Kika Thorne Explained

Field:	Artist, Filmmaker, Curator
Kika Thorne
Birth Place:	Toronto, Canada

Kika Thorne is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, curator, and activist.^[1] She was born in Toronto in 1964, where she is currently based.^[2]

Life

In 1990, Thorne graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD University) in Toronto, Ontario, in Media Production and Cultural Theory,^[3] and went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia.^[4]

Artistic practice

In her early career, Thorne worked largely in film and moving image and also co-founded a feminist, cable television collective called SHE/TV (1991-1998) which aimed to mentor female filmmakers in producing experimental TV.^{[5] [6]} Between 1996 and 2004, Thorne collaborated with fellow artist Adrian Blackwell to produce videos, installations and civic interventions. Thorne also worked as a curator for Vancouver's VIVO Media Arts Centre where she helped instigate a series of actions to express dissent around issues of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

With her multimedia/sculptural installations, Thorne works with the materials of mylar, elastic cord, rare earth magnets, plant-derived ink, aircraft cables, and other non-traditional art materials. Themes in her practice include an interest in geometry, physics, the visible spectrum, and social practice.^[7]

Select group exhibitions

• 2015: Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Ontario ^[8]
• 2015: Silva Part I: O Horizon, Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, British Columbia
• 2015: Geometry of Knowing, SFU Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia ^[9]
• 2014: One Possible Arrangement, Katzman Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario^[10]
• 2013: Things’ Matter, Or Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia^[11]
• 2013: I Thought There Were Limits, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto, Ontario^[12]
• 2010: 4D Uncharted, STATTBAD Wedding, Berlin,Germany^[13]
• 2009: 4D Uncharted, STATTBAD Wedding, Berlin, Germany^[14]
• 2007: Gasoline Rainbows, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia^[3]
• 2007: Street Scene, Murray Guy, New York City^[15]

Solo exhibitions

• 2014: Multiplicity of the Singularity, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia^[6]

Film screenings

• 2011: Singularity, Berlinale Forum Expanded, Berlin, Germany
• 2004: VS., Latvian House, Toronto, Ontario^[16]
• 2002: Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person), CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario^[17]
• 2000: Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario^[18]
• 1997: New Toronto Works Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario^[19]
• 1995: Puberty Film Show, CineCycle, Toronto, Ontario^[20]

Collective work/civic interventions

• 2018: Gentrification Tax, Gentrification Tax Action, Toronto, Ontario^{[21] [22]}
• 2010: SAFE ASSEMBLY (curated), VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia^[23]
• 2003: ambience for a future city, Anarchist Free School, Toronto, Ontario
• 1997: Sod Roll for Shawn Keegan, The April Group, Toronto, Ontario
• 1997: Untitled (mattresses), The February Group, Toronto, Ontario
• 1996: Untitled (inflatable), The October Group, Toronto, Ontario

Honours

• 1997: Winner Best Canadian Video Images Film and Video Festival^[24]

References

1. Web site: Kika Thorne. www.mediaqueer.ca. 2020-03-04.
2. Web site: Arsenal: Kika Thorne. Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V.. en-UK. 2020-03-04.
3. Web site: Gasoline Rainbows. Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. en-CA. 2020-03-04.
4. Web site: Things' Matter Or Gallery. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304064830/http://www.orgallery.org/past/things-matter. 2020-03-04. 2020-03-04. www.orgallery.org.
5. Web site: Kika Thorne Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. www.cfmdc.org. 2020-03-04.
6. Web site: Multiplicity of the Singularity. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. 2020-03-04.
7. Web site: Arsenal: Kika Thorne. Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V.. en-UK. 2020-03-11.
8. Web site: Scapegoat: Landscape, Architecture, Political Economy. www.scapegoatjournal.org. 2020-03-04.
9. Web site: Geometry of Knowing - SFU Galleries - Simon Fraser University. www.sfu.ca. 2020-03-04.
10. Web site: exhibitions & events. M6N 2Z9Canada. Katzman Contemporary 86 Miller StreetToronto. ArtSlant. 2020-03-04.
11. Web site: Things' Matter Sets Thoughts in Motion at Or Gallery. Turner. Michael. Canadian Art. en-US. 2020-03-04.
12. Web site: exhibitions & events. House. Justina M. Barnicke Gallery Hart. Toronto. University of Toronto7 Hart House Circle. ArtSlant. 2020-03-04. M5S 3H3Canada. O. N..
13. Web site: exhibitions & events. BerlinGermany. STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. ArtSlant. 2020-03-04.
14. Web site: exhibitions & events. BerlinGermany. STATTBAD Wedding Gerichtstr 6513347. ArtSlant. 2020-03-04.
15. Web site: exhibitions & events. YorkNYUS. Murray Guy 453 W. 17th St 10011 New. ArtSlant. 2020-03-04.
16. Web site: VS. – Pleasure Dome. pdome.org. 2020-03-04.
17. Web site: Confessions of a Sociopath by Joe Gibbons (In Person) – Pleasure Dome. pdome.org. 2020-03-04.
18. Web site: Pleasure Dome's 10th Anniversary Screening – Pleasure Dome. pdome.org. 2020-03-04.
19. Web site: New Toronto Works Show – Pleasure Dome. pdome.org. 2020-03-04.
20. Web site: Puberty Film Show – Pleasure Dome. pdome.org. 2020-03-04.
21. Web site: Experiments in Collective Form. Thorne. Kika. Blackwell. Adrian. Canadian Art. en-US. 2020-03-09.
22. Web site: Artists Are Leaving, 2018. 2018-12-13. C Magazine Issue 140 Page 42. en. 2020-03-09.
23. Web site: We Come From Here. Kazymerchyk. Amy. anamnesia.vivomediaarts.com. 2020-03-09.
24. Web site: Video Vtape. www.vtape.org. 2020-03-04.