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Shary Boyle, Family, 2010. Porcelain, china paint, luster, 26 x 36 x 20 cm.

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Shary Boyle, Burden I, 2009. Porcelain, china paint, luster, 30 x 36 x 36 cm.

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Shary Boyle, Vanity, 2009. Gouache, ink and acrylic on paper, 110 x 100 cm.

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Shary Boyle, The Clearances and Skirmish at Bloody Point, 2007. Acrylic and gouache on paper, gold foil on card, collage, acetate, thread, and 3 projectors. Installation dimensions variable.

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Shary Boyle, Canadian Artist, 2012 (detail). Plaster, goldleaf, ribbon, porcelain, hair. Commissioned for the BMO Project Room.Toni Hafkenscheid

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Shary Boyle and Christine Fellows, Everything Under the Moon, 2012, performance still. Presented at the Harbourfront Centre World Stage 2012, Toronto.Christopher Wahl

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Shary Boyle, Self-Immolation, 2011. Ink and gouache on paper, 72.4 x 51.4 cm.

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Shary Boyle, White Light, 2010. Foam, textile, string, porcelain, hair, black light, 305 x 305 x 183 cm. Courtesy the artist and Jessica Bradley Inc.Ian Lefebvre

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Shary Boyle and Christine Fellows, The Monkey and the Mermaid, 2010, performance still. Presented at the 23rd Images Festival, Toronto, 2010.Henry Chan Jr.

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