Holly Fay

Holly Fay is a Canadian contemporary artist in Regina, Saskatchewan. She is known for her oil paintings and drawings, which explore themes of nature, perspective, landscape, representation, and history. Her works have been exhibited across Canada and internationally. She is currently an instructor in the Visual Arts Department at the University of Regina and at the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre.

Education
Fay studied at the University of Regina, receiving her Bachelor of Education in 1985, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and drawing in 1989. In 1994, she completed her master's degree in Fine Arts at the University of Ulster in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Career
Fay's works include drawing, painting, mixed media, and installation projects, focused on themes of landscape, history, perspective, and nature, as well as exploring systems of knowledge, ideas of place, and phenomenology. She has been a part of the Saskatchewan arts community in a number of different ways including, curator, writer, mentor, and artist.

In 2004, the Landscape as Muse documentary series covered Fay's work alongside other artists such as Joe Fafard, Aganetha Dyck, Peter von Tiesenhausen and Edward Burtynsky. The documentary examines the work of Canadian artists and the relationships between art and landscape.

Fay is the board Chair for the Art Gallery of Regina and a member of CARFAC (Canadian Artists' Representation Le Front Des Artistes Canadien) Saskatchewan.

Exhibitions
Fay has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions across Canada, including the Mata Gallery, Art Gallery of Regina, and MacKenzie Art Gallery. Her works are held in permanent collections at the Saskatchewan Arts Board, MacKenzie Gallery, and City of Regina.

Solo exhibitions

 * 2015 – Floating Worlds, Dunlop Sherwood Gallery, Regina, SK. Drawings in graphite.
 * 2012 – Systems, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK. Discusses the relationship between human and plat systems.
 * 2007 – In'Spiral, Neutral Ground, Regina, SK
 * 2006 – Cover, MATA Gallery, Regina, SK
 * 1997 – Translating Place, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK

Group exhibitions

 * 2016 – Ecoart, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON. This exhibition included artists whose works address environmental issues.
 * 2014 – Paper Works, MATA Gallery, Regina, SK
 * 2013 – Restoration, Art Gallery of Estevan, Estevan, SK
 * 2013 – Embodied Presence, Prince Albert Arts Centre, Prince Albert, SK. In collaboration with Michel Boutin.

Awards
Fay was awarded the National Visual Arts Advocacy Award in 2015.