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An installation view of an art gallery with white walls and a concrete floor. In the foreground is a wooden dresser with small sculptures on top. Behind it hangs a large painting of a group of people in a room. Two smaller, more abstract paintings are visible on the walls in the background.
A two-page spread from a book, featuring the table of contents on the left page against a clean, white background. The text is in a simple grey font, listing sections like Acknowledgements, Foreword, Exhibition Images, several essays with author names, Biographical Notes, and List of Works, along with their page numbers. The right page is completely blank, emphasizing the minimalist design. The page numbers 2 and 3 are visible at the bottom of the left and right pages respectively.
A two-page spread from a book's foreword, written by Janine Mileaf and Carolyn Vesely. The text is in a serif font and laid out in two columns. It discusses the work of artist Brenda Draney and her exhibition Drink from the river. Page numbers 6 and 7 are visible at the bottom.
A book page with a painting on the right titled .30-.30, 2013. The expressive painting on a tan canvas shows a person in a red shirt with the number 8 and a cap leaning against a dark truck. The background features a patch of green grass, a white structure, and a blue sky.
A page from a book or catalog displaying a painting on the right. The artwork, titled Cut, 2022, is a low-angle view of a gold and brown ceiling fan. Below the fan is the top of a wood-paneled wall and a black-outlined doorway or window.
A painting from 2022 titled Lawyer, showing a bathroom scene in a loose, expressive style. On a black and white tiled floor, a nude person kneels over a toilet bowl. To the left, another person in a colorful striped dress stands and takes a photograph of the scene with a camera.
A book page with page number 25 showing an abstract painting titled Orange Tent, 2020. The painting features a large cream-colored area in the foreground. Above this is a wide band of vibrant orange with a small white arch outlined in red. The top of the painting contains angular shapes in white, dark green, and red.
A page from a book displays the painting Summer Nap from 2017. The minimalist artwork on a brown canvas shows a figure with tan skin and black hair, wearing light blue swim trunks. The person is curled on their side, as if sleeping, and rendered with thick, expressive brushstrokes.
A painting titled Visit, from 2021, depicting an interior scene. On the left, two figures in dark uniforms with hats stand against a plain wall. On the right, a person in a light blue outfit sits on a floral patterned couch, looking forward, with a yellow, vertically striped wall behind them.
A two-page book spread showing an abstract painting on the right page, number 59. The painting, titled Tent City, 2010, depicts fragmented bright blue tents against a background of white and pale yellow. Broad, gestural brushstrokes define the composition. The left page, number 58, is blank.
An expressionist oil painting on a plain, light brown canvas titled The Righteous. The painting shows the head and crossed arms of a person, seemingly floating. The figure has a shaved head and closed eyes, and their face is rendered in thick, textured strokes of white, beige, and rust colors.
A page from a book displaying a painting titled Accord, 2021. The artwork is an expressive, close-up depiction of the rear three-quarter view of a sedan, rendered in loose, bold brushstrokes of blue, white, and black, with red accents for the taillights.
A two-page spread from a book by Ken Lum. On the left, a painting titled Betty, 2012, shows a woman with a red headband in profile. On the right, a painting titled Carrie, 2019, shows a newborn baby being held by doctors in blue scrubs during a C-section birth.
A two-page spread from an art catalogue, showing pages 100 and 101. The left page displays two paintings: at the top is Repose, 2013, an abstract painting of a reclining woman, and at the bottom is Bear Trails, 2022, a painting of several figures in a forest. The right page is titled Biographical Notes and contains text about Brenda Draney, Graham Foy, and David Garneau.
An interior shot of a spacious modern art gallery with white walls and a concrete floor. Several contemporary paintings of varying sizes are hung on the walls, featuring a mix of figurative and abstract styles with bold colors.
Brenda Draney
Drink from the river
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Author: Graham Foy, David Garneau, Jacqueline Kok, Ken Lum, Souvankham Thammavongsa
Edited by: Jacqueline Kok, Adelina Vlas
Graphic Design: Studio Markus Weisbeck
English
July 2023, 128 Pages, 60 Photos
Hardcover
208mm x 298mm
ISBN: 978-3-7757-5593-1

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de


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Drawing on Multilayered Memories
Brenda Draney's work explores the complex nature of intimacy. Referencing her own memories and experiences, the Canadian artist examines the layered meanings embedded in everyday motifs and situations. The cumulative portrait that emerges references a collective self that encompasses not only her own experience but that of past generations and current community members. However, instead of simply reproducing these elements, she is more interested in addressing how their meanings can shift when filtered through individual interpretation. By deliberately leaving blank spaces in her paintings, Draney leaves room for viewers to place their own narrative within her imaginary spaces and to connect to the wide range of emotions the artist subtly invokes.
This richly illustrated catalogue—published in conjunction with Draney's solo exhibition organized by The Power Plant Art Gallery in Toronto—features a selection of existing and newly commissioned works and original contributions from Canadian scholars and writers.

BRENDA DRANEY (*1976, Sawridge First Nation, Treaty 8, with a strong connection to Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada) has been featured in various exhibitions. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta.
EXHIBITION
The Power Plant, Toronto
February 3 - May 14, 2023
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