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elske deGroot
capturing snippets of time through art
My journey as an artist started as a commercial photographer. To keep the artistic spark and enjoyment alive I also created contemporary photographs. I still enjoy the process of becoming still behind the lens and locking on to the angle that speaks to me most. You can find my "snippets of time" in photographic form on the Shop Prints page.
A few years later I was given the opportunity to teach very early photographic printing techniques at a college in Toronto, Canada. I came to realize that I loved the hands on, tactical, physical experience of creating art.
That led me to explore how else I could incorporate my photography into tactical art pieces. My first few experiments were a flop, I tried using things like wall paper paste, shoe glue and multiple different types of paper. The experimentation process was a great joy though. It gave my inner self a chance to come out explore without judgement. I finally settled on encaustics and photography and I have never looked back. I still continue to explore new techniques within encaustics and find contentment in the failures and successes. You can find my works with encaustic on the Shop Originals page.
STUDIO
Necessary Arts Studio, Guelph, Ontario, Canada - By appointment
REPRESENTATION
Avilies Gallery, St. Augustine, FL, USA
PUBLISHED IMAGES
Jan Eliasson (Foreword), Desmond Tutu (Introduction), A Day in the World, Max Strom 2012, p. 367.
Michael Hatton (Editor), Christopher Whitaker (Foreword), Through Their Eyes, Library and Archives Canada
Cataloguing in Publication 2012, p. 26.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair: A Juried Art Fair July 2022
Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
Black and White: A Juried Exhibit April 2020
St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Fl, USA
N/gage: A ScotiaBank Contact Photography Exhibition Jun 2018 – Aug 2018
Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, On, Canada
Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, On, Canada
Insights: A Juried Exhibit Jun 2018 – Aug 2018
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Aboyne, On, Canada
Insights: A Juried Exhibit Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Aboyne, On, Canada
Barns Sept 2016 – Oct 2016
Minto Art Gallery, Harriston, On, Canada
Insights: A Juried Exhibit Jun 2016 – Aug 2016
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Aboyne, On, Canada
Insights: A Juried Exhibit Jun 2015 – Aug 2015
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Aboyne, On, Canada
Output May 2015
Twist Gallery, Toronto, On, Canada
Insights: A Juried Exhibit Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Aboyne, On, Canada
Artectera May 2014
Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, On, Canada
Elske Nov 2013 – Jan 2014
Centre Wellington Board Rooms, Fergus, On, Canada
Passport Nov 2013
Twist Gallery, Toronto, On, Canada
Luminous Apr 2013
Twist Gallery, Toronto, On, Canada
