a Means to Get Through
a Means to Get Through
a mother's knit | a bungalow; Tottenham, ON
a mother's knit | a bungalow; Tottenham, ON

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a mother's knit | a bungalow; Tottenham, ON

Edition of 10 Working through a new medium and process of image-making dictates that I acquire a completely new "alphabet" with which to create new words and assemble new prose. Like a grandmother teaching her grandchild to knit, my hands... More

Alight 1
Alight 1

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Alight 1

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Alight 2
Alight 2

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Alight 2

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and a hard place | Grange Park; Toronto, ON
and a hard place | Grange Park; Toronto, ON

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and a hard place | Grange Park; Toronto, ON

Working through a new medium and process of image-making dictates that I acquire a completely new "alphabet" with which to create new words and assemble new prose. Like a grandmother teaching her grandchild to knit, my hands stumbled through... More

between | Baldwin Village; Toronto, ON
between | Baldwin Village; Toronto, ON

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between | Baldwin Village; Toronto, ON

Working through a new medium and process of image-making dictates that I acquire a completely new "alphabet" with which to create new words and assemble new prose. Like a grandmother teaching her grandchild to knit, my hands stumbled through... More

Bri Vermeer - Forlorn - GradEx 106
Bri Vermeer - Forlorn - GradEx 106
bring back one Last Time for the Summers We Saw
bring back one Last Time for the Summers We Saw
Everybody's Lookin' [for the Meaning of All Of This «JOYBOY»] | Café São, de Lorimier, Montréal, QC
Everybody's Lookin' [for the Meaning of All Of This «JOYBOY»] | Café São, de Lorimier, Montréal, QC
Exeunt Omnes | Awenda Provincial Park; Tiny, ON
Exeunt Omnes | Awenda Provincial Park; Tiny, ON

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Exeunt Omnes | Awenda Provincial Park; Tiny, ON

My work makes monuments of sentimental items: this knitted, patchwork blanket — crafted years ago by my Oma Vermeer-Honingh — holds memories, experience, and age within its knots. The context and location of each painting is provided by the title,... More

for Fear of Moments Stolen
for Fear of Moments Stolen
Giant's Tomb | Awenda Provincial Park; Tiny, ON
Giant's Tomb | Awenda Provincial Park; Tiny, ON

Painting

Giant's Tomb | Awenda Provincial Park; Tiny, ON

My work makes monuments of sentimental items: this knitted, patchwork blanket — crafted years ago by my Oma Vermeer-Honingh — holds memories, experience, and age within its knots. The context and location of each painting is provided by the title,... More

holding, waiting, for Something | Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Toronto, ON
holding, waiting, for Something | Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Toronto, ON

Photography

holding, waiting, for Something | Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Toronto, ON

Working through a variety of media including photography, I will continue to explore the ways that I may take apart and reassemble facsimiles (both literal and symbolic) of this blanket to craft new meanings and memorials. I hope to investigate... More

Hope Less | Chutes Provincial Park; Massey, ON
Hope Less | Chutes Provincial Park; Massey, ON

Painting

Hope Less | Chutes Provincial Park; Massey, ON

My work makes monuments of sentimental items: this knitted, patchwork blanket — crafted years ago by my Oma Vermeer-Honingh — holds memories, experience, and age within its knots. The context and location of each painting is provided by the title,... More

i can feel the Future breathing down my neck | Jackson Park; Peterborough, ON
i can feel the Future breathing down my neck | Jackson Park; Peterborough, ON

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i can feel the Future breathing down my neck | Jackson Park; Peterborough, ON

An exploration of watercolour and gouache on paper, to find a method of working with the different medium that would best translate how I previously worked in oils.

i like how the Forest is Leaning
i like how the Forest is Leaning
I'll only grow Lonely when the Silence Starts
I'll only grow Lonely when the Silence Starts
it Feels like Winter Follows You Around | Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Toronto, ON
it Feels like Winter Follows You Around | Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Toronto, ON

Photography

it Feels like Winter Follows You Around | Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Toronto, ON

Working through a variety of media including photography, I will continue to explore the ways that I may take apart and reassemble facsimiles (both literal and symbolic) of this blanket to craft new meanings and memorials. I hope to investigate... More

Liminal Threads
Liminal Threads

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Liminal Threads

Work created throughout and for the historic COVID-!9 Responsize Art course at OCAD University Fall 2020.

Lit Up behind a Sunbeam
Lit Up behind a Sunbeam
my Light's Too Bright «Cold Dark Heart» | Pointe-à-Callière; Montréal, QC
my Light's Too Bright «Cold Dark Heart» | Pointe-à-Callière; Montréal, QC

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my Light's Too Bright «Cold Dark Heart» | Pointe-à-Callière; Montréal, QC

My work makes monuments of sentimental items: this knitted, patchwork blanket — crafted years ago by my Oma Vermeer-Honingh — holds memories, experience, and age within its knots. The context and location of each painting is provided by the title,... More

postcard | Esker Lakes Provincial Park; Kirkland Lake, ON
postcard | Esker Lakes Provincial Park; Kirkland Lake, ON

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postcard | Esker Lakes Provincial Park; Kirkland Lake, ON

Working through a new medium and process of image-making dictates that I acquire a completely new "alphabet" with which to create new words and assemble new prose. Like a grandmother teaching her grandchild to knit, my hands stumbled through... More

scientific cryptogram
scientific cryptogram
Simcoe County Gothic
Simcoe County Gothic
sun came out, day late Though
sun came out, day late Though
swimming out so Far This Time
swimming out so Far This Time
take your time let the Rivers Guide You In
take your time let the Rivers Guide You In
this is reality this is the start
this is reality this is the start
To Get To A Better Angle (thanksgiving)
To Get To A Better Angle (thanksgiving)
We made it down to Old Town «Churches & Shadows» | Pointe-à-Callière; Montréal, QC
We made it down to Old Town «Churches & Shadows» | Pointe-à-Callière; Montréal, QC

Painting

We made it down to Old Town «Churches & Shadows» | Pointe-à-Callière; Montréal, QC

My work makes monuments of sentimental items: this knitted, patchwork blanket — crafted years ago by my Oma Vermeer-Honingh — holds memories, experience, and age within its knots. The context and location of each painting is provided by the title,... More

Why Did The Artist Cross The Road (christmas)
Why Did The Artist Cross The Road (christmas)

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Bri Vermeer

Painter and printmaker

“Bri's current work focuses on the intersections of memory, disability, family textiles, and movement through both the built and natural environment. She happily switches between the intuitive process...” [More]