Megan Dickie - Encounters of the Art Kind: A Series of Artist Talks at the CRAG
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Campbell River Art Gallery 1235 Shopper's Row, Campbell River, British Columbia V9W 2C7
Megan Dickie, "The Gleamer," 2012
tiled aluminium blanket, 457.2 cm x 457.2 cm
The CRAG invites you to join us for the first in a series of artist talks this Thursday, 23 August, 2018 at 5:30 pm in the Main Gallery. Artist and UVic professor Megan Dickie with the CRAG's own Vicky Chainey Gagnon will lead you through the summer 2018 exhibition Horizon Felt, an exercise that will encourage dialogue as it deepens your engagement with contemporary art and visual culture. Admission by donation.
About the Artist: Megan Dickie’s practice uses extreme physicality, choreographed set-ups, and fantastic failures to poke at dominant systems. Recent solo exhibitions include L’OEil de Poisson (Québec City), Open Space (Victoria), Oxygen Art Centre (Nelson), Latitude 53 (Edmonton) and Stride (Calgary). She is also the recipient of projects grants from both the Canada Council for the Arts, the BC Arts Council and the University of Victoria.
Megan Dickie received her MFA from the University of Saskatchewan and a BFA from the University of Calgary. Her works are part of the collections of the University of Saskatchewan, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Nickel Arts Museum. Megan Dickie resides in Victoria, BC and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria.