Re-Assembly: Emboldening the Temporal exhibits work from past students of Dawson’s Visual Arts program over the last 20 years, brought together by their teacher Giuseppe (Joe) Di Leo (Retired Faculty, Fine Arts). The exhibition, on view at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery at Dawson until Nov. 27, focuses on sharing ideas through different and…
This year the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery invited indigenous students Julia Clement (curator), and three artist/creators—Shayla Chloe oroho:te Etienne, Angela Ottereyes, and Tapisa Tulugak—to present works in the Upper Atrium display case for Truth and Reconciliation Week.
They shared acrylic paintings (Etienne), a linocut work on paper with a poem (Tulugak), handsewn regalia—a jingle dress, and a ribbon skirt with a poem (Ottereyes). Together, their works honour residential school survivors and their families, and create hope and beauty for the generations to come.
The showcase is located just outside the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery in the Upper Atrium and the works will be on display until Sunday, Oct. 6.
─Submitted by Rhonda L Meier
O.M.: This exhibition explores queer art history through gossip. Why was it important for you to show queer art history through gossip, especially since you could argue that gossip has negatively impacted young queer folk. (For example: rumors about a person’s sexuality). C.P.: This is a good question, and it did come up for me…
The Warren G. Flowers Gallery is delighted to welcome Vancouver artist Cassia Powell, whose exhibition, in between you and me, opens today (Thursday, Aug. 29) with an Artist Talk in the gallery at 4 PM., followed by the opening reception at 5 PM.
This body of work explores what Gavin Butt refers to as a “social activity which produces and maintains the filiations of the artistic community,” namely – gossip. Using soft-sculptures and oil paintings, Powell explores intimacy, vulnerability, storytelling, and worldbuilding. Gossip is framed as a form of unconventional art history, an inescapable feature of urban artistic life, and a way of building queer and artistic communities.
-Submitted by Rhonda Meier
The Journeys Program proudly presents Living Perspectives, an exhibition curated by Amanda Lickers. It features a selection of works from 20 Indigenous students highlighting their research-creation findings through photography, painting, digital illustration, leather making and other art forms. It will be on display at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery at Dawson from May 10-18, 2024.
From photo-documenting the urban moose hide tanning process, to building narrative sovereignty through visual storytelling, and completing the hands-on practice of making fish skin leather, these emerging Indigenous creatives are cracking open the colonial pavement.
Featuring Works by: Phylicia Benjamin, Megan Bosum, Julia Clement, Natasha Doolan, Shayla Etienne, Destinee Hester, Shevaun Jacobs, Phoenix Lahache, Shaylene Louttit-Rupert, Wes Masty Roussel, Melissa Matoush, Stacey Matoush, Zye Mayo-McComber, Demma Montour-Diabo, Lauri Mulucto, Mark Neacappo, Shirleyann Rabbitskin, Faith Shecapio, Tapisa Tulugak, Kiva Williams, and Jade Whitebean.
Vernissage: Friday, May 10 at 4 PM.
Images by Jade Whitebean (above) and Shayla Etienne (below).
Cassie Paine is a sculpture/installation artist and printmaker whose work reflects on the authoritative role of tools and infrastructure within our society. Based in Windsor, Ontario and Montreal, her work unveils the economic precarity of post-industrial cities; investigating urban planning strategies, systems in place to control automotive and pedestrian traffic, and distinctions between public and…
Craig Commanda is a multidisciplinary artist from the Algonquin nation at Kitigan Zibi. His current exhibition, WÌDJIDEYAMAWOWIN / INTERCONNECTION, features prints, videos, and complex sculptural beadwork at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery until March 16. On a recent Friday afternoon, two visual arts students, Katya Kieran & Lisseth Llorente Ruiz, had the chance to ask Craig a few questions about his artistic practice and this exhibition.
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In early February, Anishinaabe multi-disciplinary artist Craig Commanda, whose work is being exhibited at Dawson's Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery until March 16, was interviewed by Sabrina Marandola on CBC Radio's Homerun.
The exhibit, entitled Wìdjideyamawowin, brings together Craig's work in film, video, beadwork, and other media. Also known as a poet and musician, this artist from Kitigan Zibi territory (near Maniwaki, Quebec) presents work which is a meditation on being, identity, and culture. The exhibit was curated by Rhonda Meier.
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Bahar Taheri is an Iranian-Canadian visual artist and a faculty member of the Fine Arts Department here at Dawson College. Her current exhibition, Oneness, features paintings, a video projection with a musical composition, and complex digital prints at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery until Dec. 2. On a recent Thursday evening, a visual arts student, Katya Kieran had the chance to ask Bahar a few questions.
Please visit the link to read the interview.
David Stewart is a visual artist born in Saskatoon, raised in Port Coquitlam, BC, and based in Montreal. His current exhibition, Cuts from PoCo, is on view at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery from Sept. 7 - Oct. 14. On a recent Tuesday evening, two second-year visual arts students, Katerina Kieran and Lisseth Llorente Ruiz, had the opportunity to sit down with David Stewart to discuss the artist’s life, works and creative process.
Visit the link below to read the interview.
Last Modified: November 20, 2024
