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Marian Penner Bancroft
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Donna DiDomenico with Associate Professors Marian Penner-Bancroft and Sandra Semchuk
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| Born | 1947 (age 77–78) |
| Known for | artist, educator |
Marian Penner Bancroft (born 1947) is a Canadian artist and photographer. She lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is also a professor at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She has taught there since 1981.
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About Marian Penner Bancroft
Marian Penner Bancroft was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She studied art at several places. These include the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver School of Art. This school is now called Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She also studied at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto.
Her art has been shown in many places. This includes the Vancouver Art Gallery. Her work has also been shown in Paris, France. Besides photography, she uses other art forms. These include text, sound, drawing, and sculpture. More recently, she has used video in her art.
In 2019, Marian was in a film called Is There a Picture. This movie talks about photographers. It shows how they create their art in Vancouver.
Exploring Marian Penner Bancroft's Art
Marian Penner Bancroft's art often combines photography with other ideas. She explores how photos connect to history and music. She also looks at how maps relate to landscapes and nature. Her work helps us see familiar places in new ways.
One of her cool projects is a public art piece. It was installed in 2014. You can find it at the Vancouver Yaletown-Roundhouse Skytrain Station. She put photographic images on the station's windows. These images create a cool kaleidoscope effect. They show abstract shapes of branches and trees. The trees were a special tribute to the first trees planted in Vancouver.
Selected Art Exhibitions
Marian Penner Bancroft's art has been shown in many exhibitions. Here are some of them:
- the poets have always preceded: art and poetry in Vancouver, 1960 – present at Griffin Art Projects (2019)
- Radial Systems at Republic Gallery (2017)
- Pictures From Here at Vancouver Art Gallery (2017)
- Sites of Assembly at Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (2017)
- Unsettled Sites: Marian Penner Bancroft, Wanda Nanibush, Tania Willard at SFU Gallery (2016)
- By Land and Sea (Prospect and Refuge) (solo show) at The Reach Gallery Museum (2014)
- Spiritlands: t/here: Marian Penner Bancroft, Selected Photo Works 1975-2000 at Vancouver Art Gallery (2012)
Public Art Projects
Marian Penner Bancroft has created art for public spaces. These are art pieces that everyone can see and enjoy.
- Boulevard at Yaletown-Roundhouse (2014). This is at a Canada Line Subway Station in Vancouver.
- Root System (2007–2008). This was a six-month art piece in Stanley Park.
- Lost Streams, Kitsilano (1995–96). This is a permanent art piece. It is in a park in Vancouver.
Where Her Art is Collected
Marian Penner Bancroft's artworks are part of important collections. This means museums and galleries own her art. They keep it safe for people to see.
- The National Gallery of Canada
- Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver)
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Government of Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs
- Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
Awards and Achievements
Marian Penner Bancroft has received many awards for her art. These awards recognize her important contributions.
- Higashikawa Prize for photography (Japan, 2018)
- Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts (2012)
- Mayor's Arts Award (Visual Arts), Vancouver (2009)
- Canada Council Paris Studio Residency Award (2005)
- Canada Council Grant to Established Artists (2001, 1996)
