UWAG Presents Jillian McDonald "Valley of the Deer" opening Thursday, November 5

[Jurakic, Ivan]

November 5–December 19, 2015
Artist Talk: Wednesday, November 4 from 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, ECH 1219
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5 from 5:00–8:00 PM, ECH 1239

Gallery One + Two
Jillian McDonald
Valley of the Deer

Inspired by the genre conventions of cinema, New York-based Jillian McDonald has been exhibiting her single- and multi-channel videos internationally for over a decade. Having explored horror movie tropes and zombie films in particular, there has been a gradual shift in the tone and substance of her recent work. Cast and filmed entirely on location in Northern Scotland during the artist’s participation in the 2012 Glenfiddich International Artist’s Residency, Valley of the Deer was produced in response to the fertile natural landscape and Scotland’s resonant yet troubled history. Paired with a series of wall drawings, McDonald's dense three-channel video projection juxtaposes uncanny imagery of masked villagers filmed amidst rural landscapes. Evoking aspects of both magic realism and pagan ritual, Valley of the Deer conjures a rich and visually haunting experience.

Jillian McDonald is a Canadian artist who has lived in Brooklyn, New York since 1996. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Pace University teaching performance art and video. She has exhibited widely across the United States, Canada and internationally. McDonald has received grants and commissions from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Turbulence, Verizon Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Experimental Television Center, and Pace University. In 2012, she received the Glenfiddich Canadian Art Prize, and has attended residencies including The Headlands Center for the Arts in California, Lilith Performance Studio in Sweden, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Workspace in New York, and Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta.
jillianmcdonald.net

The artist wishes to acknowledge the support of the Glenfiddich Artists in Residence program and Pace University. Special thanks to Andy Fairgrieve.

Please join us for this visually arresting presentation.
Admission is free and exhibitions are open to the public.

ADMIT EVERYONE
University of Waterloo Art Gallery
East Campus Hall 1239
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HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday 12:00-5:00 PM
Or by appointment

CONTACT
Ivan Jurakic, Director / Curator
519.888.4567 ext. 36741
ijurakic at uwaterloo.ca

DRIVING
263 Phillip Street, Waterloo
Located in East Campus Hall (ECH) on Phillip Street off University Avenue West, behind University Shops Plaza, use south entrance to ECH across from Engineering 6

PARKING
Limited meter parking is available at the back of ECH
Visitor Parking is available in Lot E6, E5 or Lot B after 3:45 pm for a flat rate of $5.00
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MAILING
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Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1




Image: Jillian McDonald, Valley of the Deer, 2013, high-definition video still. Image courtesy of the artist.
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