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Sena Cleave is an artist working in sculpture and language. Using found and readily available materials, they draw on personal history and cultural knowledge to explore alternative methods of support and sustenance. Cleave lives in the unceded territories of the xÊ·mÉ™θkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ Nations, and was raised between Snuneymuxw and Snaw’naw’as territories and Osaka, Japan. They hold a BFA from Simon Fraser University. Recent exhibitions include Massy Arts Society, Seymour Art Gallery, 560 Gallery, Mónica Reyes Gallery, and Audain Gallery. Their writing has appeared in Contemporary Art Gallery's Timelines, The Only Animal Theatre's Slow Calendar, and various self-published projects. From 2021 to 2023, they curated DIY exhibitions in galleries, a lobby, and their living room.
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​Image Description
​A close-up photo showing details of the sculpture With Now Holds Always. Light pink and shimmery white threads are woven loosely together. A pale green bamboo leaf is tied into a knot pulling at the threads at the centre of the photo, and to either side is a line of pine needles woven vertically into the threads.