I am drawn to inner processes and how they become visible and more known through relationships. My work is narrative, and can include family members, friends, local landscapes, filmography, dreams and architecture. I am inspired by a feeling that is elusive yet familiar, and lies in the construction of the space. The presence of things meeting with the presence of other things including the space, composes the atmosphere. I sometimes include found material for its otherness, relatability, and as a reminder of the tactile world which we belong to. I am concerned with my experience as as a woman and my place in the world. I am curious about how things influence each other physically, emotionally and spiritually, and the results of that. My aim is to embody feelings that are indefinable and integral.

Stefanie Denz is an artist, educator and art therapist living on Salt Spring Island, BC. She is the daughter of German immigrants and grew up on Vancouver Island with her two sisters. She has three children. Stefanie has an MFA from the University of Auckland, 1989 on Commonwealth Scholarship, has received Canada Arts Council and BC Arts Council grants. Stefanie has attended residencies in Berlin, and is currently a PhD student with Trans Art Institute at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is represented by Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, and her work can be seen in Rhubarb, Ganges BC, and in her studio.

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The Uncanny Poetry of Interior Spaces. "Flower," by Stefanie Denz