WHO AM I ?
"My name is Molly Gray and I make because I must. Creating in any capacity gives me life and happiness. If I am not making, a dark hole begins to swell within me and my light grows dim. With so much sadness and tragedy in the world, I seek to create pieces of art that allow people to connect to the lighter side of things, if only for a fleeting moment. "
-Molly Gray
BIO:
Molly Gray is a West Coast Canadian artist who lives and works outside of Fort Langley, B.C. Canada on the unceded territory of Kwantlen First Nation. Growing up surrounded by agricultural farmland, Gray’s work is heavily influenced by animals and nature. She enjoys working in many art mediums, viewing her practice as a constant evolution of exploration and curiosity. Her current work, Avifauna, features to-scale, mixed media birds created with linocut relief printing and watercolour.
Molly recently completed a four month Welding program at the University of the Fraser Valley called "Women of Steel". During this program she learned how to weld with multiple processes including SMAW, FCAW, GMAW. She is hoping to use these new found skills to create future
large-scale metal sculptures (@mollygraysculptures).
Gray creates both functional and aesthetic work under the IG handle (@mollygrayart), currently focusing on linocut, ink & watercolour painting, and acrylic painting.
CURRICULUM VITAE
MOLLY GRAY
EDUCATION
2023 University of the Fraser Valley, BC, Women of Steel Welding Program
2010 - 2011 B.C. Institute of Technology, BC, Certificate in Media Design and Web Development with Distinction
2005 - 2009 Bishop’s University, QC, Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Studio Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Avifauna, The Outlet Gallery, Port Coquitlam, BC
2022 BC Avifauna, T.C.C. Walkway Gallery, Langley Arts Council, Langley, BC
2018 Medium Impact, The Rock Family Gallery - Mission Arts Council, Mission, BC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Avifauna: Sight and Perception, Anvil Centre – Arts New West, New Westminster, BC
2022 Territory: Obtrusion, The Hearth - Arts on Bowen – Bowen Island, BC
2021 Printmakers Mark, CityScape Community ArtSpace – North Van Arts, North Van, BC
2020 In the Kitchen, Peggy Staber Memorial Show - Mission Arts Council, Mission, BC
2019 Boobies & Wieners Seven, Arts Factory Society, Vancouver, BC
2019 A Sticky Show, Arts Factory Society, Vancouver, BC
2019 Boobies & Wieners Six, Arts Factory Society, Vancouver, BC
2018 2018 Members Exhibition, Turnbull Gallery, Semiahmoo, White Rock, BC
2018 H2O, Peggy Staber Memorial Show - Mission Arts Council, Mission, BC
2017 This is Us, Now, Pop-Up-Town-Gallery – Semiahmoo Arts Council, White Rock, BC
2017 Trees, Peggy Staber Memorial Show - Mission Arts Council, Mission, BC
2016 Portraits, Peggy Staber Memorial Show - Mission Arts Council, Mission, BC
2008 Ricochet, Foreman Art Gallery - Sherbrooke, Quebec
AWARDS
2023 Exemplary Effort. University of the Fraser Valley, Women of Steel Program
2017 Honourable Mention, Adult Category, Annual Peggy Staber Memorial Exhibition
2016 Honourable Mention, Adult Category, Annual Peggy Staber Memorial Exhibition
2011 JoyTV Award in New Media Design & Web Development. BCIT
MENTORSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2019 BC Culture Days Art Ambassador
2019 Lithography Mentorship with artist Jocelyn Barrable Segal at Malasapina Printmakers, Vancouver, BC. Awarded through BC Culture Days Ambassador program in partnership with C-SARN
2017 Screenprinting Workshop Level 1 – Blim, Vancouver, BC