Sheilah Wilson ReStack facts for kids
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Sheilah Wilson ReStack
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| Born | 1975 Caribou River, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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| Education | BFA, NSCAD University MFA, Goldsmiths College BA, Mount Allison University |
| Known for | Photographer, installation artist, videographer and sculptor. |
| Movement | Contemporary Conceptual |
Sheilah Wilson ReStack (born 1975) is a Canadian artist. She creates art using photography, sculpture, video, and installations. An installation artist makes art you can walk through or experience. Her work has been shown in many art galleries.
Sheilah ReStack's art has been featured in solo shows. These include "Hold Hold Spill" at Interface Gallery and "Control is Cassandra" at Blue Building Gallery. Her work has received good reviews in art magazines. These include Artforum and Bomb Magazine.
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About Sheilah ReStack
Sheilah Wilson ReStack was born in 1975. Her hometown is Caribou River, Nova Scotia, Canada. She went to Mount Allison University and earned a degree in English and French. Later, she studied art at NSCAD University. Sheilah then completed her master's degree at Goldsmiths College. Today, she teaches art at Denison University. She is also the head of the Studio Art department there.
Working with Dani ReStack
Sheilah ReStack often works with her wife, Dani ReStack. Dani is an American photographer. She has won many awards for her photography. Together, they have received money to create art from the Canada Council for the Arts. They have also been recognized by other art groups.
In 2017, their film Strangely Ordinary This Devotion was shown. It was part of the Whitney Biennial. This is a very important art exhibition in the United States.
Sheilah and Dani ReStack made a series of three films. These films are called "Strangely Ordinary This Devotion," "Come Coyote," and "Future From Inside." They are known together as "Feral Domestic." These films were shown at many film festivals. Art experts praised them for exploring everyday family life. A book about the "Feral Domestic" films was also published in 2022.
Art Shows by Sheilah ReStack
These are some of the art shows where Sheilah ReStack's work has been featured alone:
- 2022: Control is Cassandra at The Blue Building Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 2020: Hold Hold Spill at Interface Gallery, Oakland, California.
- 2014: If Becoming This at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
- 2013: Build Your Altar at Enjoy Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand.
Collaborative Art Shows
Sheilah ReStack has also shown her art with Dani ReStack. Here are some of their joint exhibitions:
- 2022: Cuts in the Day at Camden Art Centre, London, United Kingdom.
- 2018: House Becomes You at GAA Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
- 2017: Stack for Carrington's Hyena at Iceberg Projects, Chicago.
Performances
Sheilah ReStack has also done art performances.
- 2012: The Invisible inside the Visible in a small community in Nova Scotia.
Films by Sheilah and Dani ReStack
Here is a list of films made by Sheilah and Dani ReStack together:
- 2022: The Sky's in There (11 minutes, 24 seconds long).
- 2021: Future From Inside (23 minutes, 59 seconds long).
- 2019: Come Coyote (7 minutes long).
- 2019: Go Ask Joan.
- 2018: A Hand in Two Ways; Fisted.
- 2017: Strangely Ordinary This Devotion.
