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Public Reception
June 07, 2014
Exhibition Dates
June 07, 2014 - July 05, 2014
Monica Canilao
Hanging Banner, 2014
Mixed media
11 feet long each
$250 for set of 2 / $150 each
Monica Canilao
Vaunt & Sol, 2013
Acrylic, pencil and gouache on paper
10 x 20 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Tile Mandala, 2014
Paint and tile on found window pane
22 x 24 inches
$500
Monica Canilao
This Moment Crystalized, 2013
Mixed media
14 x 24 inches
$400
Monica Canilao
The Harpy, 2011
Mixed media in wood frame
27 x 30 inches
$2,200
Monica Canilao
The Quail, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Mute Swan, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Stock Dove, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Goosander, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
$750 (Framed)
Monica Canilao
The Tufted Duck, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Common Partridge, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Wall Weaving // 1 of Discs, 2014
Mixed media wall hanging
28 x 40 inches
$200
Monica Canilao
The Velvet Scoter, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Coot, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Smew 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Little Bustard, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Great Bustard, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Common Snipe, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Water Rail, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The City, 2012
Ink and acrylic on paper
15 x 24 inches (FRAMED)
$800
Monica Canilao
The Golden Eye, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Talismans 1 & 2, 2014
Mixed media wall hangings
30 x 98 inches each
$350 for set of 2 / $200 each
Monica Canilao
Sword Swallower, 2014
Mixed media wall hanging
10 x 36 inches
$2,000
Monica Canilao
Gnostics, 2014
Digital print on wood panel
36 x 48 inches
Edition of 5 with unique detail on each edition
$1,800
Monica Canilao
Zodiac, 2014
Digital print on wood panel with custom frame
40 x 48 x 60 inches (FRAMED)
$3,300
Monica Canilao
Sadvhi, 2014
Digital print on wood panel
36 x 48 inches
$1,800
Monica Canilao
Narcissus (Installation), 2014
Digital print on wood panel with custom frame
40 x 40 x 72 inches FRAMED
$3,300
Monica Canilao and Alexis Mackenzie
Something Sacred, 2013
Mixed media on paper
32 1/2 x 52 1/2 inches
$6,000
Monica Canilao
Shrine to a Sword Swallower (Installation), 2014
Mixed media
Inquire with gallery for price and availability
Monica Canilao
Indian, 2013
Mixed media and acrylic on paper
12 x 12 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Other Lovers Lost In Each Other, 2014
Mixed media on paper
24 x 30 inches FRAMED
$1400
Monica Canilao
Cedna of the North (Installation), 2014
Digital print on wood panel with custom frame
40 x 68 x 90 inches FRAMED
$4,500
Monica Canilao
Age Found Him, 2010
Mixed media with parlor portrait
17 x 26 inches
$1200
Monica Canilao
Sister Shadow, 2013
Mixed media on paper
29 x 42 inches FRAMED
$4,000
Monica Canilao
Tracing Tracks, 2013
Mixed media on paper
29 x 42 inches FRAMED
$4,000
Monica Canilao
Sun Dials, 2014
Mixed media wall hanging with painted leather
13 x 40 inches each
$300 for set / $200 each
Monica Canilao
Artemis, 2014
Digital print on wood panel
36 x 48 inches
Edition of 5 with unique detail on each edition
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Zodiac, 2014
Digital print on wood panel
36 x 48 inches
Edition of 5 with unique detail on each edition
$1,800
Monica Canilao
Narcissus, 2014
Digital print on wood panel
36 x 48 inches
Edition of 5 with unique detail on each edition
$1,800
Monica Canilao
Indian Burial, 2014
Pencil and acrylic on paper
27 x 33 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Lifelines, 2012
Mixed media on wood
51 x 56 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Antler Parlor Portrait, 2014
Mixed media with parlor portrait and antler
25 x 25 inches (widest points)
$1,200
Monica Canilao
Tomb, 2014
Mixed media installation
Variable Dimensions
Inquire with gallery for price
Monica Canilao
The Bean Goose, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
$750 (Framed)
Monica Canilao
Zodiac, 2014
Digital print on wood panel with custom frame
40 x 48 x 60 inches (FRAMED)
$3,300
Monica Canilao
Winter Coat, 2013
Mixed media on wood with parlor portrait
15 x 41 inches
$1,200
Monica Canilao
Wall Weaving // 4 of Discs, 2014
Mixed media wall hanging
27 x 96 inches
$500
Monica Canilao
See No Evil, 2013
Mixed media with parlor portrait
11 x 41 inches
$1,600
Monica Canilao
Birch Root, 2012
