Brief Biography
Audrey Feltham received her B.F.A. from Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University in 1992. Since that time she has immersed herself in the printmaking medium and has taught at both the secondary and the post-secondary level. She has exhibited in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

The artist's work is concerned with how text and visual iconography combine to enrich and change the perception of the visual message. Reading of the images is not intended to be linear; the work is often layered with the intention of creating conceit or visual metaphor. The artist's prints are indebted both to the Dutch Emblematic prints of the Northern Renaissance and the post-modern work of pop artists. Thematically the choice of text anticipates an understanding of social constructs within a certain time frame, which when juxtaposed with iconography of the matriarchy and of mass media, creates an uneasy assemblage of perceived societal attitudes towards females.

In terms of process, the artist has moved from using entirely intaglio in her earlier prints, to the exploration of multi-media printing. In addition, the printing surface is often deliberately manipulated to support the conceptual/thematic content. The rag paper or textile becomes a tool to explore texture, color and design on a preliminary level before actually printing on the ground. The artist cuts and sews the papers or textiles into abstracted blocks, which present a rich preliminary layer for the subsequent layers which are printed from blocks of relief, intaglio or lithography. The incorporation of the texture and color is crucial to the presentation of the prints as sensual and sensuous visual explorations of the female.

Curriculum Vitae
Post-Secondary Education:
1995: B.Ed. Memorial University of Newfoundland
1992: B.F.A. (Visual) Memorial University of Newfoundland (SWGC)
1984: B.A. (English Language and Literature) Memorial University

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2000 Christina Parker Fine Arts. Plank Road. St. John's, Nfld.
1999 State of the Arts. Commercial Street. Corner Brook, Nfld.
1999 U.N.B. Art Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1999 David Blackwood Gallery. Erindale College, U.of T.
1997 Touring Rural Nfld. Cabot 500 exhibit.
1996 Trianon Gallery, Lethbridge Alberta.
1996 Malaspina Printshop, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C.
1995 Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
1992 Franklyn Gallery, Corner Brook, Nfld.

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2001 New Acquisitions. Art Gallery of Nfld. and Labrador
2000 Traces. Devon House Gallery, St. John's, Nfld.
2000 "Tracking Ten Years". SWGC alumni show.
1999 "Soiree 99". Touring exhibit of Devon House Craft Gallery, St. John's, Nfld.
1999 "East Coast Artists". S.W.G.C. Gallery, Corner Brook. June,
1997 Anniversary Retrospective of Tickleace and St. Michael's Printshop. RCA Gallery, St. John's, Nfld. Feb.
1996 Quilt show. Devon House, St. John's, Nfld. March, 1995 Eastern Edge Gallery. St. John's, Nfld.
1994 "Fibreworks" exhibition. The Library and Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario. National juried exhibition.

Selected Collections:
Pan Canadian Petroleum, Spectrum Mutual Funds, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador Permanent Collection, University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)

Permanent Collections
Malaspina Printshop Permanent Collection
St. Michael's Printshop Permanent Collection
Poole, Althouse, Clarke and Thompson
Goverment of Newfoundland and Labrador

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