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