Mixed media with parlor portrait
17 x 21 inches (FRAMED)
$2,200
Monica Canilao and Bonnie Reiss
Beacon, 2011
Mixed media, lace and thread on found wood
32 x 46 inches
$1,600
Monica Canilao
All Seeing, 2014
Mixed media wall hanging
10 x 36 inches
$800
Monica Canilao
Grandmother Spider, 2013
29 x 42 inches FRAMED
$4,000
Monica Canilao
Time Machine, 2013
Mixed media on paper
28 x 32 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Gnostics, 2014
Digital print on wood panel
$1800
Monica Canilao and Mike Brody
In Tones of Dirt and Bone, 2014
29 x 41 inches FRAMED
$5,000
Monica Canilao
The Great Bustard, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches FRAMED
Monica Canilao
Bird's Eye, 2013
Ink, acrylic and mixed media on wood
14 x 28 inches
$1,600
Monica Canilao
The Eyehouse, 2013
Mixed media on paper
22 x 32 inches each
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Golden Plover, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Common Eider, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Japanese Pheasant, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Giant Crested Grebe, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
$750 (Framed)
Monica Canilao
The Merganser, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
$750 (Framed)
Monica Canilao
The Jack Snipe, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Great Snipe, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Little Grebe, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Gargeny, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
The Orpst Bittern, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao and Bonnie Reiss
Ties That Bind, 2013
12 x 30 inches
$1,200
Monica Canilao
Cedna of the North, 2014
Digital print on wood panel
36 x 48 inches
Edition of 5 with unique detail on each edition
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Rites of Passage, 2013
20 x 26 inches FRAMED
$1,800
Monica Canilao
Rebirth, 2014
Mixed media wall hanging
10 x 36 inches
$500
Monica Canilao
Pink Quilt, 2014
Hand made quilt with mixed media details
84 x 107 inches
$3,000
Monica Canilao
Powder Room, 2011
Mixed media in hand built frame
22 x 60 inches
$2,200
Monica Canilao
The Red Goose, 2014
Mixed media on paper
12 x 17 inches
SOLD
Monica Canilao
Pale Horse, 2012
Mixed media on paper
23 x 30 inches
1,100
Monica Canilao
Chandelier // Tassel, 2014
Mixed media chandelier with working light
24 x 72 inches
$3,000
Monica Canilao
Neon Brown, 2012
Mixed media with parlor portrait
12 x 36 inches
$1,800
Monica Canilao
Narcissus, 2014
Digital print on wood panel with custom frame
40 x 40 x 72 inches
$3,300
Monica Canilao
Light Seeps Outward, 2013
29 x 42 inches FRAMED
$4,000
Monica Canilao
Knife // Bronze, 2014
Mixed media with painted knife
5 x 38 inches
$500
Monica Canilao
Knife // Bone 2014
Mixed media with painted knife
5 x 38 inches
$500
Monica Canilao
Kite Gang, 2013
Mixed media on paper
18 x 22 inches
$1400
Monica Canilao
Flora, 2013
Mixed media with parlor portrait
14 x 26 inches
$1,800
Monica Canilao
Fauna, 2013
Mixed media with parlor portrait
11 x 60 inches
$2,000
Monica Canilao
Chandelier // Glass & Shell, 2014
Mixed media with working light fixure
24 x 96 inches
$3,500
Monica Canilao
Earth, Sky, Underworld, 2014
Digital print on wood panel with custom frame
44 x 96 x 204 inches FRAMED
$10,000
Monica Canilao
Chandelier // Copper, 2014
Mixed media with working light fixure
24 x 72 inches
$3,500
Monica Canilao
Cedna of the North, 2014
Digital print on wood panel with custom frame
48 x 48 x 72 inches FRAMED
$3,300
Monica Canilao
Brass and Brambles, 2011
Mixed media with parlor portrait
22 x 22 inches
1,600
MONICA CANILAO: Born From Ruins
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7 · 8-11 pm
Exhibition Dates: June 7 – July 5, 2014
I live in my heart, my head, in the past and in the future all at once. My body feels as if it has seen a hundred million years and yet is new. I miss everyone I have ever loved at every moment. The universe is so large and unforgiving that all we can do is hold on and take care of one another…because in the end we are just dust and more dust, born from ruins. – Monica Canilao, 2014
SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS is pleased to present Born From Ruins, the first solo exhibition in Los Angeles for Oakland based artist Monica Canilao. The exhibition will feature a prolific range of Canilao’s work including an immersive site-specific installation, a crystal coffin, junk chandeliers, mixed media collages, a paper quilt, parlor portraits, works on paper of painted birds, and a new series of never-before-seen Shibari inspired photographs.
