Allison’s artistic practice is an ongoing conversation, described through many mediums, and articulated by the residue of past experiences. The material of choice has meaning. If an old ziplock bag is used it means the artist cares about reusing. If thread is used to bind, and a machine to sew, perhaps an allusion to domestic work and mass production.
Through performances held amidst her installations, Allison playfully investigates what the body could do if it were not so driven by efficiency. Confronting a task oriented life through improvised movements, she physically investigates utilitarian objects in order to uncover a hidden aesthetic aura. The paintings Allison creates describe an internal dialogue. Emotion is imbued in the colours used to decorate the canvas, and the shapes constructed describe an attention to detail that is sometimes obsessive. Allison is invested in providing an opportunity to confront ourselves through absurd experiences.
Artist Biography
Allison Watters is a Visual Artist currently working on traditional and unceded Coast Salish territories of the Lkwungen and W̱ SÁNEĆ peoples / 'victoria BC.’ She holds a BFA from Emily Carr University (2014), and has pursued serious studies in Performance, Dance, Clowning, and Equestrian training, which all inform her artistic practice. In 2018 she founded Conduit Gallery, an artist-run project space in the DTES, where she curated monthly art shows and happenings in the Gallery. Currently she is the Gallery Coordinator for The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective in Victoria, BC.