, by Alex Feim
2022
Hypebeast, Vickie Vainionpää Uses Generative Code to Create Her Alluring Paintings
2022
Review: BioTech at The Hole NYC, by Emma Grayson
2021
Exibart : Vickie Vainionpää, Flow_state at Nicola Pedana Gallery, Review by Sandro Bongiani
2021
Booooooom Featured Artist
2021
The Jealous Curator, Featured Artist
2021
Juxtapoz Magazine: Digital Spirit: Bijijoo and Vickie Vainionpää @ GR Gallery, by Sasha Bogojev
2021
Vickie Vainionpää: Soft Body Dynamics 40, Editorial for SuperRare by Kate Mothes
2021
Gross Mag, Artist Feature: Blending the natural and digital world with Vickie Vainionpää
2020
Exibart : Turn on the bright lights at Galleria Nicola Pedana, Review by Sandro Bongiani
2020
The Colouring Book, Milano Art Guide
2020
Masthead Magazine Op-Ed Artist Vickie Vainionpää unravels toward enlightenment.
2019
Creative Boom Pixels Meet Paint: Two worlds collide in Vickie Vainionpaa’s intriguing art
2017
Booooooom Editor’s Pick
2017
BIG ART BOOK, Published by Scarborough Arts, January 2017
2017
Peinture Fraîche et Nouvelle Construction (Catalogue) Published by Art Mûr, July 18th
2015
YES! Exhibition (Catalogue) Published by the University of Waterloo Art Gallery
2015
Melissa Johns, “Tri-City stopgap: By artists, for artists,” Imprint, October 30, 2014, P16
2014