As an extension of her own practice, Danielle has developed a series of collage workshops for adults. Over the past four years she has run workshops at the Gladstone hotel, Gravenfeather gallery, with AKIN collective and at the Prelinger library in San Francisco. I have watched her patiently work with workshop guests, who often stay as long as they can beyond the end of each workshop while I am hauling her materials to my car.

Like many artists, Danielle is often donates her art to charity in order to get her work into the world. Currently she has work headed to New York for the annual Visual AIDS fundraiser in December. In 2015 her work was selected for the Timeraiser show at the Power Plant. Sometimes, Danielle, doesn’t wait for the call for submissions, sometimes she offers her work to an unsuspecting charity. For the last two years, she has donated works to PIBO in order to save the birds of Pelee Island but more importantly, get to be in the same room as her hero and yearly PIBO dinner guest speaker Margaret Atwood, the wife of founder Graeme Gibson. 

More than any other visual artist I have met, she puts her work forward for every show, publication and opportunity she can find locally and internationally and often, it pays off. NewAd media, has selected her work twice for their Art Here competition, which places original artworks across Canada squarely in front of bar patrons, while they are using the restroom. In the past few years her collage work has been featured in several magazines and has twice been published as part of Collage Collective Co’s annual collage book featuring the works of 100 international artists.

Danielle’s art has found homes in New Zealand, LA, San Francisco, Halifax and Hamilton and most recently on the TTC through, Life on the Line, until January 2019.

By Martin Bryne, life mate and collage material Sherpa 

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What ‘hood are you in?

I live in the Annex and circle around the West end in my bike visiting parks, galleries and any restaurant that will feed me. 

What do you do?

I’m a collage artist, but if you are asking about how I make a living, I am a high school art teacher.

What are you currently working on?

I’m continuously making various pieces of collage work. Currently I am working on several ‘halvsies,’ with Washington based collage artist Cheryl Chudyk. She starts a collage and mails them to me to complete. I’m also working on adding several pieces to my existing body of work titled: ‘Pile on,’ for my upcoming participation in The Artist Project.

Where can we find your work?

Several original pieces from my Pile on series can be found at JCO’s Gallery, in Los Gatos, California. 

But if you are local, my art will be available for show and sale this February 21-24, 2019 at the Artist Project, located in Better Living Centre, Toronto.

My work can be found anytime at my website or on my Instagram account: @girlsanddinosaurs

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As a self-taught artist, Burnstein began exploring collage at a young age, only coming to establish his unique style in the last year of his studies at Ryerson University. He launched his career on Instagram with tremendous success, leading Burnstein to exhibitions, artist residencies and collaborations with global brands, including the W hotels and Resorts, Elle Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Dolce and Gabanna and Gucci.

by “MARLA WASSER, Pursuits Inc.” – Marla Wasser is a trusted advisor, mentor and consultant for Burnstein, helping him navigate the fine art world both nationally and abroad.

What ‘hood are you in?

Situated in a contemporary glass low-rise encroaching on Toronto’s historic Fashion District is the foundation for my studio and personal life. Drawn towards the neighbourhood’s heritage, the architecture and community reminded me of downtown Halifax, an East Coast expat.

What do you do?

I am an artist, accredited for my work in analog collage art. Traditional techniques shared through new media confront the rise in digital artwork with tangible works of art being explored thorough multi-dimensional print and digital mediums.

What are you currently working on?

I recently created artistic murals inspired by Tetley’s new Herbal Iced Tea that popped-up around of the city of Toronto, Moosehead Canada asked me to share my vision for Canada’s next 150 years on their new Future Bottles, editorials with global editions of Elle Magazine continue to release on newsstands monthly, with my next residency with the W Hotel and Resorts being unveiled at their W Time Square property to celebrate the new year.

Where can we find your work?

As new projects are coming in daily, stay posted across my Instagram at @bymaxwell to see what new work I release.

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