Adrienna is working at the intersection of photography and textiles to create her punch needle embroidery compositions. She is drawn to the narrative quality that both photography and textiles possess, nostalgia being a prominent theme in her practice. Through reducing the subject matter in her work to simplified colours, shapes and fragments she explores how we recall memories, with a specific interest in travel destinations and souvenirs.
By working with a range of analog and digital processes including weaving, screen printing and photographic mediums, Adrienna earned her degree in Photography from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada.
Adrienna’s personal work has been shown in the MOCA Toronto, Cry Baby Gallery, The Art With Heart Auction, the DesignTO Festival and the Affordable Art Fair NYC among others. It has been featured in CBC Arts, Colossal, STIRworld, The Toronto Star, Frankie Magazine and The Globe and Mail and has been procured by Earls Restaurants and international private collectors.
Exhibitions
2025 - Maison et Objet, Paper Collective, Paris France
2025 - Tacit Collective - Digital Exhibition
2024 - Affordable Art Fair, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City
2024 - Tacit Collective - Digital Exhibition
2024 - Cry Baby Gallery + Tacit Collective, 'No Man's Land', Toronto Canada - Group Show
2024 - Art Gems, The Carlu, Toronto - Art Auction
2024 - DesignTO Festival, 'Artifacts', Bulthaup, Toronto Canada - Curation + Group Show
2023 - Ninth Editions, Edition 2 - Digital Exhibition
2023 - Earls Restaurant, Bay and Bloor, Toronto Canada - Commission
2023 - Earls Restaurant, Yorkdale Mall, Toronto Canada - Commission
2023 - DesignTO Festival, 'Mementos', Monocle Shop, Toronto Canada - Solo Show
2022 - Gallery Little Red, 'Life Source', Toronto Canada- Group Show
2021 - Gallery Little Red, House of WC, Toronto Canada - Group Show
2021 - Art With Heart, Cowley Abbott, Toronto Canada - Art Auction
2021 - DesignTO Festival, 'Destinations', Maguire, Toronto Canada - Solo Show
2014 - BMO 1st Art! Award, MOCA, Toronto Canada - Group Show
2014 - NSCAD U Grad Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax Canada - Group Show
2014 - Great Life!, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax Canada- Group Show
2014 - IIWII, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax Canada - Group Show
2013 - Let Us Enlarge Your Favorite Pictures, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax Canada - Solo Show
Awards
2024 - DesignTO Festival, 'Artifacts' - Juror's Choice Winner
2023 - DesignTO Festival, 'Mementos' - Juror's Choice Winner
2014 - BMO 1st Art! Award - Winner
2014 - Aimia AGO | Photography Prize Scholarship - Finalist
Press
2025 - CBC Arts, January Logo Artist
2024 - Frankie Magazine, Australia
2024 - ArtBeat Podcast, Season 2 Episode 10
2024 - The Toronto Star
2024 - Colossal, Visual Arts Digital Magazine
2024 - CBC Arts, Media Platform
2024 - CBC Arts, Summer Newsletter
2024 - The Globe and Mail, Pursuits
2024 - STIRworld, Media Platform
2024 - Designlines Magazine
2024 - The Spaces, Digital Magazine
2024 - Format, Digital Magazine, 'Artists to Watch'
2024 - Opaloma, Media Platform
2023 - DesignTO, 'Artist & Designer Spotlight'
2023 - The Globe and Mail, Style Advisor
2014 - Canadian Art Magazine