Brittney Appleby (she/they) is a queer interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker with a primary focus in experimental analogue film and photo techniques. She currently resides on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations, otherwise known as Vancouver, Canada. Brittney's work spans across multiple analogue film and photo mediums including 16mm, super 8 motion picture film and 35mm, 120, large format, polaroid, cyanotype and wet plate collodion photography. She is inspired by the materiality of analogue practices and incorporates her background in painting, drawing and printmaking into her films and photographs. Common themes Brittney explores in their work are the body, chronic illness, trauma and memory.
Brittney holds a Diploma in Visual Arts from Langara College and graduated with their BFA majoring in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Spring 2021. She has mentored under Lindsay McIntyre, Geoffrey Wallang, and most recently the Cineworks darkroom with Jack Beatty learning traditional and historic cine and photo film processes. Their film works have been featured in multiple festivals across Canada, and internationally in Italy, France, Portugal, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, Australia and across the US. Brittney is passionate about accessibility in the arts and has taught multiple low-barrier workshops with several arts organizations in the lower mainland.
Workshop description:
Join artist Brittney Appleby for a workshop on the magic of cyanotype printing on Saturday June 6th 1-3pm! This historic process dates back to 1852 and has since been used by photographers and artists alike to create one of a kind prints. The workshop will cover the history of the process, instructions on how to make your own prints, as well as materials for each participant to make 2 prints to take home. All materials will be provided by we encourage you to bring anything you would like to experiment printing with which can include flowers, plants, flat objects such as textured fabrics, buttons, paper cut outs or photo negatives. This workshop is open to all ages but please ensure there is a parent or guardian accompanying anyone under the age of 12 years old.