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Laiwan
Laiwan (born 1961) is a Zimbabwean interdisciplinary artist, art critic, gallerist, writer, curator and educator. Her wide-ranging practice is based in poetics and philosophy. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Biography Laiwan was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1961. Her family emigrated to Canada in 1977 to leave the war in Rhodesia. She graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design) in 1983. In 1999, she received an MFA from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is an interdisciplinary artist interested in poetics and philosophy. Laiwan has won several prizes, such as the 2021 Emily Award from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Emily Carr University. She founded the Or Gallery in 1983, where her intent was to dispel myths about the impossibility of founding and operating a gallery, particularly for women. She was chair of the grunt gallery board of directors from 2010 to 2014. Laiwan teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Riley
Anne Riley is an interdisciplinary artist of Slavey Dene (Fort Nelson First Nation) and German ancestry. Born in Dallas, Texas, Riley currently lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. Several of Riley's works derive from her identity as Indigiqueer, a term coined by Cree artist TJ Cuthand, and commonly used by Indigenous artists including Oji-Cree storyteller, Joshua Whitehead. The term is interconnected with Two-spirit, an identity and role that continues to be vital within and across many Indigenous nations. Through artistic projects, Riley engages Indigenous methodologies that prioritize learning through embodiment, nurturing communities as well as the non-human world. Riley received her Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012. Riley is a recipient of the City of Vancouver Studio Award (2018–2021). Selected works and projects From 2021 to 2022, Riley collaborated with artists Nadia Lichtig, Josèfa Ntjam, Jol Thoms, as well as physicists, chem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |