Curios, Duo Exhibition with Ken Housego, 2016
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery, Calgary, AB, Canada
Father and daughter with separate art practices, Ken and Kenzie are undoubtedly influenced by each other. Their artworks similarly focus on the material and the tactile, and both of their aesthetics navigate the territory between contemporary art and kitsch.
Ken’s artwork holds a sense of regionalism reflecting his environment, place, home, experiences and memories. Known for cannibalizing his older works and using found objects, Ken views art making as his arena to play. His artwork contains whimsy, narration and symbolism.
Likewise drawn to found objects and imagery with a sense of history, Kenzie investigates a romanticized past and the narrative of objects. Through the use of textural nuances, Kenzie often highlights contemporary modes of femininity and beauty by reflecting on stereotypical images and symbols of the feminine. Her artwork also explores the interconnections between desire, play, and fortune.
Ken Housego studied Fine Art at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1974) and Toronto’s York University (1980), and currently resides in Grande Prairie Alberta, where he is a fine art educator at the Grande Prairie Regional College. Kenzie Housego completed her Bachelors of Fine Art majoring at the Alberta Collage of Art and Design (2009) and currently resides in Calgary, where she works in arts and culture.
Ken’s artwork holds a sense of regionalism reflecting his environment, place, home, experiences and memories. Known for cannibalizing his older works and using found objects, Ken views art making as his arena to play. His artwork contains whimsy, narration and symbolism.
Likewise drawn to found objects and imagery with a sense of history, Kenzie investigates a romanticized past and the narrative of objects. Through the use of textural nuances, Kenzie often highlights contemporary modes of femininity and beauty by reflecting on stereotypical images and symbols of the feminine. Her artwork also explores the interconnections between desire, play, and fortune.
Ken Housego studied Fine Art at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1974) and Toronto’s York University (1980), and currently resides in Grande Prairie Alberta, where he is a fine art educator at the Grande Prairie Regional College. Kenzie Housego completed her Bachelors of Fine Art majoring at the Alberta Collage of Art and Design (2009) and currently resides in Calgary, where she works in arts and culture.