For nearly 30 years, Canadian artist Yechel Gagnon has created a distinctive visual language using plywood as an artistic material to create bas-reliefs. Driven to push the limits of her practice, she creates her own plywood with natural and coloured wood species of her choice. To many people’s surprise, Gagnon does not use any paint in her work, obtaining a personal language of mark making that is both sculptural and painterly. Gagnon’s artistic practice also includes embossed prints, etchings, public art installations, and large-scale ephemeral drawings. Engaging different media has allowed her to nurture a fluid, dialogical process capable of informing and renewing itself across disciplines. She collaborates with curators, architects, designers, art consultants, and music composers to produce works that are distinct to each environment and each project.
