N@N – Teresa Posyniak: Making Connections Through Art

Teresa Posyniak is an established artist based in Calgary whose career spanning 45 years includes degrees in literature and drama (1974), a BFA in painting/printmaking (1981) and an MFA in sculpture (1983).  She has worked in materials as diverse as steel, wood, concrete, handmade paper and felt, oil and wax, ranging in scale from room-sized installations to intimate drawings and paintings.  Teresa’s activism, primarily on behalf of women, children, and the environment, drives her practice and has led to collaborations and consultations with other artists, activists, Blackfoot women elders, children, dancers, and writers.  Her latest installation SALVAGE: remnants of hope and despair exhibited at the Art Gallery of Alberta in 2019-2020, is another iteration in an ongoing series of installations begun in 1983, and it addresses issues of survival in these challenging times.