Kika Thorne

Kika Thorne is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, curator, and activist.[1][2] She was born in Toronto in 1964, where she is currently based.[3]

Kika Thorne
Born
Toronto, Canada
Known forArtist, Filmmaker, Curator
Websitewww.kikathorne.net

Life

In 1990, Thorne graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD University) in Toronto, Ontario, in Media Production and Cultural Theory,[4] and went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia.[2]

Artistic practice

In her early career, Thorne worked largely in film and moving image and also co-founded a feminist, cable television collective called SHE/TV (1991-1998) which aimed to mentor female filmmakers in producing experimental TV.[5][6] Between 1996 and 2004, Thorne collaborated with fellow artist Adrian Blackwell to produce videos, installations and civic interventions.[6] Thorne also worked as a curator for Vancouver's VIVO Media Arts Centre where she helped instigate a series of actions to express dissent around issues of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[6]

With her multimedia/sculptural installations, Thorne works with the materials of mylar, elastic cord, rare earth magnets, plant-derived ink, aircraft cables, and other non-traditional art materials. Themes in her practice include an interest in geometry, physics, the visible spectrum, and social practice.[7][8][9]

Select group exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Film screenings
  • 2011: Singularity, Berlinale Forum Expanded, Berlin, Germany[7]
  • 2004: VS., Latvian House, Toronto, Ontario[16]
  • 2002: Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person), CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[17]
  • 2000: Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[18]
  • 1997: New Toronto Works Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[19]
  • 1995: Puberty Film Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario[20]

Collective work/civic interventions
  • 2018: Gentrification Tax, Gentrification Tax Action, Toronto, Ontario[21][22]
  • 2010: SAFE ASSEMBLY (curated), VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia[23]
  • 2003: ambience for a future city, Anarchist Free School, Toronto, Ontario[21]
  • 1997: Sod Roll for Shawn Keegan, The April Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]
  • 1997: Untitled (mattresses), The February Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]
  • 1996: Untitled (inflatable), The October Group, Toronto, Ontario[21]

Honours
  • 1997: Winner Best Canadian Video Images Film and Video Festival[24]

References
  1. "Kika Thorne". www.mediaqueer.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. "Things' Matter | Or Gallery". www.orgallery.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. "Arsenal: Kika Thorne". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. "Gasoline Rainbows". Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. "Kika Thorne | Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre". www.cfmdc.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. "Multiplicity of the Singularity". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  7. "Arsenal: Kika Thorne". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. "Geometry of Knowing - SFU Galleries - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. Turner, Michael. "Things' Matter Sets Thoughts in Motion at Or Gallery". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  10. "Scapegoat: Landscape, Architecture, Political Economy". www.scapegoatjournal.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  11. M6N 2Z9Canada, Katzman Contemporary 86 Miller StreetToronto. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  12. House, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery Hart; Toronto, University of Toronto7 Hart House Circle; M5S 3H3Canada, O. N. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  13. BerlinGermany, STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  14. BerlinGermany, STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  15. YorkNYUS, Murray Guy 453 W. 17th St 10011 New. "exhibitions & events". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  16. "VS. – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  17. "Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person) – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  18. "Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  19. "New Toronto Works Show – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  20. "Puberty Film Show – Pleasure Dome". pdome.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  21. Thorne, Kika; Blackwell, Adrian. "Experiments in Collective Form". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  22. "Artists Are Leaving, 2018". C Magazine Issue 140 Page 42. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  23. Kazymerchyk, Amy. "We Come From Here". anamnesia.vivomediaarts.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  24. "Video | Vtape". www.vtape.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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