Black Bird Blue selected for Pulp Paper Pages Juried Exhibition 2012 “The many forms of communicating ideas continually fascinate me. That is why, alongside glass, drawing and printmaking, I also like to make books. Black Bird Blue is a one of a kind, handmade book fashioned on a feather from my collection. This singular feather got me thinking about its owner and how it is possible to function even if a piece of oneself is missing. The feather was carefully drawn over several weeks using graphite pencil on paper with the intention to reveal the intricacy of its quill, vanes and barbs. I rearranged it to become part of a winged collective, let it dance to its own rhythm and repeated it as if to retain every detail of its essence. In the end, the feather is inexorably tied to its owner, a complex part of an even more complex whole. The feather, (housed on the cover), now has its own history, its album of existence, and its record of being here.”www.pulp-paper-pages.com
Malkinson’s woodblock prints selected for exhibition in the Santa Barbara Printmakers 19th Annual Juried Exhibition 2012 “…Variances of light and colour schemes dramatically alter the emotional character of each iteration, while the theme remains true at the core.” Josef Woodard, The Scene, May 4-10,2012
“Landscape of the Heart” selected for Thinking Big: Unveiling Public Art Projects 2012 Alberta Craft Council Gallery - January 14 – April 7, 2012 “This commission began with an international call for entry by the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation. Malkinson was shortlisted to create a scale model, budget, time frame and statement. Brenda believes the most successful commissions remain true to the artist’s aesthetic and ultimately enhance the space they occupy.”
I Human donation 2012 Brenda Malkinson, along with with generous donations from her U of A students, delivered 5 boxes of art supplies and a cheque of 5% of her recent studio open house and art sale to Carla and the group at I Human. www.ihuman.org
Official opening of the CK Hui Heart Centre and the unveiling of the feature commission – ‘Landscape of the Heart’ by Brenda Malkinson. 2011
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