Cindy Phenix works across a multitude of mediums including painting, drawing, and sculpture utilizing a reciprocity of abstraction and figuration to convey complex narratives aimed to deconstruct the hierarchical power structures that govern society and social conduct. Navigating the tenuous relationship between the public and private, Phenix’s works freely associate meaning from fragmented figuration, intentional ambiguity, and untouched raw materials. Relationships between Phenix’s figures shift effortlessly from contentious to caring in accordance with varied personal perspectives. Monstrous characters, with mutable bodies undefined by gender, appear throughout Phenix’s compositions in defiance of socially constructed systems of power that have historically limited society. Appearing to piece themselves together from aggregated gestures, these monsters become figures of power and personal freedom through their abjection.

Cindy Phenix (b. 1989 in Montreal, Canada; lives and works in Los Angeles) received an MFA in Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University in 2020 and a BFA with distinction from Concordia University in 2016. Phenix’s works have been included in many exhibitions: Victoria Miro Gallery, UK; Torrance Art Museum, Torrance; Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles and Brussels; Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal; Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Montreal; and Maison de la culture de Longueuil, Longueuil. Phenix’s works is collected by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Collection BGL, Caisse de Dépôt du Québec, Claridge, Hydro-Québec, and Gris Orange Consultants.