When creating her gallery-wide installation, Canilao will incorporate treasured objects she has collected during her travels as well as items gathered specifically for Born From Ruins. The gallery will transform into a dream-like space, enveloping viewers in a visual display of life, death, and rebirth. Everything used in Canilao’s wall works and installations are made from found and recycled materials, serving as tokens from her past experiences, her surroundings, her travels, and her memories. These elements provide a direct and celebratory reference to the deep roots of humanity’s complicated relationship with the environment and our place in the natural world.
Canilao’s work evolves with each new venue – taking on a life of its own that is tailored to the exhibition location. Compositions seamlessly meld the old and new, reminding us that everything built is made up of things in a phase of decay. Paint, graphite, metal, bone, cloth and other found remnants are stitched and built upon 19th century parlor portraits of forgotten figures. Themes of gender and the visual language of documenting personal histories through decoration and ceremony are explored as Canilao rebuilds and enshrines narratives of forgotten lives. A series of painted birds explores ideas of adaptation, divergence from normality, and elegant decoration. A paneled quilt made entirely from paper and photographs Canilao collected from abandoned buildings in Detroit will hang as part of the installation…a collage of parts birthed from pieces of a broken city once whole.
Central to the installation will be a crystal coffin lit from within and backed by dark, woven walls. It represents the literal and figurative necessity of letting go of what is now lost and adapting to life without. The tomb captures a dark chapter in the artist’s life and reminds us that though life moves forward, moments can exist as crystallized memorials. Born From Ruins will also feature a series of collaborative photographs inspired by a Shibari performance Canilao recently attended. Canilao was mesmerized by the beauty of the knotted ropes used in Shibari and the visual contrast of their lines pressed against the curves of the human form. She headed a collaboration that combined her elaborate costuming with the ancient tradition of Japanese knot tying to explore recurring themes of ceremony, magic, sensuality, vulnerability, and strength. She engaged in Shibari suspension as a means of processing heartbreak and as a tool to mystify and empower, versus sexualize the body. This new project is her first step toward translating the worlds she makes on paper into more personal and performative ones using the camera and collaboration.
About the Artist: Monica Canilao compiles a living history by weaving her personal experiences with physical remnants of past lives. Through meticulous painting, cutting, building, sewing, and layering, Canilao uses recycled materials to transform forgotten objects and familiar imagery into a personal vernacular of newborn mythology. Inspired from native traditions and contemporary subcultures alike, she explores interconnections between: the past and present; the personal and communal; the commonplace and the sacred. In 2005 she received her BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts and has shown internationally in galleries, community spaces, and abandoned places. In 2013 Canilao was awarded the Eureka Fellowship by The Fleishhacker Foundation. She has been teaching for over ten years, heading classes at The Berkeley Museum and The San Francisco Day School. Constantly in motion, Canilao moves between her studio in Oakland, her ‘Treasure Nest’ art house in Detroit and wherever else she is invited to create. Canilao is currently working on a project in Detroit that will open in July of 2014 at The Seafoam Palace of Art & Amusement. She will also be bringing a portion of her Born From Ruins installation to the Navajo Nations Reservation as part of the Painted Desert Project in Arizona. .
About the Gallery: SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS is a multifunctional gallery space promoting diverse forms of art while providing a forum for contemporary dialogue. It was established by Shepard Fairey and Blaze Blouin in 1995 and played an integral part in introducing skateboarding culture and design to the art world. Now located in the historic Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park, SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS continues to offer a platform for artistic exploration and innovation. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 12 to 6 pm.