<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img alt="images" width="550" height="327" apple-inline="yes" id="EF87B1AA-DBD6-41AB-A325-DE896FFD820F" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:92E5E705-8572-4BE7-B819-19DA15F794C3@nexus.uwaterloo.ca"></span><br><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">University of Waterloo Fine Arts Presents</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">MFA THESIS ONE</span></strong><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">April 12–28, 2018</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Opening Reception: Thursday, April 12 from 5:00–8:00 pm</span></strong><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">Gallery One</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eryn O'Neill</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Restrictions of Routine</span></strong><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>Restrictions of Routine</em> is a series of paintings inspired by my co-dependent relationship with running and painting. The urban environment cannot be experienced all at once; our senses and motion work to create a constant reorientation within the complex systems of the city, but it is our visual connection that resonates. Place, and how we respond to it, plays a central role in both my painting and my running. Urban spaces are in a continuous state of flux, under constant construction in response to wear, population density, and accessibility. During these temporary, often disruptive periods, it becomes increasingly difficult to navigate once familiar streets, particularly for pedestrians. Reactions are amplified when running through a contested space, where uneven footing, intersections, and hidden driveways present a constant hazard. The paintings are the product of months of repetitive outings, in all conditions, to gather enough information, visually and mentally, to create sensory charged paintings that are suggestive of a figure navigating an unsettled environment.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Eryn O’Neill is a Masters of Fine Art Candidate at the University of Waterloo. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has exhibited at the Ottawa Art Gallery, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, The Artist Project in Toronto, and attended the Vermont Studio Centre Artist in Residence program in 2016. She was awarded a Shantz International Research Scholarship through the University of Waterloo, and worked with artist Oliver Reed in Edinburgh, Scotland during the summer of 2017.</span><br><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">Gallery Two</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tess Martens</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1, 2, 3, 4</span></strong><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I started performing as a child. Alone in my bedroom I harnessed the power of make-believe to act out different roles, design costumes and wardrobe changes to entertain myself. Although the elaborate nature of play is not seen as anything out of the norm for a child, similar behaviours gain an edge when reenacted during adulthood. I am still very interested in the make-believe, and continue to reference the past in my work. Throughout my youth I participated in a number of activities that involved public exposure: synchronized swimming, stand-up comedy, improvisation, spoken word poetry, and karaoke. In addition, my work is equally indebted to a long-line of feminist artists. My performances take place at the intersection of self-deprecation, empowerment, and absurdity. The result is a situation in which witnesses are invited to laugh while I retain all of my power.</span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Performance Schedule:</span></strong></p><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thursday, April 12, 5-8 pm: <em>Announce It!</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, April 14, 1-4 pm: <em>A Second Hand Emotion</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, April 21, 1-4 pm: <em>Slow Change</em></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, April 28, 1-4 pm: <em>Portrait-Self-Portrait</em></span></li></ul><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tess Martens is a Masters of Fine Art Candidate at the University of Waterloo. She completed her Bachelor of Art in Studio Art at the University of Guelph. She is a Recreation Therapist and in her free time performs stand-up comedy, spoken word poetry and karaoke. Her solo exhibition <em>Bitch and Mona All You Want About Reality</em> took place at AC Repair Co., Toronto in 2016, and <em>T-Suit</em> as part of the group exhibition MAW, New York City in 2017. She was awarded a Shantz International Research Scholarship through the University of Waterloo, and worked with artist Todd Bienvenu in Brooklyn, New York in the summer of 2017.</span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please join us in celebrating the work of these outstanding MFA candidates.</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Exhibitions are free and open to the public.</span></strong><br><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">ADMIT EVERYONE</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">University of Waterloo Art Gallery</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">East Campus Hall 1239</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">519.888.4567 ext. 33575</span><br><a href="http://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">uwag.uwaterloo.ca</span></a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/uwag.waterloo" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">facebook.com/uwag.waterloo</span></a><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">CONTACT</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ivan Jurakic, Director / Curator</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">519.888.4567 ext. 36741</span><br><a href="mailto:ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca</span></a><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">HOURS</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tuesday to Saturday 12:00-5:00 pm or by appointment</span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">DRIVING</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">263 Phillip Street, Waterloo</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">East Campus Hall (ECH) is located north of University Avenue West across from Engineering 6</span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">PARKING</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Visitor Parking is available in Lot B across from Engineering 6 or Lot Q for a flat rate of $5</span><br><a href="http://uwaterloo.ca/map/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">uwaterloo.ca/map/</span></a><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">MAILING</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">University of Waterloo Art Gallery</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">200 University Avenue West</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1</span><br><br><img alt="logos" width="548" height="47" apple-inline="yes" id="419B6B89-09E3-428A-BC0F-5C5F30FFD289" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:60896548-310D-4257-B914-AA8199E471BD@nexus.uwaterloo.ca"><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Images (left to right): Eryn O'Neill, <em>Fencing</em> (detail), 2017. Tess Martens, <em>Slow Change</em> (detail), 2017.</span></p></body></html>