THE AUDACITY OF TAKING UP SPACE:
Guest Curated by Laurie M. Landry
At the Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton, BC
Figurative art can be a form of claiming your space, whatever your space may be. Creating a presence – or even an absence of presence. The viewer is forced to acknowledge the presence of the figure, the person.
Contemporary figurative art has broken away from the powerful, the rich, the white man, or the beautiful, flawless maiden as a subject, but incorporating the contemporary world we live in, full of diversity. Black, Indigenous, Asian, queer, body positive and/or disabled figures are spotlighted.
Leading the dialogue with the public on contemporary figurative art is guest curator Laurie M. Landry (Deaf), and featuring the works by Deaf+ artist A.J. Brown, Sára Mol?an (hearing), Annette Nieukerk (hearing) and Nicole Sleeth (hearing).
Exhibition Opening which will be held on September 23rd at 7pm.
Artist Talks will be September 24 at 12 noon.
ASL interpreters will be in attendance on both dates.
Exhibition will run from September 23 – November 5, 2022
