Innocence: West Coast Art and Artists Through a Visitor's Eyes

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Leonard Forest, "In Search of Innocence," 1963

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Curated by Art History & Visual Studies graduate student Nellie Lamb with supervision by Williams Legacy Chair Dr. Carolyn Butler Palmer, UVic

This exhibition presents Leonard Forest’s 1963 NFB film In Search of Innocence and examines the notion of innocence as it pertains to the West Coast in the 1960s and the artists Forest featured in his film. This exhibition includes work by Jack Shadbolt, Margaret Peterson, Roy Kiyooka, Fred Douglas, bill bissett, Joy Long, Sing Lim, Jack Hardman, and Donald Jarvis.

Curator's Tour February 3, 2018 | 3 - 4:30pm | *free | Legacy Downtown | 630 Yates St.

With guest curator Nellie Lamb. Guest curator Nellie Lamb will talk about her research and learning process, tell stories that have emerged through this research, and discuss the idea of innocence as it relates to the West Coast as space/place. There will be a conversational question period following the tour. Participants are invited to share their own stories of the arts on the West Coast in the 1960s. Light refreshments will be served.