Today's featured artist is Tierney Milne. We asked her Tierney about her practice as an artist working in public space.
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Q: How did you start doing art in public space?⁠
A: I started off getting my degree in Psychology and loving spending time thinking about how we interact with color and form to affect our well being. After graduating I realized I was more interested in applying psychology to create intentional artwork and designs. I switched gears and completed a 3 year diploma program in Applied Illustration+Design which really set me up for everything I’m up to currently. Post-Diploma I worked at Lululemon creating campaigns and pursuing my own mural projects on the side when I could. After creating a mural inside the Lululemon office I worked at, I decided to branch out and focus all of my attention on freelancing and public art as it brings me so much joy to create happiness and appeal to an audiences’ inner child on a much larger scale.⁠
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Q: What is one piece of advice you'd like to give to businesses who want to commission art in public A: space? ⁠
A: Typically estimate numbers are not ready made and it’s better to not expect an immediate ballpark number from an artist. I love to spend time, even if briefly, chatting with a client/business and making sure I fully understand both of our expectations, the context of the location in question, installation variables of interest etc. before I compile a custom price quote. ⁠
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Q: What is one resource that has helped you with your art career?⁠
A: The biggest thing that has helped my art career has been the people I surround myself with and mutually support! I work in a studio with other full time freelance artists in the heart of False Creek, Vancouver BC. We are all at different stages of our careers and technical development and we each have our own unique areas of expertise; these differences give us a unique ability to support and fill in each others’ blind spots when questions arise surrounding projects or clients, or we need support for installation. This social and work scaffolding has been invaluable especially during these times if increased isolation, and also leads to a lot more opportunities for each of us.⁠
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Thanks Tierney for sharing!

Check out more of Tierney’s artwork on her Instagram page @tierneymilne and at tierneymilne.com