Retinker Collective
Retinker is an artist collective, comprised of six members, all of whom identify as womxn and have assigned themselves a Sisyphus task of interrogating and mapping out contemporary infrastructures. They make work both individually and collectively and produce exhibitions, events, performances and publications.
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Gabriela Avila Yiptong
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b. 1991, Canada
Based in London, UK and OIawa, Canada
www.gabrielaavilayiptong.com | @wwwgabbicom | gabriela.avila.yiptong@gmail.com
Education
2021-2023 Masters of Fine Art – Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom
2011-2015 Bachelors of Fine Art, minor in CommunicaEons (Cum Laude) – University of OIawa,
Canada
Selected exhibitons
2024 Can’t Quite Pinpoint – VSSL – London, UK
2023 Filthy Fox AucEon Club Vol. 2 – Greatorex Street Gallery – London, UK
2023 Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show – Goldsmiths, University of London
2022 Hypha presents 56 Conduit Street – Hypha Studios & Frieze West End Night –
London, UK
2022 TERRITOIL – ArtHub – London, UK
2022 Futures_Aber – Hypha Studios (Peacocks Cacord) – London, UK
2021 On Hold – Goldsmiths MFA Studios – London, UK
2021 Dropping you off in Sunshine – Galérie Z Art Space – Montréal, Canada
2020 Hindsight: 2020 AddiEons to the City of OIawa Art CollecEon – City Hall Art Gallery
– OIawa, Canada
2019 I Came Back and Things were Different (with Common Ground CollecEve) –
City Hall Art Gallery – OIawa, Canada
2019 FoundaEons/Futures – Studio Sixty-Six – OIawa, Canada
2018 Le Salon – ArEcule (arEst-run centre) – Montréal, Canada
2018 Warp – Studio Sixty-Six – OIawa, Canada
2017 New Works (Solo) – Quelque Chose – OIawa, Canada
2017 ARTiculaEons – Studio Sixty-Six – OIawa, Canada
2016 In the Beginning (Solo) – Studio Sixty Six – OIawa, Canada
2015 Fresh Paint/New ConstrucEons – Galérie Art Mûr – Montréal, Canada
2015 XXV: BFA Degree Show – University of OIawa, Canada
Other
2023-2024 Co-founder – Furtherance – ArEst collecEve based in Greenwich, London (UK)
providing artist studios, collaborative projects and artistic community programming
to local arts scene.
2022 Set designer & production coordinator – Supported the production of Faissal El-
Malak’s 2023 video work The Lizard of my dreams. Produced in London, UK.
2022 Producer – Supported the production of It’s not Crocs, it’s timeless. It’s Lindy., a
short film by Kyrin Chen, Sasha Ercole, Moritz Tibes, Vi Trinh & Gabriela Avila
Yiptong produced in London, UK as part of Futures_After Collective
2022 Collaborator – Futures_Aber CollecEve – Ad-hoc artist collective of 50 Goldsmiths MFA students in response to faculty union strikes in London, UK.
2018- 2020 Co-founder – Common Ground Collective – Ad-hoc artist collective based in
OIawa, Canada focussed on creating a public exhibition exploring the relationship
between ecology and urban environments.
2023-2024
Fellow – MFA Fine Art Programme at Goldsmiths, University of London – Support
teaching staff in administering the visiEng tutor system and liaise with visiEng arEst,
curators, academics, criEcs and students.
Studio coordinator – Levis’ Lot-1 (London) – Coordinated and administered the day-
to-day operaEons of a bespoke made-to-measure shop specialising in denim
garments.
Student Ambassador – Goldsmiths, University of London – Supported
administraEve and outreach departments with student and public-facing
engagements, iniEaEves and events.
Grants & ContribuEons Analyst – Department of Canadian Heritage (GaEneau,
Canada) – Provided bespoke analysis of programs under the Department’s porcolio
to senior management including the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
ExecuEve Assistant – Department of Canadian Heritage (GaEneau, Canada) –
Supported the Director of the Centre of ExperEse on Grants & ContribuEons with
administraEve tasks and day-to-day operaEons.
Visitors Service Associate – NaEonal Gallery of Canada – Processed sale of entry
Eckets and provided informaEon as a first point of contact to visitors.
