
Breanna Gordon
b. 1999, Ontario, Canada
MA Fine Art Painting, University of the Arts London, UK 2023
BFA Queen's University, CA 2020
STATEMENT
My painting practice navigates the theme of anxiety through two distinct yet interconnected pathways. Drawing inspiration from historical European painting, I fuse the dramatic intensity of the Italian Baroque with the ethereality of the Pre-Raphaelites. This synthesis results in compositions that blur the boundaries between waking reality and a dreamlike state.
Addressing concepts of empathy, liminality, and the passage of time, my work visually articulates the pervasive nature of anxiety through densely layered compositions where figures are enmeshed within intricate patterns. These patterned elements explore anxiety as an intangible, all-consuming force.
In my collection of "Darker Works," I delve into anxiety as a silent parasite that subtly dictates our experience of the world. These more somber compositions consider the profound impact of underlying anxiety on the human condition within the current global landscape. The ambiguous moments of contemplation I capture – depicting friends, family, and myself – invite viewers to engage in their own self-reflection. The creation of these paintings has evolved into a personal ritual, a formula through which I extract fragments from personal daily dialogue, stripping them of their original context to uncover shared sources of anxiety.
BIO
Breanna graduated with distinction from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2020. In the following years she pursued a Masters of Fine Art in Painting at the University of the Arts London in 2023, where she was awarded the International Postgraduate Scholarship. While living in the UK she was selected to participate in the London Art Biennale where she won the Chianciano Museum Award. Her painting was exhibited in the Chianciano Biennale in Tuscany in the summer of 2024.
Breanna has been exhibiting her paintings for 7 years, participating in group shows in Canada and internationally. Her recent work has gained recognition through awards, nominations and becoming the acquisitions of private collectors.
AWARDS
2023 Chianciano Art Museum Award, London Art Biennale, UK
2022 International Post-Graduate Scholarship, UAL, London, UK
2016 Shotton Memorial Scholarship, ON, CA
GROUP SHOWS
2024 2024 Almenara Art Prize Online Exhibition, Almenara, ESP
2024 BREACH: Moments in Flux, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, CA
2024 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto, CA
2024 Women United Art Movement Art Prize Group Exhibit, Virtual
2024 A Portrait Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, CA
2024 A Winter Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, CA
2023 To the Lighthouse, Studio 18, London, UK
2023 London Art Biennale, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
2023 REdiscovery: Cabinet of Curiosities, Camberwell College of Arts, London UK
2023 Diffusion, Bargehouse Gallery, OXO Tower Wharf, London, UK
2023 Forces of the Small, Filet Space, London, UK
2023 Home on Me, Hoxton Arches, London, UK
2021 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Queen Elizabeth Park, Oakville, CA
2020 Level Earth, Union Gallery, Kingston, CA
2019 Body Positive, Union Gallery, Kingston, CA