Library - BRIANNA TOSSWILL

I’m wrapping up my third major theme at the moment (Romance), and preparing to tackle a new one (Community).

In the lead up to my solo show opening in Edmonton, I had a bunch of people ask me about the artistic cultural tradition of art gallery openings, and what would be expected of them as an attendee.

This is a grant proposal that I submitted for the consideration of the Canada Council for the Arts in December 2025.

As a printmaker working within linocut reduction, I think about colour A LOT and very specifically.

These are original prints: physical, tangible artworks, made by hand with technology as old as human history and tools built in the 60’s.

I wrote this in celebration of one year of supporting myself through my art practice (in January 2022).

I want to talk about the starving artist love interest.

In February 2025, I submitted an application to the Edmonton Arts Council, and in May it was approved.

This monologue is transcribed from a video of me walking home from the studio at night on March 27, 2023.

In October 2023, I signed off an email to my list as “Brianna Tosswill, champion of the Bittersweet” which might have come across as cryptic to some.

When I have a crush I tend to clean my apartment.

I would love to tell you that my mailing list subscribers are the first people who hear about my art projects, but typically, they’re about 6 months to a year behind my best friends.

When I was in gradeschool (I'm Canadian, that's ages approx 6-14) it was normal for the teacher to write the date in full across the top right of their chalkboard.

Hello, fellow artist!

So you’re working in linocut, awesome!

Notes by Brianna Tosswill for Herself and Other Artists Some of the advice below is solid and more or less objective, but much of it is DEEPLY subjective and based on 3 years’ worth of semi-successful art fair participation.

The first time I carved a reduction linocut was a revelation.

There’s this triad.

I don’t want to be a teacher.

Linocut is how I define myself.