​More recently, Ward’s practice seeks to develop artistic engagements with non-human entities and ecological systems in a future-oriented practice focused on sustainability and holistic adaptation to rapidly changing natural and cultural contexts.

During the academic year 2009-2010 Ward was the Artist in Residence at Langara College, wherein she commenced The Pavilion project, a 22’ geodesic dome serving as a catalyst for artistic experimentation involving artists, writers, designers and Langara College students. The Pavilion has since been moved to rural Heffley Creek BC, where it is currently serves as a long-term, interdisciplinary life-as-art project, being performed in collaboration with artist Kevin Schmidt. Visit: http://hollywardpavilion.blogspot.com/

Ward has produced solo exhibitions at Artspeak, the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, the Kelowna Art Gallery, Or Gallery, YYZ Gallery, Republic Gallery, Volta 6 Basel, and others.  She has participated in group exhibitions in Canada, Chile, England, Mexico, the US, Norway and South Korea.  Publications include Lost & Found (Varley Art Gallery, 2024), Infrastructures of Power and Resistance (Kelowna Art Gallery, 2023), Planned Peasanthood (Kamloops Art Gallery, 2021), Volumes (Blackwoods Gallery, 2015), Every Force Evolves a Form (Artspeak, 2012), “For Now, on Holly Ward’s Persistence of Vision,” a critical essay in Jeff Derksen’s After Euphoria (JRP Ringier Press, 2013), and others. Her work has been collected by the Vancouver Art Gallery, Fogo Island Arts, and Scotiabank.  Public Commissions include Lost & Found (with Kevin Schmidt, City of Markham Public Art Program, 2024), Cosmic Chandelier (UniverCity at SFU, Burnaby, 2016) Monument to the Vanquished peasant (Western front, Vancouver) (2016), and The Wall (CBC and the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, 2011). Previous projects can be seen at https://hollyward.org/main.htm

Holly is an Associate Professor in York University’s Visual Arts program.