This website is a showcase for my emerging art practice. New Sculpture and Performance art video sections.
Please check out my Instagram to see more of my art.
I live in Calgary, Alberta situated on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Iyarhe Nakoda Nations, the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta District 6, and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. (From https://calgaryfoundation.org/about-us/reconciliation/land-acknowledgement/)
New Old Guitar Performance Piece October 2021
Biography
Craig was born in Regina Saskatchewan in 1971 and grew up in Kamloops British Columbia and moved to Ottawa Ontario in the 1990’s .
Art has always been appreciated and consumed by Craig through his life. Comic books, novels, and pop culture media such as music, television and movies were a constant fixture while growing up.
In the 1990’s Craig made zines, inspired by underground comics and played in punk bands in Ottawa’s D.I.Y scene.
Being able to visit the National Gallery of Canada regularly was transformative.
Transitioning to the Prairies in the 2000’s, after completing his Bachelors in Philosophy, Craig gravitated to General Insurance, much like his favorite author Franz Kafka, who was employed with the Workers’ Accident Insurance Institute in Bohemia for 14 years.
Craig’s art activity at that time included painting, sketchbooking, and journaling.
In 2018, Craig sought a break and pursued formal education at the Alberta University of the Arts. The time there was fruitful and he gained techniques, appreciation of art history, and being part of a local artist community.
Craig had to take a hiatus from school in 2022. He has participated in local art shows at the Loft 112, The Town of Okotoks, and was recognized by the Esker Foundation as part of their In Common series. Craig’s collaborators as part of the LCK Collective are Roxann Yeun and Lacey Grey. Craig’s studio space is at the 500 Collective at 321 50 Ave SE #500, Calgary, AB T2G2B3 You are welcome to come by for a visit.
https://www.500collective.com/
Craig’s path is the movement from art consumer to art creator.
My Artist Statement
Conceptually my work is inspired by this definition of art by American artist Art Spiegelman “ Art is anything that gives form to your thoughts and feelings.” I also subscribe to these doublets as part of my own practical art:The philosophy of complexity/simplicity, destruction/reconstruction, and difference/repetition.
My paintings are made with acrylic paint and medium on traditional substrates canvas or wood panels. The approach is abstract in nature and at present concerned with simple shapes and a limited color palette.