40 × 40 in
in
cm
$3,600
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The artist’s practice of combining colours, geometric shapes, and patterns is shown to great effect in this captivating, circular abstract painting. The work, part of the series Optimatic, reflects the presence of a Hierophant tarot card that was left on the counter in Farrell’s temporary studio during a trip to Mexico. The acrylic artwork is reminiscent of a horizon line—viewed close up, the rich magentas of the upper half are divided by deep blues, while the lower half is that deep blue divided by a lighter shade. From a distance, the slender vertical lines of colour meld and play together, almost like a lenticular print that changes with a shifting line of sight.
| Medium | Painting |
| Signature | Signed |
| Frame | Unframed |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Seller | Artist |
| Location | Canada |
| Provenance | The Artist |
Rhys Douglas Farrell is an emerging artist living and working in Calgary, Alberta. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (major in Drawing and Painting) from the Alberta College of Art + Design in the spring of 2016. Farrell is the recipient of a painting scholarship from ACAD, where he was also the Representative for the Painting Department and the Director of the Student Gallery, Quoin Gallery. He was signed on with the Herringer Kiss Gallery when still a student, and his first solo show was named by Canadian Art Magazine as a “Must See.” He was then featured in a 7-page spread in Branded Magazine in the summer 2016.
Farrell has completed a number of public art projects with the Telus Spark Science Center, Beltline Urban Mural Project, and the City of Calgary, as well as a number of private commissions. His work has been aggressively collected by private and corporate collections alike, and he recently completed three international residencies with Pinea & Linea De Costa A.I.R program in Spain, Graniti Murales in Sicily, the TARP Program in Kuala Lumpur with Taksu Gallery, and the JupiterFab Artist Residency program in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Farrell is also the recipient of the 2019 Alumni Horizon Award from AUArts.
Artist CV
Education
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting & Drawing) with Distinction, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Canada.
Grants/Scholarships/Awards
2024 Visual Arts Individual Project Funding, Alberta Foundation For the Arts.
2019 The Alumni Horizon Award, Alberta University of the Arts.
2015 The Arthur and Betty Torode Memorial Scholarship, Alberta University of the Arts.
2015 The Doris Brown Memorial Scholarship, Alberta University of the Arts.
2015 The Richard Halliday Memorial Scholarship, Alberta University of the Arts.
2012 Second Year Painting Scholarship, Alberta University of the Arts.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Optimatic, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2020 Sensationships, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2018 Changing Planes, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2018 The Wind in the Awning, Espacio Pinea, Rota, Spain.
2017 Bemused, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2016 Patterns on Patterns, Art Commons, Calgary Canada.
2015 Optic, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2015 P230 1-5 P260 1-5, Marion Nicholl Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
Group Exhibitions
2024 Midsummer Group Exhibition, Herringer Kiss Galley, Calgary, Canada.
2024 The Subject Is Colour, Loch Gallery + Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2023 Collective, Mckinley Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
2023 Stellar Spirits, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, United States.
2023 Bring It Black,, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2022 Cinematique by Beltline Urban Mural Association, Contemporary Calgary, Canada.
2022 Summer Group Show, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2022 Look 2022 Gala, Contemporary Calgary, Canada.
2021 Summer Group Show, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2021 Urban Soul, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta, Canada.
2020 Flatbed Pictures, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2020 30th Anniversary Show, Taksu Gallery, Singapore.
2020 HK Winter Group Show, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2019 Taksu XXX, APW Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
2019 This is Dope, Taksu Gallery, Singapore.
2019 BLACK, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2018 Sampler, Herringer Kis Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2018 +5, Espacio Pinea, Rota, Spain.
2018 Sampler 2018, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2017 Summer 17 Group Show, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2016 Summer Group Show, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2016 Gradshow, Alberta University of the Arts.
2015 OPhemeral, Plethora Artist Guild Loft 112, Calgary, Canada.
2015 Summer Group Show, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2015 Art For Food, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada.
2014 Fridge Worthy, Alberta University of the Arts.
2012 Origin, 22nd Century Social Club, Museum of Contemporary Art, Calgary, Canada.
Residencies
2023 The W Hotel + Taksu Gallery Artist Residency, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2023 Jupiter Fab Artist Residency, Guadalajara, Mexico.
2019 Taksu-Residency, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2018 Graniti Murales, Graniti, Sicily.
2018 Pinea Linea de Costa, Rota, Spain.
Public Art + Art Fairs
2024 Scenic Serenity, The City of Victoria Public Art, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
2024 Kaleidoscope, Commercial Development, Calgary, Canada.
2024 Gradual Grades, The City of Calgary Public Art Program, Calgary, Canada.
2023 Malay Daybreak + Shooting Star, The W Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2023 Blown Away, Medicine Hat Mural Festival, Medicine Hat, Canada.
2023 Portal of New Perspectives, Telus Sky Science Center, Calgary, Canada.
2023 The Bleary Breeze, Guadalajara, Mexico.
2022 The Tornado Of Testaments, Calgary, Canada.
2022 Singapore Art Fair, Singapore.
2021 Connection of Convergence, Beltline Mural Association, Calgary, Canada.
2020 University District Community Mural, University of Calgary, Canada.
2020 Stripe Street, Deerfoot City, Calgary, Canada.
2020 Migration, Avli on Atlantic, Calgary, Canada.
2019 Heated Horizons, YYC Airport, Calgary, Canada.
2019 Oplandia, PARK, Edmonton, Canada.
2019 Art Expo Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2019 Diamonds in the Sky, PARK, Calgary, Canada.
2018 Learn To Love Again, Graniti Murales, Graniti, Sicily.
2018 Triangle Checkerboard, Beltline Mural Association, Calgary, Canada.
2018 Light of the Sky Mural, Rota, Spain.
2016 Mach Band + Moire Mural, Telus Science Center, Calgary, Canada.
2015 Optic Tunnel, Telus Spark Science Center, Calgary, Canada.
Publications
2021 Lens Flare, Collaboration with Derek Beaulieu, Guillemot Press, United Kindom.
Press
2022 Frank Architecture Creates Lonely Mouth, Dezeen, London, England.
2021 Brighter Days Ahead, Calgary Herald, Calgary, Canada.
2020 Artist Spotlight, FYA Magazine, London, England.
2020 Fiddlehead Cover, Fiddlehead Magazine, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2019 YYC Artist Showcase, Freq Magazine, Calgary, Canada.
2017 Rhys Farrell’s Trippy Op Art, Galleries West, Canada.
2017 Must See’s This Week, Canadian Art Magazine, Canada.
2016 Rhys Douglas Farrell, Branded, Calgary, Canada.
2015 Must See’s This Week, Canadian Art Magazine, Canada.
2015 Don’t Fence Him In, Swerve Magazine, Calgary, Canada.
Professional Service
2022 Artist Presentation + Workshop, Queen Elizabeth High School, Calgary, Canada.
2017 Invited Artist Presentation, Toronto School Of Arts, Toronto, Canada.
2017 722 Pike Mural Shortlisted, Seattle, United States of America.
2017 Pinstripped Installation, Arts Commons, Calgary, Canada.
2016 Colour Sensations, Invited Guest Presentation, Art 231.01 2-D Fundamentals, University of
Calgary, Department of Art.
2016 Artist Talk: Happenings 6, Art Commons, Calgary, Canada.
Collections
Calgary Stampede BMO Centre
Concorde Group
Inter Pipeline
Sarah Ward Interior Design
Numerous Private Collections
Source: Artist’s website
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