‘The Rough Edge of Beauty’ Annual Juried Exhibition
Jessica Marion Barr, Mackenzie Browning, Decomposing Pianos, Frank DeSa, Rebecca Houston, Maayke Schurer, Su Sheedy, Andrew Sims, and David Woodward – 2011
The Annual Juried Exhibition is a group show presenting new works by Modern Fuel members. The theme “The Rough Edge of Beauty” reflects the excellence of the wide-ranging practices of artists in the region, including sculpture, photography, painting, video, and sound art.
This year’s guest curator, Iga Janik, has selected works in accordance with Modern Fuel’s mandate to support contemporary Canadian art practices that are innovative, experimental, and from diverse communities.
Iga Janik is the Curator responsible for the exhibition program at Cambridge Galleries in Cambridge, Ontario. She was previously the Executive Director at Artspace, the artist-run centre dedicated to contemporary art in Peterborough, Ontario. Janik graduated from Concordia University with a Fine Arts degree in 2000 and since has been involved in the cultural sector at both the local and national levels. Janik’s focus as curator has put a spotlight on new media and performative works as well as projects beyond the gallery walls. She is an often recruited guest panelist and moderator on issues around contemporary art practice and cultural planning.
