bio
Carlyn Yandle's art practice interweaves a childhood steeped in West Coast counter-culture, a range of skills in traditional craft methods and her previous profession as a city newspaper journalist. She finds inspiration by literally playing with ideas, often with others and by using culturally-embedded found materials.
She works out of a studio in an old funeral home in Vancouver, B.C. and writes weekly on Making Stuff and Writing About it on Substack.
She works out of a studio in an old funeral home in Vancouver, B.C. and writes weekly on Making Stuff and Writing About it on Substack.
education
Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, B.C. - Masters of Fine Arts (2020)
Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, B.C. - Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, painting/sculpture (2010)
Langara (University) College, Vancouver, B.C. – Print journalism accelerated certificate
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. – Bachelor of Arts degree (sociology major)
Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, B.C. - Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, painting/sculpture (2010)
Langara (University) College, Vancouver, B.C. – Print journalism accelerated certificate
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. – Bachelor of Arts degree (sociology major)
Press, video interviews and presentations
Craft and Craftivism: A Biographical Dictionary of Ceramic, Fibre, and Glass Artists. Montreal: Jarislowsky Institute, 2025 (in press).
“Joyful Making in Perilous Times", film by Ana Valine, Rodeo Queen Pictures, 2020. https://vimeo.com/524142514
“Under the Radar”, Studio Magazine, Fall-Winter 2015-2016
Pechakucha (20 slides x 20 seconds per slide): Revisiting the doily, hosted by ArtsConnect: Tri-Cities Regional Arts Council, Coquitlam, B.C., Jan. 13, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ7jxNGonFY
“The Rise of Craftivism", Globe & Mail, Oct. 17, 2014 issue
“Fuzzy Logic: An Interview with Carlyn Yandle” (pg. 219-293), Strange Material: Storytelling Through Textiles, by Leanne Prain, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2014 www.leanneprain.com/books/strange-material/
Artist interview for “City as Site” exhibition, a survey of public art in Richmond, Richmond Art Gallery, Sept. 6 – Oct. 26, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcArzEBG66I&feature=youtu.be
Pechakucha (20 slides x 20 seconds per slide): Recent public art projects, hosted by the City of Richmond, Richmond, B.C., Nov. 29, 2013
https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/nets-copper-piping-fiber-optics
“Joyful Making in Perilous Times", film by Ana Valine, Rodeo Queen Pictures, 2020. https://vimeo.com/524142514
“Under the Radar”, Studio Magazine, Fall-Winter 2015-2016
Pechakucha (20 slides x 20 seconds per slide): Revisiting the doily, hosted by ArtsConnect: Tri-Cities Regional Arts Council, Coquitlam, B.C., Jan. 13, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ7jxNGonFY
“The Rise of Craftivism", Globe & Mail, Oct. 17, 2014 issue
“Fuzzy Logic: An Interview with Carlyn Yandle” (pg. 219-293), Strange Material: Storytelling Through Textiles, by Leanne Prain, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2014 www.leanneprain.com/books/strange-material/
Artist interview for “City as Site” exhibition, a survey of public art in Richmond, Richmond Art Gallery, Sept. 6 – Oct. 26, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcArzEBG66I&feature=youtu.be
Pechakucha (20 slides x 20 seconds per slide): Recent public art projects, hosted by the City of Richmond, Richmond, B.C., Nov. 29, 2013
https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/nets-copper-piping-fiber-optics
