Bill Rennie

Bio:

Bill Rennie was a Canadian ceramic sculptor born in Surrey, British Columbia, known for his ambitious architectural ceramics and sharp engagement with contemporary social issues. Influenced by Funk and Dada, his work also reflected concerns around AIDS and gay-rights activism, gentrification, artist housing, and the politics of arts funding. A founding member of C.O.R.E., Vancouver’s artist live/work cooperative, Rennie helped shape alternative models for creative community. His sculptures combined press-moulding, sprigging, hand-forming, carving, and intricate assembly, and he embraced the kiln’s unpredictability, often welcoming the collapse and distortion that occurred through multiple firings.