Wynne Reynolds’ art engages her audience in a discourse not only about contemporary culture, but about the very materials she uses. Her wide array of materials and techniques make her work curious and clever, lending ingenuity and a wry sense of humor to each piece and thematic show.
Wynne studied at Parsons in Paris and earned a degree in Design from College Salette in Montreal. She began her art career working primarily in video graphics, while also creating print media and set designs. Her piece, Alter Egos: Portraits of the Human Tribe, earned her an Emmy nomination in 1996 while at KUSA 9News. She was also invited by the Denver International Film Festival to design the space for its premiere New Media Expo.
Wynne’s pursuit of craft has driven her artistic journey. She shifted her creative focus from video to abstract painting and then to mixed media. Along the way, she has taken inspiration from the craftspeople and artists she has studied and collaborated with. Since joining Edge gallery in 2014, Wynne has had free reign to explore new techniques and deliver fresh ideas, creating installations and collaborations as well as bodies of work using unusual media.
Her travels have taken her to galleries and museums in Europe, the United States and Canada. Wynne doesn’t limit herself to finding inspiration from traditional environments; she loves quirky spots like the Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Cave of the Winds and the underground tunnels beneath Paris. This penchant is evident in her work as she creates visual vignettes that inspire and edify.
Her shows at Edge have manipulated themes, techniques, and materials in unconventional ways.
Obsolete & Everlasting: Cyanotypes juxtaposing aspects of nature and women’s history; fabric, cyanotype, stitching, found objects
Lighting Our Way: Collaborative show featuring artwork lit from the interior; found objects, fabric, batik, paper craft
Nova: Installation of semi orbs creating the illusion of light; plaster, paint, tar paper
Words that Wound: mixed media work interrogating misogynistic vocabulary; found objects, stitching, fabric, block printing, collage
Flux: mixed media exploring the contrasts of hard and soft; found objects, stitching, fabric, plaster
Magpie: vignets using reclaimed materials and treasures collected over a lifetime; found objects, paint, collage