Kyla Gilbert Heaney
Sessional Professor
- She/Her
- kgilbertheaney@ecuad.ca
Bio
Kyla Gilbert is a visual artist based in Vancouver on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She has a BFA in performance from Concordia University and spent two years touring as a puppeteer with DJ Kid Koala. Her current practice revolves around intuitive encounter with materials. As a former puppeteer and performer, she approaches her process as an improvisation that results in the creation of objects full of discrepancy, juxtaposition, awkwardness and joy.