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FCCS Visiting Artist Series: Michelle Sound
January 19 at 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
This talk will be held in the University Theatre (ADM 026) and FINA Art Gallery in FCCS as part of the CCS 150 Creative and Critical Art Theory class.
Michelle Sound is a Cree and Métis artist, educator and mother. She is a member of Wapsewsipi/Swan River First Nation in Northern Alberta; her maternal side is Cree and her paternal side is Métis from central Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts and a Master of Applied Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Sound is a 2021 Salt Spring National Art Award Finalist and has had recent exhibitions at Daphne Art Centre in Montréal, Neutral Ground ARC in Regina and grunt gallery in Vancouver.
Join Ryan Trafananko from UBC Okanagan Gallery for a tour of Medicine Prints, Whale Dreams, and Dancing Coyotes in the FINA Gallery at 2:00 pm, followed by a talk with Michelle Sound at 3:00 pm about her work and art practice in the University Theatre.
This talk is presented in partnership with UBCO Gallery, moderated by Dr. Stacey Koosel. This talk will be presented on Zoom, people can join the room in person, or register to view virtually.
