The End of a Line: Artist Tour with Jenny Yujia Shi
Date: Feb 10
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Where: Level 3 Art Gallery
Artist Tour
Join artist, Jenny Yujia Shi for a tour of her current exhibition, “The End of a Line.” Shi’s artwork explores the personal experience of migration, obtaining Canadian citizenship, and coming to terms with her position within her new home country’s complex and contested history.
This is a free tour, but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling 709-757-8090. Space is limited.
About the Artist:
Jenny Yujia Shi is a visual artist and community arts worker residing in Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia). Shi grew up in a Hutong in Beijing, China where her entire neighbourhood was uprooted as a result of urban development. Shi spent a decade on various temporary visas in K'jipuktuk (Halifax) as an art student and community arts coordinator before receiving Canadian Permanent Resident status in 2019. Shi explores themes of displacement and belonging in everyday moments through mixed media work, site-specific installation and animation. Shi has a deep interest in socially engaged art, community-based research, and arts governance.
To learn more about the exhibition and Jenny Yujia Shi:
https://www.therooms.ca/exhibits/coming-soon/jenny-yujia-shi-the-end-of-a-line
Image: Jenny Yujia Shi. “Portraits of Those in Limbo (Paper Forms)” 2022, Acrylic and ink on xuan paper, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of The Blue Building Gallery. Photo: Ryan Josey.
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This is a free event but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709)757-8090.