Dan Bernyk

Office location: Visual Arts Building
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Dan Bernyk has exhibited nationally in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.  Most recently he was selected for the 2011 Windsor/Detroit Biennial at the Art Gallery of Windsor, ON.  Other exhibitions include: “Shift” at the Thames Art Gallery in Chatham, ON, where he completed an area-specific public outdoor sculpture; “Aquastatic” at Le Maison de la Culture de Gatineau, QC, where he collaborated with Toronto-based artist Nadine Bariteau; “Interim” at Xchanges Gallery in Victoria, BC, and "MEASURE/S" at the University of Victoria.

Bernyk worked as a studio assistant for Lucy Howe during the summer of 2011, Zeke Moores (2006-09), and Iain Baxter& (2008-09).  He served as a member on the Board of Directors at Common Ground Art Gallery in Windsor, ON and participated in two summer studio residencies at the University of Windsor School of Visual Arts. Bernyk was also a DJ for CJAM 91.5 fm Campus-Community Radio in Windsor, ON for three years.

Dan Bernyk earned a BFA at the University of Windsor in 2008 and completed his MFA at the University of Victoria, BC in 2011.


STATEMENT

As a sculptor Bernyk is concerned with the physical presence of his work and investigates how materiality, process, and space coalesce to form an experience for the viewer.  Influenced by his background in manufacturing, he uses various fabrication and assemblage methods to create structures and sculptural environments.

Bernyk’s thought process is driven by the notion that a material requires a specific ‘task’ or ‘purpose’ in order to have a place in the work.  Bernyk is interested in the connections between time and the body, and how labour shapes, forms, and informs his practice while continuously serving as inspiration for new discovery.

Courses:

Art 221 (sculpture)