Red Weather, 03
Mineral pigment + oil · 2026
Independent artist · Halifax / 2026
Where matter
keeps a trace.
Mara Venn makes paintings and quiet objects from oxide, ash, linen, and salvaged metal. Her studio practice follows the marks left by pressure, weather, and time.
Enter the studio ↓Wall study 06
oxide / ash / interval
Selected works · 2023–26
The collection
Counterform Vessel
Fired clay + oxide · 2025
Pressure Index
Graphite + gouache · 2024
Low Sun / High Wall
Oil + wax on linen · 2023
Showing 4 works
Tidal MarksSolo exhibition · Harbour Room, Halifax
Common GroundGroup exhibition · Fieldhouse, Winnipeg
After the WeatherResidency · Alder Works, St. John’s
First MatterEmerging artist award · Northline Arts
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Practice notes
Slow surfaces,
exact gestures.
I begin with materials that already carry a history: iron-rich earth, kiln-fired clay, linen with a visible weave. A work grows through covering and uncovering, with each abrasion kept as evidence.
Available works are shipped from Halifax. I welcome thoughtful conversations with curators, collectors, and architects about commissions or site-responsive installations.
Open studio correspondence
Let’s make room
for a conversation.
For artwork inquiries, exhibition proposals, press, or a commission brief, send a note with your timeline and context.
studio@maravenn.example ↗Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia · Replies within three studio days