Arlene Stamp (born 1938) is a Canadian

conceptual art Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called insta ...

ist and educator who lives and works in Calgary, Alberta.

Career

Born in

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, Stamp initially studied

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, graduating in 1960 from the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

. This background influenced her study of art, first at the Alberta College of Art and Design (1974-1976) and then at the

University of Calgary The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being ins ...

(1979-1980). She is noted for her "mathematical-abstract paintings" and works based on "complex mathematical formulas and recursive pattern theories". She has completed an artistic series on the work of Gladys Johnston, the colour

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, and the grid patterns of floor tiles, among other concepts. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and she has worked collaboratively with other artists on installations and site-specific pieces. In 2013, Nickle Galleries in Calgary held a

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of Stamp's 30-year practice with an exhibition of paintings, drawings and installations. A teacher at art schools across the country, Stamp has also held studio residencies at the

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(1977) and the Banff Centre for continuing education (1979). She was inducted into the

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in 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stamp, Arlene 1938 births Living people Artists from London, Ontario Canadian conceptual artists Women conceptual artists 21st-century Canadian women artists Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Canadian abstract artists