we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail
[airbrushed occasion table, chair rail, painted ‘mould’]
&
obstruction ii (i’m going to find the toilets), oil on canvas
2023



What could be more luxurious than a beater Kelly?
oil on canvas 
96x68cm
2024
What could be more luxurious than a beater Kelly? 
[detail]
oil on canvas 
96x68cm
2024
What could be more luxurious than a beater Kelly? 
[detail]
oil on canvas 
96x68cm
2024
What could be more luxurious than a beater Kelly? 
[detail]
oil on canvas 
96x68cm
2024
What could be more luxurious than a beater Kelly? 
[detail]
oil on canvas 
96x68cm
2024

What could be more luxurious than a beater Kelly?
oil on canvas 
96x68cm
2024


Photo series of studies and works made in 2022 investigating acts of display.


clay pipes from the river Thames clay pipes from the river Thames {alleged; sourced from ebay}
2022

[aesthetization, beautification, encapsulation, isolation, narrative repositioning]
clay pipes from the river Thames {alleged; sourced from ebay}
2022

[aesthetization, encapsulation, isolation, hyperfixation, narrative repositioning, nonhuman depth of field]
antiquities catalogue 
burnt wood plank alleged from 2007 Cutty Sark fire 
2022

[comparison, decontextualization, isolation, narrative repositioning, nonhuman depth of field]
antiquities catalogue 
burnt wood planks alleged from 2007 Cutty Sark fire 
2022

[comparison, decontextualization, isolation, narrative repositioning, nonhuman depth of field]
{alleged} WW2 bullet casing from River Thames
2022

[isolation, narrative repositioning, hyperfixation]
found stucco from Deptford, London
2022

[theatricality, dramatization, isolation, selective depth of field] 
glazed brick from pub casted in plaster
2022

[comparison, decontextualization, dissection, essence stripping, examination, replication]
glazed brick from pub casted in plaster
2022

[comparison, decontextualization, dissection, essence stripping, examination, replication]
diary entry specimen (of many) 
resin, found objects, gold flakes
2022

[beautification, incapsulation, isolation, narrative reposition, preservation]
diary entry specimen (of many) 
resin, found objects, gold flakes
2022

[beautification, incapsulation, isolation, narrative reposition, preservation]
diary entry specimen (of many) 
resin, found objects, gold flakes
2022

[beautification, incapsulation, isolation, narrative reposition, preservation]
Resin cast of clay with finger imprints
2022

[isolation, narrative stripping [rebuilding], preservation, historification, trace]

it doesn’t have muc curb appeal, but wait ‘til you see the inside
installation ft. 
rorschach pebbledash, printed polyester fabric
let’s make this as cute as possible (self-portrait), inkjet print on archival paper, framed
complaint fulfilled, inkjet print on archival paper, framed
2023
it doesn’t have muc curb appeal, but wait ‘til you see the inside
installation [detail]
2023
it doesn’t have muc curb appeal, but wait ‘til you see the inside
installation [detail]
2023













it doesn’t have muc curb appeal, but wait ‘til you see the inside
installation [detail] ft.
rorschach pebbledash, printed polyester fabric
let’s make this as cute as possible (self-portrait), inkjet print on archival paper, framed
2023
it doesn’t have muc curb appeal, but wait ‘til you see the inside
installation [detail] ft.
rorschach pebbledash, printed polyester fabric
2023
it doesn’t have muc curb appeal, but wait ‘til you see the inside
installation [detail]
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation [airbrushed occasion table, chair rail, painted ‘mould’]
ft.
obstruction ii (i’m going to find the toilets), oil on canvas
complaint received, inkjet print on archival  paper, framed
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail [chair rail, painted “mould”, bucket containing black ink diluted in water, sponge]
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail ft.
Imitation game (after Bosch Greenstar 4000 boiler), oil on canvas
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail
2023
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail
20
we’ve received lots of interest
installation detail
2023
b. 1991, Ottawa, CA


EDUCATION


Masters of Fine Art
Goldsmiths, University of London (UK)
2021-23

Bachelors of Fine Art, minor in Communications
University of Ottawa (CA)
2011-15

Fine Art Diploma
Ottawa School of Art (CA)
2009-10
Gabriela Avila Yiptong is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher and policymaker based in Anishinabe Algonquin territory [Ottawa, Canada]. Her career bridges artistic practice, collective organizing, and cultural sector leadership.












SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 


WORTH IT: Additions to the City of 
Ottawa Art Collection
City of Ottawa Public Art Program 
Ottawa, CA
2024

Touch Glass
Curated by Cameron McClellan
Lewisham Art House 
London, UK
2024

Can’t Quite Pinpoint
ReTinker Collective
VSSL
London, UK
2024

Filthy Fox Auction Club Vol. 2
Greatorex Street Gallery
London, UK
2023

Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show
Goldsmiths, University of London
London, UK
2023

Hypha presents 56 Conduit Street
Hypha Studios & Frieze West End Night
London, UK
2022

TERRITOIL
ArtHub
London, UK
2022

Futures_After
Hypha Studios (Peacocks Catford)
London, UK
2022

Dropping you off in Sunshine
Galérie Z Art Space
Montréal, CA
2021

Hindsight: 2020 Additions to the City  of Ottawa Art Collection
City Hall Art Gallery
Ottawa, CA
2021

I Came Back and Things were Different
Common Ground Collective
City Hall Art Gallery
Ottawa, CA
2019

Le Salon
Articule
Montréal, CA
2018

Fresh Paint/New Constructions
Galérie Art Mûr
Montréal, CA
2015

AWARDS


Acme Early Career Artist Award
Shortlist
Acme Studios
London, UK
2023

Edmund & Isobel Ryan Visual Arts Award
First Prize - Painting
University of Ottawa  
Ottawa, CA
2015


FUNDING


Arts Council England 
London, UK
2022

Ontario Arts Council
Ottawa, CA
2019

City of Ottawa Arts Funding 
Ottawa, CA
2019

Ontario Arts Council
Ottawa, CA
2018


RESIDENCY


Hypha Studios Residency
London, UK
2022

ADJACENT


Senior Strategic Analyst
{Governance,program coordination,
organizational impact}
Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
Gatineau, CA
2025-present

Business & Policy Analyst
{Policy development,data analysis,
organizational alignment}
Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
Gatineau, CA
2024

Fellow
{Program delivery,student egagement}
MFA in Fine Art Program
Goldsmiths, University of London
London, UK
2023-24

Studio Coordinator
{Bespoke denim,studio management} 
Levi’s Lot-1
London, UK
2022-23


































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