Media Highlights
“What does it feel like inside the mind of someone with bipolar disorder? This play gives a glimpse” CBC Arts, by Lise Hosein, December 12, 2018.
"Brad Necyk knows what living with mental illness is like, and his VR art shares the patient's POV" CBC Arts, by Leah Collins. July 27, 2018.
“Cobble Hill filmmaker envisions the end of the world, and the beginning” Times Colonist, by Mike Devlin. April 8, 2021.
“Art in the Age of the Anthropocene” Embodiment 2 Essay, by Jonathan Garfinkel, April 8, 2021.
“Being Artful: An Interview with Multimedia Artist Brad Necyk” LUMA Quarterly, Shaun Crawford. February, 2020.
"See Me, Hear Me, Heal Me" Lancet Oncology, by Bob Holmes. March 3, 2017.
Media and Reviews
“Where Psychedelics, Puppets and Film Intersect” Medium, by Psychedelic Association of Canada, April 4, 2024.
“Exhibit explores the sounds, sights, of silence” St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, June 15, 2022.
“For this Canadian’s latest album, the Rocky Mountains became his recording studio – and key collaborator” Globe and Mail, by Marsha Lederman, June 9, 2022.
“Artists and Mental Illness” Galleries West, by Lissa Robinson, January 14, 2022.
“Embodiment 2” Mountain Lake PBS, April 20, 2021.
“Artist of the Month” St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, April 14, 2021.
“Art in the Age of the Anthropocene” Embodiment 2 Essay, by Jonathan Garfinkel, April 8, 2021.
“Cobble Hill filmmaker envisions the end of the world, and the beginning” Times Columnist, by Mike Devlin. April 8, 2021.
“Virtual exhibit Embodiment 2 by Montreal's Van Grimde Corps Secrets dance company” The Suburban, April 8, 2021.
“Art & Healing: Part 1” Galleries West, Paul Gessell. October 30, 2020.
“On Mental Health and Creativity” MadeofMillions. May 15, 2020.
“Necyk goes online, as well he should” St. Albert Gazette, Scott Hayes. May 11, 2020.
“Channeling Bipolar Disorder & Altered States Featuring Brad Necyk” The Veracity Podcast. February 21, 2020.
“Being Artful: An Interview with Multimedia Artist Brad Necyk” LUMA Quarterly, Shaun Crawford. February, 2020.
“Visual art project conveys emotional stories of head and neck cancer survivors” Folio, Geoff McMaster. January 31, 2020.
“Gold Medal Artist” St. Albert Gazette, Scott Hayes. November 28, 2019.
“10 inspirational stories of creativity, the arts and well-being” CBC Arts. September 27, 2019.
“Meet two PhDs who are breaking new ground in their fields” Momentum Magazine page 33. September 2019.
“Dyscorpia is one of Edmonton’s most intriguing exhibits” Daze Magazine, by Stephan Boissonneault. April 30, 2019.
“Artists’ Series: In Conversation with Brad Necyk” Digital Tattoo, by defne inceoglu. April 9, 2019.
“PhD Graduate Student Brad Necyk’s New Play Stormshelter Garners National Media Attention” Connections, by Gary Lamphier. January 30, 2019.
“What does it feel like inside the mind of someone with bipolar disorder? This play gives a glimpse” CBC Arts, by Lise Hosein, December 12, 2018.
“Art + Medicine, Illness in Communities, with Brad Necyk” Back to the Drawing Board, by Emilija Angelovska, October 29, 2018.
“Psychiatry PhD candidate Brad Necyk studies illness with visual art” Gateway, by Emily Weckend, September 27, 2018.
“Psychiatry student uses art to shed light on the darkest shades of illness” Folio, by Geoff McMaster, September 11, 2018.
"Telling Stories Otherwise" CBC Radio, by Mark Connolly, September 3, 2018.
"U of A student Brad Necyk’s PhD Project Took a Toll on Him, After Years of Talking with Unwell People" VUE Weekly, by Doug Johnson. August 29, 2018.
"Brad Necyk knows what living with mental illness is like, and his VR art shares the patient's POV" CBC Arts, by Leah Collins. July 27, 2018.
