Seymour Art Gallery
4360 Gallant Ave V7G 1L2 North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Winter Gift Gallery November 19 December 20, 2020 We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping. Buy from local artists and help support the arts in your community. From scarves to paintings, jewelry to pottery, we have your holiday gifts here along with the perfect card to place on top!... Gallery staff will limit the capacity of visitors in the gallery and gallery shop to maintain safe capacity and physical distancing. We appreciate if visitors wear self-provided, non-medical grade masks. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we adapt our operations in order to safely present this annual favourite! Artists: Lea Abubo, Kristian Adam, Adele Arseneau, ArtPen Studio, Liz De Beer, Megan Bennett, Billy Would Designs, Kirsten Chursinoff, Karole Doucette, Karlene Fortin, Matthew Freed, Connie Goldhawke, Jodi Heinhorst, Beryl Hickinbottom, Karen Hirschmiller, Shima Itsbashi, Heather Johnston, Himali Kuwabara, Sonya Labrie, Chi Cheng Lee, Ron Love, Barb Matthews, Hilary Morris, Ross Munro, Emilie Nunez, Carolyn DiPasquale, Kait Pelletier, Tamara Phillips, Pinched Pottery, Sue Rankin, Refashioned Rompers, Sarah Ronald, Minori Takagi, Tannis Turner, Liane McLaren Varnam, Christine Waldie, and Kate Whitehead Hours: Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays 11 a.m. 4 p.m. Fridays 1 8 p.m.

Mona Hedayati is an Iranian-Canadian artist and researcher interested in exposing the mechanism of operation within oppressive systems and their global socio-cultural symptoms through building media-based, linguistic-centered arrangements that demand attention and beg investigation. A graduate of University of Victoria’s MFA in digital media, Hedayati has exhibited and presented on her work internationally as well as across Canada and her practice has been supported by SSHRC ...and BC Arts Council, among others. Juried by artists Tsm, Sandeep Johal, and curator Krystal Paraboo, this exhibition presents work in a range of mediums including photography, installation, mixed media, ceramics, painting, fiber, glass, and video by nine local Black, Indigenous, and artists of colour. 'Moving Throughlines' highlights shared themes and ideas fluctuating within the artists’ work; themes including identity politics, family, globalization, language, hidden violence, tradition, representation, cultural assimilation, and the disruption of oppressive systems. These ideas are explored by the artists in different ways and, where they intersect, offer further opportunities for connection and conversation.

Josephine Lee’s work is informed by her continual movement between Canada, the United States, and South Korea. Her sculptures, installations, and performances investigate the psychic impact of cultural assimilation and naturalization through migration. Lee is the recipient of a BC Arts Council Scholarship Award, the University of British Columbia Medal for Fine Arts, and the President’s Scholarship for Parsons School of Design in Manhattan, New York. She holds both undergradu...ate and graduate degrees in science and fine arts. Juried by artists Tsm, Sandeep Johal, and curator Krystal Paraboo, this exhibition presents work in a range of mediums including photography, installation, mixed media, ceramics, painting, fiber, glass, and video by nine local Black, Indigenous, and artists of colour. 'Moving Throughlines' highlights shared themes and ideas fluctuating within the artists’ work; themes including identity politics, family, globalization, language, hidden violence, tradition, representation, cultural assimilation, and the disruption of oppressive systems. These ideas are explored by the artists in different ways and, where they intersect, offer further opportunities for connection and conversation.

John Sebastian utilizes the history and tradition of portrait painting to celebrate and commemorate subjects who have not typically been depicted or recorded in this way. Using old family photos and slides, he chooses subjects who he feels exude a certain presence and are unapologetic in their energy, style and identity. Sebastian completed his Masters of Arts at the Utrecht School of Arts & Design in the Netherlands in 2009, and graduated from the Masters of Digital Media at... Ryerson University in 2014. Juried by artists Tsm, Sandeep Johal, and curator Krystal Paraboo, this exhibition presents work in a range of mediums including photography, installation, mixed media, ceramics, painting, fiber, glass, and video by nine local Black, Indigenous, and artists of colour. 'Moving Throughlines' highlights shared themes and ideas fluctuating within the artists’ work; themes including identity politics, family, globalization, language, hidden violence, tradition, representation, cultural assimilation, and the disruption of oppressive systems. These ideas are explored by the artists in different ways and, where they intersect, offer further opportunities for connection and conversation. Artists: Aman Aheer, Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa, Mona Hedayati, Josephine Lee, Melody Markle, Sora Park, John Sebastian, Michelle Sound, and Reyhaneh Yazdani

Melody Markle is an Algonquin Anishinaabe artist from Long Point, Winneway First Nation. For generations, her family has shared their artistic gifts through both traditional and contemporary forms, using Woodland style. Quilting is one of the ways she expresses a connection to the land around her. Markle’s work infuses traditional forms into patterns with deep spiritual and historical meaning in Anishinaabe culture. Her star quilts are sewn with prayers and stories that will ...hopefully continue to hold space for the next generation to thrive. Juried by artists Tsm, Sandeep Johal, and curator Krystal Paraboo, this exhibition presents work in a range of mediums including photography, installation, mixed media, ceramics, painting, fiber, glass, and video by nine local Black, Indigenous, and artists of colour. 'Moving Throughlines' highlights shared themes and ideas fluctuating within the artists’ work; themes including identity politics, family, globalization, language, hidden violence, tradition, representation, cultural assimilation, and the disruption of oppressive systems. These ideas are explored by the artists in different ways and, where they intersect, offer further opportunities for connection and conversation. Artists: Aman Aheer, Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa, Mona Hedayati, Josephine Lee, Melody Markle, Sora Park, John Sebastian, Michelle Sound, and Reyhaneh Yazdani