Models of Models of Living by AO Roberts
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Martha Street Studio is pleased to present 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, a solo exhibition by AO Roberts.
📌 Reception: Friday, July 3, 2026 from 5PM - 8PM
📌 Exhibition run: July 3 - August 15, 2026
Open and free to the public.
Wheelchair accessible.
Models of Models of Living brings together print and sound to explore disability interdependence, animacy and accessibility, drawing on early childhood educational models that sort the world into hierarchies of life and matter. A series of gum bichromate prints depicting temporary arrangements of knotted objects is paired with an interactive sound installation featuring a graphic score interpreted by Roberts' collaborator, disabled electroacoustic composer-performer Alexa Dexa. Together, the works move between categories of living and non-living, tracing the tensions of fragile structures that hold bodies, technologies, and relationships together over time.
The artist would like to thank the Manitoba Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts for their support of this project.
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AO Roberts (they/them) is an artist whose work moves between sculpture, sound, printmaking, and installation. Drawing on experiences of disability, adaptation, and collaboration, they create speculative works that explore how technologies and communication systems shape knowledge, perception, and the ways we live together. A MacDowell Fellow and Sobey Art Award longlist artist, Roberts' work has been presented internationally through exhibitions, performances, and residencies at venues including IMPACT, Pioneer Works Centre for Art and Innovation, Vancouver New Music, SOUND/IMAGE, and the Send + Receive Festival of Sound Art.
For more information on AO Robert’s practice, visit www.aoroberts.com or @ao_roberts
Image: Auditorium and Assembly, Gum Bichromate over Palladium, 11”x14”, 2026
📌 Reception: Friday, July 3, 2026 from 5PM - 8PM
📌 Exhibition run: July 3 - August 15, 2026
Open and free to the public.
Wheelchair accessible.
Models of Models of Living brings together print and sound to explore disability interdependence, animacy and accessibility, drawing on early childhood educational models that sort the world into hierarchies of life and matter. A series of gum bichromate prints depicting temporary arrangements of knotted objects is paired with an interactive sound installation featuring a graphic score interpreted by Roberts' collaborator, disabled electroacoustic composer-performer Alexa Dexa. Together, the works move between categories of living and non-living, tracing the tensions of fragile structures that hold bodies, technologies, and relationships together over time.
The artist would like to thank the Manitoba Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts for their support of this project.
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AO Roberts (they/them) is an artist whose work moves between sculpture, sound, printmaking, and installation. Drawing on experiences of disability, adaptation, and collaboration, they create speculative works that explore how technologies and communication systems shape knowledge, perception, and the ways we live together. A MacDowell Fellow and Sobey Art Award longlist artist, Roberts' work has been presented internationally through exhibitions, performances, and residencies at venues including IMPACT, Pioneer Works Centre for Art and Innovation, Vancouver New Music, SOUND/IMAGE, and the Send + Receive Festival of Sound Art.
For more information on AO Robert’s practice, visit www.aoroberts.com or @ao_roberts
Image: Auditorium and Assembly, Gum Bichromate over Palladium, 11”x14”, 2026
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11 Martha Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba R3B 1A2
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