KC Wilcox is an artist whose work is made by using whatever is available whenever it's available. She developed her practice outside of an arts institution, learning how to foster her life-long interest from engaging with local and online communities. Her approach is deeply rooted in non-traditional and intuitive ways of art-making that reference domestic, outdoor and digital spaces. Recent group shows include Roadside Attraction at Connexion ARC x Gallery on Queen, and HOST at hostproject.net. Her rubber latex sculptures were featured on the CBC program The Exhibitionists.

Wilcox is a descendant of the European settlers, of both French and English herritage. She lives in Menagoesg/Menahqesk (a.k.a. Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada), and works at the shop she established in 2018 with her creative partner, Emily Saab, called Visitors. Menagoesg/Menahqesk/Saint John is on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi'kmaq and Passamaquoddy Peoples.

"KC Wilcox's practice is vast; tributaries of sculpture, drawing and graphic design coalesce with collaboration, social activation, and space-making. Wilcox embraces everyday objects and occasions as opportunities to lightheartedly transmute deep meaning, and her playfulness invites others to seek the same curiosity. Recent projects cover difficult (and intertwined) truths, such as capitalist waste, ecological crises, and grief, with care and poetic grace. In her day to day, Wilcox is Co-director and Curator (along with Emily Saab) of Visitors, an experimental shop, gallery, and community-centric project space in Menagoesg/Menahqesk (Saint John, NB). Driven by an ethics of care, Wilcox nurtures the community, making space for artists to thrive by offering alternative models for exhibiting and selling work. Within the context of HOST, she has constructed our home. Building on her work as a social activator, combined with her design prowess, Wilcox has created the virtual space [...] that enlivens the exhibition and invites viewers to navigate a labyrinthine adventure beyond the confines of gallery walls. Wilcox channels the engaging discovery of early video games, breaking down art world barriers with a playful and fresh way to access meaning."

- Amy Ash, HOST

contact: kcwilcoxart at gmail . com

instagram: @kc___wilcox