Teaching and Mentorships
2022 GCE Tutor through Ambassadors (Goldsmiths, University of London) at Depcord
Green School and Clapton Girls’ Academy – London, UK
2017 Porcolio PreparaEon Tutor – Canterbury High School – OIawa, Canada
Volunteer experience
2023-present Coordinator & grant writer – Furtherance – lead the distribuEon of day-to-day
operaEons of the studio, coordinate with external stakeholders, provide grant
wriEng services for funding applicaEons and support the wellbeing of arEsts in the
collecEve.
2023 Fundraising coordinator & treasurer – Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show Fund –
organised fundraising iniEaEves and managed the funds ensuring an equitable
distribuEon among 66 graduaEng arEsts.
2022 Treasurer – Futures_Aber CollecEve – managed the grant awarded by Arts Council
England through Hypha Studios towards exhibiEon costs of 40 arEsts.
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Gabriela Avila Yiptong www.gabrielaavilayiptong.com
2019 Grant writer – Common Ground CollecEve – prepared and submiIed funding
applicaEons for arEsEc projects.
Residencies
2022 Hypha Studios Residency at Peacocks Cacord with Futures_Aber CollecEve
(8 weeks) – London, UK
ArEst talks, presentaEons and arEcles
2023 ArEst talk with Saloon London – Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show – London, UK
2022 Facilitator – Film Screening and Q&A with Ben Burbridge (Professor of Visual
Cultures at University of Sussex) as part of public programming during
Futures_Aber exhibiEon – London, UK
2019 ArEst talk – I came back and things were different – City Hall Art Gallery – OIawa,
Canada
Awards and community recogniEon
2023 Acme Early Career ArEst Award – Shortlisted – London, UK
2022 ExhibiEon funding presented by Hypha Studios and awarded by Arts Council
England for Futures_Aber – London, UK
2019 ExhibiEon Assistance Grant for Common Ground CollecEve – Ontario Arts Council –
OIawa, Canada
2019 Visual ArEsts CreaEon Project for Common Ground CollecEve – Ontario Arts Council
– OIawa, Canada
2019 Project Funding for Common Ground CollecEve – City of OIawa Arts Funding
Program – OIawa, Canada
2018 ExhibiEon Assistance for Le Salon at ArEcule – Ontario Arts Council – Montréal,
Canada
2015 First Prize in PainEng – Edmund & Isobel Ryan Visual Arts Scholarship awarded
through University of OIawa – OIawa, Canada
Assessment and adjudicaEon
2024 ExhibiEon Juror – 2024 Annual ExhibiEon SelecEon Jury – Modern Fuel ArEst-Run
Centre, Kingston, Canada
2023 Peer Assessment Juror – 2024/2025 ExhibiEons SelecEon Jury – Public Art Program,
City of OIawa, Canada
2021 Peer Assessment Juror – Direct Purchase Program – Public Art Program, City of
OIawa, Canada
2021 Consultant – SEED Award and GROW Grant – Community Arts Program, City of
OIawa, Canada
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Gabriela Avila Yiptong www.gabrielaavilayiptong.com
2018-2021 Member – Equity and Inclusion CommiIee for the development of Diversity in the
Arts Fund – Arts Funding Program, City of OIawa, Canada
2020 Peer Assessment Juror – Young at Art Award – Community Arts Program, City of
OIawa, Canada
Media coverage
2020 Common Ground Collective: Growing the Arts in Ottawa – Glue Ottawa (online
publication) – Ottawa, Canada
2019 I Came Back and Things were Different – Exhibition Catalogue with interpretive text
by Rose Ekins – City of Ottawa Publication – Ottawa, Canada
2019 I Came Back and Things were Different – ExhibiEon feature on Apt613 by Livia
Belcea – OIawa, Canada
2018 Keeping Painting Contemporary: Inserting New Perspectives in an “Old” Medium –
Ariane Fairlie, Articule online – Montréal, Canada
2015 Fresh Paint/New Constructions – Exhibition Overview by Anaïs Castro, Galérie Art
Mûr – Montréal, Canada
Memberships and affiliaEons
2023-present
2022
2016-2021
2018-2020
Founding member – Furtherance (ArEst CollecEve)
Member – Futures_Aber CollecEve
Member – CARFAC (Canadian ArEst RepresentaEon)
Founding member – Common Ground CollecEve
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