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This botanically themed sculpture references the flora and fauna of the Muttart Conservatory and offers an organic contrast to its glass pyramids, so prominent in our city’s skyline. Through the fabrication of this nature-inspired design, the artist challenges a false dichotomy where humans and nature are binary concepts.

By reiterating natural forms, deconstructing and reassembling organic order, the artist seeks to address a collective estrangement from our origins.

You can learn more about Best Fronds on the EAC blog.

Stephanie Jonsson

Stephanie Jonsson holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in sculpture from the University of Alberta and a Master of Applied Arts from Emily Carr University. She has completed residencies at Harcourt House, Banff Centre for the Arts, and Medalta (Medicine Hat).

She received the 2009 Award of Achievement from the Alberta Craft Council, and was listed among the Top 40 Under 40 in Edmonton’s Avenue Magazine that year. She has also been nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year at the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts Awards in Edmonton. Jonsson has taught at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Vancouver) and is now the head technician for the University of Alberta’s Sculpture Department.

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