b.1995, Honduras

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Sylvia Trotter Ewens' artistic practice focuses on collaged painterly compositions of fragmented spaces that construct subtle narratives and contemplative reflections on shifting landscapes. Her paintings blend architectural aesthetics, ecological discourse, and personal narrative, creating spaces that are both tangible and psychologically evocative. Walking, observing, photographing, and writing form the foundation of Trotter Ewen's creative process. Her paintings often incorporate gardens and man-made structures. By reimagining and redesigning these spaces, Trotter Ewens explores the psychological shifts that occur within them, ultimately questioning how we perceive, interact with, and reshape the world around us.

Sylvia Trotter Ewens (b.1995) is a Honduran-Canadian painter based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, Canada. She received her DEC in Fine Arts from Dawson College (2014), followed by a BFA in Fine Arts with a major in Painting and Drawing (2018) and an MFA in Painting at Concordia University (2024). Trotter Ewens has received numerous awards, including The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, the Claude F. Lefebvre Scholarship, the Shirley Reed Graduate Scholarship, and the Lillian Vineberg Graduate Award. Her work has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions at venues such as Duran Contemporain, Montreal (2025), PLATO, New York (2025), Maison de la Culture NDG Botrel Gallery, Montreal (2024), Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Montreal (2024), and Art Mûr, Montreal (2023), among others. 

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