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A Fortunate Adversity by Dawn MacNutt
May 5, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Opening May 5, 5-7PM
On View May 5 – May 28
Learn more about A Fortunate Adversity
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre is pleased to present A Fortunate Adversity, an exhibition of large-scale sculpture by artist Dawn MacNutt. The exhibition will open with a reception on May 5thfrom 5-7pm and will be on view in the Centre’s Water Front Gallery from May 5th-May 28th. Please help us spread the word about this exhibition!
Dawn MacNutt is a Nova Scotian sculptor who works with natural materials, primarily willow, bronze, grapevine, and copper wire. She creates large-scale figurative forms imbued with emotion and movement. MacNutt is inspired by the ‘beauty of human frailty’ and utilizes the flawed beauty of knotted willow branches from the wild to explore the human form.
MacNutt was inducted into the RCA (Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts) in 2008. She was honoured in 2014 with Doctorate of Laws by Mount Allison University and in 2005 with Doctorate of Humane Letters by Mount St. Vincent University. As well as her exhibition and commission work, she is a member of the International Sculpture Center, Nova Scotia Designer Craftsmen (Master Artisan), and Visual Arts Nova Scotia. She served as a national director on Canadian Craft Council from 1983-7.
She has led workshops and seminars in Canada and the U.S.A, and has served on local and national juries. Her career has been the subject of many published articles and reviews, and a filmed documentary.
Dawn MacNutt obtained her B.A. (Art and Psychology) in 1957 from Mount Allison University, New Brunswick. In 1970, she obtained the M.S.W., from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
To learn more about A Fortunate Adversity, visit sunburyshores.org/dawn-macnutt
