Russna Kaur

Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes

Russna Kaur is an artist living and working in Vancouver, Canada. Selected solo exhibitions include at Wil Aballe Art Projects (2021, upcoming); Veil of Tears at Trapp Projects in Vancouver (2019); and She was there for a while… at The Fort Gallery in Langley (2019). Selected group exhibitions include at Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art (2022, upcoming); at Mónica Reyes Gallery (2021, upcoming); Holding a line in your hand at Kamloops Art Gallery (2021); Keep for Old Memoirs at Young Space Spring 2020 Online, curated with Celine Mo of VICTORI+MO Gallery in New York, NY (2020); Leaning Out of Windows at Emily Carr University of Art + Design (2020); and the heart is the origin of your worldview at Art Toronto with Cooper Cole (2019). In 2020, Kaur was granted the opportunity to attend the Centrum Emerging Artist Residency in Port Townsend, WA (2020). Kaur’s work is a part of several collections including the Audain Art Museum and Vancouver Art Gallery. In 2020, Kaur was awarded an IDEA Art Award which placed her work in the permanent collection at the Vancouver General Hospital and the UBC Hospital Foundation. Kaur holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design (2019), and an BFA (Honours) with a studio specialization from the University of Waterloo (2013). In 2020, after completing a residency at BAF, Kaur presented a new body of work in a solo exhibition titled Suddenly her lips sharpened – it was splendid. Kaur also worked with BAF on a public artwork titled Ironing, Bored at King Edward Station in Vancouver (2019).