Born in 1937, Dyck is interested in environmental issues, specifically the power of the small and inter-species communication. Her most recent research asks questions about the human ramifications should honeybees disappear from earth. Dyck received the Manitoba Arts Council Award of Distinction in 2006 and a Governor General’s Award in Visual Arst in 2007. Upcoming exhibitions include "Masked Ball" at the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum, Kitchener in October and "Screen 2010" an online exhibition curated by the Canada Council for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

From 2001-2003 Aganetha and her son Richard collaborated on the Hive Scan Series of photographs. They placed a flat bed scanner inside of the beehive and captured these alluring photographs of the frenzied activity inside. The non-bee objects that we see (salt and pepper shakers, lace, drawings) are Aganetha's artworks in-progress. The bees continue to move as the scan head moves - their images compressing and smearing.


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