
COOPER COLE is pleased to present Jerky Out, Gnar In, a solo exhibition of the work of Georgia Dickie.
For this exhibition, Dickie presents a space of precarity in which boundaries are flexible and tangled with our lived experiences. Over the past year, the artist’s short walk between her home and studio has narrowed the patterns in her collecting of discarded objects, and in turn shaped the way her new sculptures have evolved.
Dickie’s artistic logic is based in rebalancing and eschewing the values assigned to material objects. The artist uses found materials, collects them in her studio, and goes through a process of shaping assemblages that create a new set of relations between materials. Often appearing physically or conceptually precarious, Dickie’s works remain liminal, and intentionally question what it means to attain subjectivity. In some cases, this means the artist continues to adjust the works for a period of time, including during installation. By contrast, works with the most fragile appearance—for example made of shopping bags and cardboard— are in fact densely doused in adhesive and completely impenetrable.
Dickie’s artistic approach subverts the way we relate to familiar objects and sculpture. Her work transcends these boundaries both physically and conceptually, creating a space that counters capitalist growth models, essentializing categories, and linear narratives. Embedded in this methodology is a deep environmental consciousness that up-cycles the remnants of a hyper-consumerist culture. The title Jerky Out, Gnar In references the nature of consumption in relation to waste production, creating a somewhat arbitrary dichotomy that mirrors Dickie’s practice and its engagement with chaos, entropy, containment, and impermanence.
Georgia Dickie (b.1989, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) earned her BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design University in 2011. She was one of the recipients of the 2020 Sobey Art Award, and the 2014 recipient of the Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts Artist Prize. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions internationally including Oakville Galleries, Oakville (2019), Rolando Anselmi, Berlin (2018), Jeffrey Stark, New York (2017), Night Gallery, Los Angeles (2017), Cooper Cole (2017), Springsteen Gallery, Baltimore (2016), Art Museum of U of T, Toronto (2016), The Power Plant, Toronto (2013), and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto (2012). In February 2015, she was the Canada Council for the Arts artist in residence at Acme Studios in London, UK. Dickie currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Georgia Dickie
Steel Pillars
Steel Pillars, 2020
Mixed media collage on wood
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Georgia Dickie
Stored with ease
Stored with ease, 2020
Paper, plastic, and glue
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Georgia Dickie
Prudent Fin
Prudent Fin, 2020
Mixed media collage on wood
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Georgia Dickie
Molt, Mate, Die
Molt, Mate, Die, 2020
Mixed media collage, cardboard, and tape on wood
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Georgia Dickie
YYY
YYY, 2020
Found objects and paint
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Georgia Dickie
Scene, special (patio)
Scene, special (patio), 2020
Found objects and cardboard on wood
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Georgia Dickie
Scene, special (bench)
Scene, special (bench), 2020
Found metal, wood, and paint
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Georgia Dickie
plywood pink (Light Pleasure)
plywood pink (Light Pleasure), 2020
Found wood, paper, and paint
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Georgia Dickie
plywood mint (Multitask)
plywood mint (Multitask), 2020
Found objects, wood, paint, and glue
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Georgia Dickie
plywood green (Various Hat Boat)
plywood green (Various Hat Boat), 2020
Found objects, wood, and wood stain
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Georgia Dickie
Gear (hi-viz)
Gear (hi-viz), 2021
Found wood, plastic, and paint
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Georgia Dickie
Bulb
Bulb, 2021
Found objects and wood
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Georgia Dickie
Plank
Plank, 2021
Found objects and wood stain
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Georgia Dickie
Oryx
Oryx, 2020
Found objects
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Georgia Dickie
Modest Reach
Modest Reach, 2020
Found wood and paint
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Georgia Dickie
Lonesome player (pivot)
Lonesome player (pivot), 2020
Found wood, metal, and plastic with wood stain
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Georgia Dickie
Exiting beak first
Exiting beak first, 2021
Found plastic, metal, wood, and objects
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Georgia Dickie
Dolphin Arc
Dolphin Arc, 2021
Found metal, plastic, and wood
Georgia Dickie
Bath (partial)
Bath (partial), 2021
Paper bag, newsprint, plastic bird decoy, and glue
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Georgia Dickie
Antelope
Antelope, 2020
Found chair leg, wood bowl and metal
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Georgia Dickie
Weight Station
Weight Station, 2021
Wood and found objects
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Georgia Dickie
ToolHog
ToolHog, 2020
Found objects and paint
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Georgia Dickie
Oily, I’m on the first step…
Oily, I'm on the first step..., 2021
Found objects and wood stain on wood base
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Georgia Dickie
Missing One
Missing One, 2020
Found objects and wood stain on wood base
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Georgia Dickie
Maintenance
Maintenance, 2020
Paper bag with mixed media contents and glue
Georgia Dickie
Last week of October
Last week of October, 2021
Wood, found objects, and wood stain
Georgia Dickie
Fork
Fork, 2020
Found objects, wood, paint, and wood stain
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Georgia Dickie
Additional Slices
Additional Slices, 2020
Found wood and paint
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Georgia Dickie
Rooster
Rooster, 2020
Found objects and wood stain on wood base
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Georgia Dickie
Maquette for Dream Home
Maquette for Dream Home, 2021
Cardboard box, found objects, glue, hi-hat cymbal and stand, and found metal base
Cardboard box: 12 x 37.5 x 29 inches Base: 16 x 33 x 33 inches Hi-hat and stand: 41 x 22 x 25 inches
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Georgia Dickie
In awe of plum loin
In awe of plum loin, 2021
Found objects, stool cushion seat, measuring cups, wood, and wood stain
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Georgia Dickie
A bit like the lesion
A bit like the lesion, 2020
Cardboard and mixed media collage on wood
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Georgia Dickie
Pure Quit
Pure Quit, 2020
Found objects
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Georgia Dickie
Privet
Privet, 2021
Found objects, metal, ceramic plate, shop towel, apple core, paper bag, plastic bin, plastic bag, metronome, foam, and glue
Dimensions variable
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Georgia Dickie
Beth
Beth, 2020
Found cardboard, paper, and wood
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Georgia Dickie
Moment of Serious Poignancy (Throne)
Moment of Serious Poignancy (Throne), 2021
Found objects, plastic, chair, and tape
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Georgia Dickie
In order to build the new medium
In order to build the new medium, 2020
Found objects, wood, metal, and paint
2 units: 49 x 16.75 x 11.75 inches and 62.25 x 22.75 x 4.75 inches
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Georgia Dickie
Grease she who see you
Grease she who see you, 2020
Mixed media collage, cardboard, and found objects
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