Rosalie Favell
Cultural Mediations
March 14 - April 26, 2008

Opening Reception:  Friday March 14th @ 8pm

Métis artist Rosalie Favell is a well-known photographer whose work has appeared in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in venues stretching from Glasgow, Scotland to Santiago, Chile.  A graduate of Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in Toronto, Ms. Favell holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and has received numerous awards for her work from institutions across Canada.

"My quest to find my place in the world has taken me many places physically, intellectually and spiritually. My work comes from a culmination of searching for a way to comment on the worlds that I live in, investigating issues of personal and cultural identities. As a Métis woman I am well versed in the difficulties of defining cultural identity. It is from this unique perspective that I map the territory that Aboriginal artists must navigate in imaging themselves. I am interested in exploring that space that has developed for aboriginal image-makers who dare confront stereotypes and forge new identities playing with the lure of globalization yet maintaining their footing in their evolving traditions."

 

Cultural Mediations Gallery

 

 

 

For more information please contact Allison Yearwood, Program Coordinator at 942-2674 or email program@urbanshaman.org