TAU LEWIS: when last you found me here
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College Art Galleries 14-107 Administration Place, Mackinnon Building, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A2
Tau Lewis, "What in the water? (time capsule #3)," 2018
plaster bandage, cloth, plaster, acrylic paint, stones, foam sealant, secret objects, 33” x 49” x 30.” Image courtesy of Cooper Cole Gallery.
TAU LEWIS when last you found me here
curator, Leah Taylorexhibition essay by Magdalyn Asimakis
ARTIST TALK / TOUR FRIDAY, MAY 24 AT 6:30PM
OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY, MAY 24 AT 7:30PM
Tau Lewis is a Jamaican-Canadian sculptor whose work combines natural and synthetic materials to create simulations of living organisms. Lewis’ self-taught practice is rooted in healing personal, collective and historical traumas through labour. She employs methods of construction such as hand sewing, carving and assemblage of found and repurposed materials to build portraits. Her material practice is influenced by her surrounding environment, and the conceptual framework of her sculptures investigates black identity and agency, memory and recovery, and African diaspora.
Special thank you to Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto.