Wanda Koop facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Wanda Koop
|
|
|---|---|
Koop at the Canadian Art Reel Artists Film Festival in 2012
|
|
| Born | November 5, 1951 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
| Awards | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 Order of Canada 2006 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2016 |
| Elected | Royal Canadian Academy of Art 2005 |
Wanda Koop is a famous Canadian artist. She lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Besides being an artist, she also helps her community. She started Art City, a free art center for young people in Winnipeg.
Contents
About Wanda Koop
Wanda Koop was born on November 5, 1951. Her birthplace was Vancouver, British Columbia. Her parents were German-speaking Mennonites from Ukraine. Wanda studied art at the Lemoine FitzGerald School of Art. This school is part of the University of Manitoba. She graduated in 1973.
Wanda Koop has received many important awards.
- In 2002, she got the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.
- In 2005, she joined the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
- In 2006, she became a member of the Order of Canada. This is a very high honor.
- In 2016, she won the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
A documentary film was made about Wanda in 2007. It was called Wanda Koop: In Her Eyes. The film showed Wanda and her mother visiting Russia. This is where Wanda's mother was born.
Wanda Koop's Art
Wanda Koop's art has been shown in many places. Even when she was still a student in 1972, her work was in an exhibit. This exhibit was at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Famous Exhibitions
Throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Wanda had many solo shows.
- In 1985, her show Airplanes and the Wall traveled to different cities.
- In 1991, another traveling show was called Wanda Koop: Recent Paintings.
- In 1998, her exhibit See Everything, See Nothing was at The New Gallery.
- From February to May 2011, her big show On The Edge Of Experience was at the National Gallery of Canada. This gallery is in Ottawa, Ontario.
Art Style and Themes
Wanda Koop often mixes different art forms. She uses video, performance, and photography in her work. She likes to explore new ways of using paint and video. Her art often talks about feelings like loss and finding things again.
One of her famous series is "Barcode Face." These artworks show a new kind of Canadian landscape. She brought this series back in 2021. It was part of a group show in New York City.
In 2022, her exhibition View From Here opened. It was shown at the new Inuit art building in the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Also in 2022, her show Wanda Koop: Lightworks was at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. In 2024, she had her first big show in Quebec. It was at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and was called Wanda Koop: Who Owns the Moon.
Helping the Community
Wanda Koop is not just an artist. She is also very active in helping her community. In 1998, she started Art City. This is a special art center in Winnipeg. It brings together modern artists and young people from the inner city. It gives them a free place to create art.
Awards and Honors
Here are some of the awards and honors Wanda Koop has received:
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
- Doctor of Letters from the University of Winnipeg (2002)
- Order of Canada (2006)
- Honorary Doctorate from the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (2007)
- Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Manitoba (2009)
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
- Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts (2016)
