Larissa Tiggelers | Sounding It Out

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Larissa Tiggelers, "Vice Versa," 2023

acrylic on canvas, 52 x 68 in. Courtesy of the Gallery.

Opening reception | Fri May 5 | 5 – 7 pm

Larissa Tiggelers’ artistic process centres on withdrawal from external concerns, intensive attention to surface and contemplative colour mixing. Disregarding conventional colour theory’s efforts to standardize and rationalize colour, she instead embraces colour’s unknowability, entering into this unknowability in order to offer a place of quiet contemplation. In recent works, this is articulated in a discreet, almost shy colour palette and discernible activation of care through soft surfaces. Within her abstract paintings her attention to colour is foregrounded by spatial ambiguity, and gestures of authorship are minimized through the gentle, abstemious application of paint.

Larissa Tiggelers (she/her) holds an MFA from the University of Guelph and a BFA with distinction from the Alberta College of Art & Design. Prior to beginning her graduate studies, Larissa served in a number of positions within Calgary-based artist-run centres, culminating her service in 2015 as the Director of Stride Gallery. Larissa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Regina, on Treaty 4 lands.

Tiggelers’ work has been exhibited at Christie Contemporary (Toronto), Norberg Hall (Calgary), Erin Stump Projects (Toronto), Galerie D’Este (Montréal), The Bakery (Vancouver) and Paniki Gallery (Batan, Philippines). Her works are included in many private and public collections including the Royal Bank of Canada, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Global Affairs Canada.