Nano Clow and Factor Eight: #nothinglastsforever
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Filmmaker Nano Clow and musician Factor Eight created a long-form streaming film that degrades over time. Even online, #nothinglastsforever.
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Kayan Hamadeh: The Earth & Water Collection
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Kayan Hamadeh created this collection of oil paintings as a love letter to happy places and past travels. Hamadeh’s paintings spark a feeling of sweet escape, and serve as a vision board for life post-pandemic.
Read MoreMEET JULY ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Erick M. Ramos
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Growing up as an Afro-Latinx queer in Puerto Rico, Ramos dreamed of imaginary worlds as a way to escape the confines of his physical reality. Now, a full-time illustrator based in Vancouver, Ramos is getting to live within those dreams—empowering himself and others through his artwork.
Read MoreMEET MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Andre Barnwell
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When Andre Barnwell started his erotic art brand Sex and Sandwiches in 2014, he intentionally chose not to have sex. Moving from Toronto to Vancouver for his career in animation, design, and directing at Titmouse, he decided that it would be the perfect time to try out celibacy for 3 months. This sexless stint fueled Barnwell’s creativity and allowed time for self-reflection. Every night when the sun went down, he worked away at multiple new pieces resulting in a whopping 96-piece collection for Sex and Sandwiches.
Read MoreMeet April Artist of the Month: Jess Stanley
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When it comes to Jess Stanley’s art, being authentic to herself has been the key ingredient in finding her niche. Although she’s been creating since childhood, completed art school at the College of New Caledonia, and receives mentorship from her high school art teacher, Stanley’s journey to becoming the illustrator, painter, and animator she is today was not a straight shot.
Read MoreReconciliation & Transformation in Luke Parnell’s debut exhibition Indigenous History in Colour
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Haida and Nisga’a carver and artist Luke Parnell explores oral histories, reconciliation, and conceptual art in his latest exhibition at the Bill Reid Gallery. In what marks his first exhibition at the Bill Reid Gallery, Parnell features 7 unique conceptual art pieces, including a still image from his film Remediation, an ethnographic response to Bill Reid’s 1959 documentary about an expedition to salvage historic totem poles from a deserted village on Haida Gwaii.
Read MoreMeet December's Featured Artist: Michael Love
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Michael Love is a photo-based artist living in Vancouver. His career spans decades and continents, where he has documented and explored the repurposing of spaces in relation to history. He is particularly interested in military history and the impacts of the Cold War.
Read MoreChronically Creative: How two creatives transform pain into beauty
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“What we’ve both realized is, there is so much beauty in the world, even if it hurts to get out of bed.” A personal account of how Karen Chan and Tonye Aganaba’s art is entwined with the journey of chronic illness.
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