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Sascha Braunig
Sascha Braunig (born 1983) is a Canadian painter. She is best known for her hyperrealist and surrealist paintings of lay figures. Life and education Braunig was born in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia and lives and works in Portland, Maine. In 2005, Braunig received a BFA in painting and photography from The Cooper Union. She went on to graduate with her MFA in painting from Yale School of Art in 2008. Work While at Yale School of Art, Braunig began experimenting with video. She frequently uses lighting effects and simple materials such as clay or styrofoam to create three-dimensional models or masks, on which she bases the figures in her paintings. Braunig has received two Macdowell fellowships, in 2013 and 2023, where she worked in Peterborough, New Hampshire. In 2015 she took part in the New Museum triennial exhibition titled ''Surround Audience''. She has had solo exhibitions at MoMA PS1, New York and at Norway's Kunsthall Stavanger. Her work is included in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qualicum Beach
:''"Qualicum" re-directs here. For the neighbourhood in Ottawa, see Qualicum, Ottawa'' Qualicum Beach () is a town located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. In the 2021 census, it had a population of 9,303. It is situated at the foot of Mount Arrowsmith, along the Strait of Georgia on Vancouver Island's northeastern coast. Qualicum Beach's natural environment and proximity to Victoria and Vancouver have made it a tourist destination, with cottages along the coast. It is mostly of retirement age, with the oldest average population in Canada with a median age of 65.9 in 2016. Qualicum Beach is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway, the Island Rail Corridor, a local airport, and a nearby ferry to Lasqueti Island. History The name "Qualicum" comes from a Pentlatch term that means "Where the dog salmon (chum salmon) run." In May 1856, Hudson's Bay Company explorer Adam Grant Horne, with a group of aboriginal guides, found a route across Vancouver Island from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |