Shary Boyle
Shary Boyle is a lifelong visual artist, and recipient of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, Hnatyshan Award, June Callwood Award for Volunteerism, an honorary doctorate from the Ontario College of Art and Design University, and represented Canada at the 2013 Venice Biennial. Her critically acclaimed solo exhibition Outside the Palace of Me was presented by the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC in 2024.
Photo by Jeff Bierk.
Shary Boyle maintains a multidisciplinary studio practice centered on drawing, sculpture and performance. Her deeply crafted work considers the social history of ceramics, antiquated technologies, animist mythologies and folk-art forms to create a symbolic, politically charged language uniquely her own. Boyle activates her art through collaboration, writing, and mentorship, engaging other creative communities and disciplines with a characteristically inclusive spirit.