Annie Dunning is an artist based in Guelph ON who maintains a transdisciplinary practice, currently focused on sound-sculpture. Conceptually, her work investigates areas of cultural overlap between human and non-human species, with an intent to pursue hybrid ways of knowing. Confusing the expected relationships between species offers new possibilities in sensory understanding of our world and can shift how we imagine possible futures.

With support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, Dunning has produced and shown work across Canada and abroad. Career highlights include the solo exhibition “Echo/Locations” (2016) Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, curated by Crystal Mowry, participation in “City Sonic” (2017) international sound art festival, Charloi Belgium, and group exhibition “Animal Intent” (2017) Apexart, New York City, curated by Emily Falvey. She was selected as a participant in the Ayatana Biophony Research Residency (2019) Chelsea, PQ, and exhibited Cochlea II in “An Exercise in Listening” (2021) at Two Rivers Gallery in Prince George, BC. She holds a BFA from Mount Allison University, NB and an MFA from the University of Guelph, ON. Currently she is researching sound-sculpture as a PhD candidate in the Visual Arts program at York University, with funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.