Tag: self-portrait
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Artist Talk: Self Impersonations & Other Attractions
I will be taking part in a panel discussion on artist self-representation and the embodiment of others in an age of social media with artists Eryne Donahue and David Horvitz at the Surrey Art Gallery. The talk is held in conjunction with the group exhibition, Scenes of Selves, Occasions for Ruses, which runs until December 16th. Self…
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Press: The Georgia Straight (review)
My paintings are mentioned in a review of the group exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery, Scenes of Selves, Occasions for Ruses. The review, by Robin Laurence, is in the September 27, 2012 edition of The Georgia Straight. Laurence writes, “Hung uses both personal snapshots and art-historical portraiture as source material for small, highly realistic oil…
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Exhibition: Scenes of Selves, Occasions for Ruses
I will be exhibiting a selection of my self-portrait paintings at the Surrey Art Gallery, as part of a group exhibition. Curated by Jordan Strom, this exhibition will examine self-representation in relations to the idea of the archive at the beginning of the twenty-first century. I will be showing alongside artists Jim Andrews, Eryne Donahue,…
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Exhibition: Scenes of Selves, Occasions for Ruses
I will be exhibiting in the group exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery this fall. The works in the exhibition examine the relationship between self representation and the archive against a backdrop of early 21st century mainstream self portraiture through systems of social media and new photographic technologies. I will be showing alongside artists including Suzy Lake…
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In Blue
In September and October of 2011, I took part in an artist residency at the Ox-Bow School of Arts, in Saugatuck, Michigan. These photos were taken in the Old Inn on the school grounds, where students would stay during the summer months. I was instantly attracted to the blue colours in the rooms, from the…
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2009 Kingston Prize Shortlist
I am very excited to announce that I have been selected as a finalist for The Kingston Prize, Canada’s National Portrait Competition. I am one of thirty finalists, chosen from 471 entries across Canada. My double self-portrait “The Return Home” will be exhibited across Canada, starting in Kingston, Ontario, where the winner of The Kingston…