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SUMMARY:Pictograph Roots
DESCRIPTION:David Wilson Sookinakin\n\n\n\nTopham Brown Memorial GalleryJanuary 10 – March 5\, 2025 \n\n\n\nOpening Reception: Thursday\, January 9\, from 6-8 PM \n\n\n\nOver the years\, David Wilson Sookinakin has developed a signature style of paintings based on the traditional pictographs found on numerous locations throughout Syilx Nation Territory. He uses pictorial elements which often illustrate some of the stories and narratives passed down through oral tradition and storytelling. In addition to the traditional narratives\, Wilson creates narratives which he invents to highlight the context of post-contact experiences of First Nations peoples. Nevertheless\, Wilson’s artforms have been evolving over several decades of his prolific artistic career. \n\n\n\n“My art is ever evolving and is a true representation of my identity as an Interior Salish person.  It is natural evolution of pictographs from their ancient form to a contemporary interpretation using form lines unique to First Nations art.  I am a storyteller through art and words and my message to the Interior Salish people and the world is that we Interior Salish have at least one beautiful and vibrant First Nations art form totally unique and must be shared with the world.”                                                                                                                                                    \n\n\n\nDavid Wilson Sookinakin \n\n\n\nDavid Wilson Sookinakin: White Birch Creek – Fish Chief2024\, acrylic on canvas\, 66 x 66 in
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LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, British Columbia\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2025,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Once for a While
DESCRIPTION:Chrystal Phan\n\n\n\nCaroline Galbraith Gallery\, & Up-Front GalleryJanuary 10 – March 5\, 2025 \n\n\n\nOpening Reception: Thursday\, January 9\, from 6-8 PM \n\n\n\nChrystal Phan is a representational artist who integrates the Vietnamese-Canadian experience into narrative oil paintings to challenge the ways in which we imagine Canadian identity\, drawing particular attention to how the reification of racial stereotypes in art and media can actually reinforce social divisions that prevent racialized people from ever feeling “Canadian”. Using personal narratives Phan’s work collapses the boundary between public and private so that viewers can connect their own lives and experiences to the paintings at an intimate level. \n\n\n\nOnce for A While is a series of oil paintings that explore a Vietnamese family’s awkward attempts at integrating into Canadian life. Using examples from Phan’s own childhood and those of her friends\, Phan’s intention is to capture humorous moments where cultural values have clashed. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nChrystal Phan: Turkey Dinner\, 2021\, oil on canvas\, 48 x 60 in
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/chrystal-phan-once-for-a-while
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2025,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Home on Syilx Territory
DESCRIPTION:Vernon & District Immigrant & Community Services Society Project\n\n\n\nCommunity GalleryJanuary 10 – March 5\, 2025 \n\n\n\nOpening Reception: Thursday\, January 9\, from 6-8 PM \n\n\n\nThe focus of the project was to introduce recent newcomers to visitor protocols of engagement with local Syilx First Nation people’s culture and the land itself. The four-day series of workshops were focused on Land Acknowledgement\, Allyship\, traditional Tule mat making and the cultural importance of marshlands. In the final session the participants created a series of collages which will be on display at the gallery. The intent of the final workshop was aimed towards appreciation of culture and building relationship through art. The workshops were led by Syilx Nation members Mariel Belanger and her daughter Sienna. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMariel Belanger: Mother Earth\, 2024\, collage on canvas\, 20 x 20 inches
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/vernon-district-immigrant-community-services-society-project-home-on-syilx-territory
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
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