Elycia SFA

elyciasfa@gmail.com                        @e__s__f__a



Education

2011-2015

BDes Ontario College of Art and Design University - Material Art and Design: Textiles

Residencies

2016 - 2020

Harbourfront Centre Craft and Design Artist in Residence

Exhibitions

2023

· MakeShift, Audain Art Centre, Vancouver, BC

· Unframed, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON

· Collective Momentum, Riverdale Hub Gallery, Toronto, ON

2022

· Art with Heart, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON

· Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF),  Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON

2021

· [De]/[Re]constructing Place, Varley Gallery, Markham, ON

· Memory and Time, Art Mur, Montreal, QC

2020

· Object Permanence, Baltimore Jewellery Centre, Baltimore, Maryland 

2019

· Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF) - Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON

· Art Textile, Fibre Fest - Maison Depoivre, Picton ON

· Material Identities - Craft Ontario, Toronto ON

· Art Gems 2019 Auction - The Berkeley Church, Toronto ON

· Housewarming (Design TO Festival) - Craft Ontario, Toronto ON

· The Artist Project - UNTAPPED - Better Living Centre, Toronto ON

2018

· Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF) Juror’s Choice - Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON

· Fibreworks 2018 - Idea Exchange, Cambridge ON

2017

· Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) with support from Ontario Arts Council NathanPhillips Square, Toronto ON

· Whereabouts - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON

· Xpace Annual Fundraiser - Xpace Cultural Centre,Toronto ON

· Human Landscapes – Scotiabank CONTACTPhotography Festival - Artworld Fine Art, Toronto ON

2016

· Holiday Salon Exhibition - Artworld Fine Art, Toronto ON

· Five Outside - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON

· Parallax Art Fair - Chelsea Town Hall, United Kingdom


AWARDS AND GRANTS

2022

·      Ontario Arts Council - Exhibition Assistance

2021

·      Ontario Arts Council - Craft Project Grant

2019

·      Best of Craft and Design Award – Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

·      Ontario Arts Council - Exhibition Assistance

2017

·      Exhibition Assistance –Ontario Arts Council

2017

·      Helen Frances Gregor Award– Craft Ontario

PUBLICATIONS

2022

·       Toronto Star, ‘Eye Candy Galore’

·       The Spaces Magazine , ‘Toronto Artist Elycia SFA turns domestic spaces into intimate textiles’

2021

·      The Bulletin -Guild of Canadian Weavers

2019

·       Toronto Star, ‘Who to check out at the Artist Project’

2018

·       NOW Magazine, ‘Ten TOAF Best Bets’

2016

·       AKIN Collective Colouring Book II    

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