Brendan McGillicuddy

Calgary-based artist focused on enriching the built environment with engaging contemporary art.

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Brendan received a BFA in Sculpture from the Alberta College of Art, before going on to complete his MFA in Sculpture at Parson’s in New York City. He has since garnered extensive experience producing and installing hundreds of large-scale public artworks worldwide–his own work, and those of prominent artists internationally.

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    • It’s a fact, climatic change is one of the biggest threat of the 21st Century, and it leads artists to question the lifestyles of contemporary societies. Through their work, the artists are capable not only of asking questions but of triggering general realisation. For example, Brendan McGillicuddy’s works are about the melting ice caps.

      Artsper Magazine on Anthropocene - https://blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/contemporary-art-z-12/

    • Silkscreened onto the glass is a white latticework by Calgary-based artists Brendan McGillicuddy and Jeffrey Riedl, which resembles an abstracted veil fluttering in the breeze. […] These flourishes suggest solemnity and transcendence in the most subtle of ways.

      Azure Magazine on Veil - https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/south-haven-centre-for-rememberance-edmonton-shape-architecture/

    • The artwork’s delicacy and flow elegantly complements the design and materials of the building it inhabits, and is empathetic to the sensitive context of the cemetery. (Veil)

      Edmonton Art Council on Veil - https://www.edmontonarts.ca/public-art/veil