Biography

Genevieve Killin is a Halifax NS born, educated and based artist. She received a BFA in painting from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1984, and a Certificate of Costume Studies from Dalhousie University in 1981. She has worked since 1980 in theatre and television, making and designing costumes and props, and doing set decoration. She has exhibited in group shows and created outdoor, site specific, public installations for the Uncommon Common Art project since 2013.

 

Artist’s Statement

Genevieve Killin’s recent works grew out of an exploration of landscape painting, being on the land, the Victorian display of curiosities, and the idea of artifact. These works are enlarged abstractions of the fragments found in nature and displayed as curios or relics. With these pieces the artist is striving to give gravitas to the decorative.