Rhonda Weppler (born 1972) and Trevor Mahovsky (born 1969) are a Canadian collaborative artist duo.[1][2] They are known for their collaborative works in sculpture.[3][4][5]

Biography

Rhonda Weppler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1972.[1] Trevor Mahovsky was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1969.[3] They met in 1986 at the University of British Columbia, where they both received MFA degrees.[6] They have worked collaboratively since 2004.[7]

Public sculpture

Their 2012 work A False Creek, a set of chromatic markers built around the pilings of Vancouver's Cambie Bridge, is meant to mark rising seas caused by global warming.[8][9]

Collections

Their work is included in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank,[10] the Vancouver Art Gallery[11] and the National Gallery of Canada.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rhonda Weppler". www.gallery.ca.
  2. ↑ "Trevor Mahovsky". www.gallery.ca.
  3. 1 2 3 Canadian Art. MacLean Hunter. 2005.
  4. ↑ Flash Art. G. Politi. 2006.
  5. ↑ "Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky's What Leaf? What Mushroom?: Review - The Star". The Toronto Star. 18 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "NARS Foundation - Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky (Canada)". NARS Foundation.
  7. ↑ National Gallery of Canada; Andrea Kunard; Greg A. Hill; Josée Drouin-Brisebois; Heather Marie Anderson (2010). It is what it is: Recent Acquisitions of New Canadian Art. National Gallery of Canada. ISBN 978-0-88884-881-9.
  8. ↑ Miller, Margaret (1 October 2016). "More Ecological Art in Vancouver, Please!". The Tyee.
  9. ↑ Griffin, Kevin (20 December 2017). "New public art works that engage the senses coming to Vancouver". Vancouver Sun.
  10. ↑ "Home".
  11. ↑ "2013/2014 ACQUISITIONS". www.vanartgallery.bc.ca.


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