Into the World of Shary Boyle
Known for her highly crafted and deeply imaginative explorations of the human figure in a variety of media, Canadian artist Shary Boyle takes a critical look at the way we shape our identity in a constantly changing world. Take a glimpse of her singularly creative world in this interview filmed during the mounting of the exhibition Outside the Palace of Me, on view at the MMFA until January 15, 2023.
To play the video, click on the image above.
To learn more about Shary Boyle
Read an interview with the artist by Alexandrine Théorêt published for the opening of his exhibition.
In the media
L’installation Devant le palais du Moi, de l’artiste Shary Boyle, expose avec brio le fait que nous incarnons tous des rôles.
Nicolas Mavrikakis
Viewing Shary Boyle’s exhibition […] is like a walk through an enchanted forest, as if one has entered a Grimm’s Fairy Tale set in the present day, or gone to the circus.
Montreal Gazette
Ce voyage théâtral et humain se fait coloré, vivant, singulier, et parfois nécessairement confrontant.
Le Journal de Montréal
Merging identity politics, slapstick and a near-Victorian imaginative sensibility, [Shary Boyle] explores with bravado and shameless curiosity what we share despite our differences.
gallerieswest.ca
Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me
September 1, 2022 – January 15, 2023
Credits and curatorial team
An exhibition organized by the Gardiner Museum, Toronto, in collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. It is curated by Sequoia Miller, PhD, Chief Curator of the Gardiner Museum. The curator in charge of the exhibition at the MMFA is Alexandrine Théorêt, Assistant Curator of International Modern and Contemporary Art.
The MMFA wishes to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of its official sponsor, Denalt Paints. Furthermore, it thanks the institution’s Women of Influence Circle, whose mission is to promote female artists by presenting exhibitions on and acquiring artworks by women. The MMFA would also like to thank its media partner La Presse. The exhibition was funded in part by the Government of Quebec, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