"Art and Mental Health" Canadian Art, July 19, 2018.
"For Psychiatry Graduate Student Brad Necyk..." Connections, by Gary Lamphier. June 25, 2018, page 4.
"Mental Illness – Seeing and Hearing from the Inside Out" Psychology Today, by Peter Toohey. May 22, 2018.
"Calgary exhibit captures snapshots of living with depression" The Star, by Mary Getaneh. May 10, 2018.
"See life with depression through someone else's eyes" UToday, by Lauren Phillips. April 26, 2018.
"Brad, meet grant" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes. February 28, 2018.
''Out of Time' exhibition examines complexities of time' The State Press, by Azzam Almouai. November 13, 2017.
'Necyk Makes Tracks' St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes. November 1, 2017.
"An artistic representation of cancer" Vue Weekly, by Stephan Boissonneault. July 13, 2017.
"Brad Necyk’s ‘Just a Hard Rain’ renders and removes film characters" Vue Weekly, by Stephan Boissonneault. May 18, 2017.
"Photo project views patient-centred care through new lens" Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bernie Poitras. March 6, 2017.
"See Me, Hear Me, Heal Me" Lancet Oncology, by Bob Holmes. March 3, 2017.
"Canadian Artists Take on Cancer' Canadian Art, by Anne Pratt. February 8, 2017.
'Raising Awareness for Head and Neck Cancer' Alberta Primetime. January 16, 2017.
"Cancer patients make FLUX riveting" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes. January 11, 2017.
'Head and neck cancer art exhibition unveils hidden experience' Edmonton Journal, by Madeleine Cummings. January 5, 2017.
'Art meet science: new Flux exhibit explores life with cancer' Metro News, by Sarah Hoyles. January 3, 2017.
"Exhibition Review: Brad Necyk, Pharmakon" Galleries West, Agnieszka Matejko. September 1, 2016,
"Three Year in One Show" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, July 30, 2016.
"Between art studios and hospital corridors" Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, by Laura Vega, May 27, 2016.
"U of A art exhibit inspired by organ transplant patients" CBC News, April 22, 2016.
"Transplant inspired art" CBC Radio Active, April 22, 2016.
"Contemplating Death"Work of Art, by Julie-Ann Mercer, April 18, 2016.
"Necyk hopes to spur dialogue about death" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, April 13, 2016.
"McMullen Gallery (UofA Hospital) presents exhibition from first Artist in Residence" Gallery West, April 8, 2016.
"Necyk's Retreat a unique treat" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, April 6, 2016.
“Lecture series examines climate change through pedagogical lens” Faculty of Education, by Mike Kendrick, September 23, 2015.
"Necyk's Latitude translations tough to understand" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, May 20, 2015.
"Within Dubious Translations" Latitude53 Blog, by Jacques Talbot, May 19, 2015.
"Brad Necyk’s Of Other Spaces" curoisarts.ca, by Salena Kitteringham, April 21, 2015.
"Edmonton exhibit brings together interplay of sound" Edmonton Examiner by Doug Johnson, April 15, 2015.
"Just a Hard Rain: Q and A with Brad Necyk" drawingroomedmonton.com, by Olivia Chow, March 17, 2015
"An exhibit without people, with Brad Necyk" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, March 10, 2015.
"FUTURE STATION: 2015 Alberta Biennial" Galleries West, by Diana Sherlock, March 3, 2015.
"Artist in Residence at Transplant Services" Curiousarts.ca, February 12, 2015.
"Selfie as distorted self-portrait" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, January 28,2015.
"U of A Art and Design" Shaw TV Edmonton. January 2015.
"U of A Art and Design Celebrates 50th with Teacher Show" St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes. December 11, 2014.
“Pharmakon: Brad Necyk’s Master of Fine Arts final presentation” Curiousarts.ca, October 17, 2013.
“The Many Identities of Brad Necyk” St. Albert Gazette, by Scott Hayes, May 29, 2013.
“Long live the new flesh” Edmonton Journal, by Fish Griwkowsky, May 16, 2013.
"Banff residency taps top scholars for acclaimed exhibit" UAlberta News, by Bryan Alary, August 15, 2012.