Christeen Francis: Borough Burrow
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Alberta Printmakers Gallery and Studio 4025 4 Street SE, PO Box 6821 Station D, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2E7
Christeen Francis, "The Rest and the Void (detail)," 2019
Opening Reception: October 25 from 7-9pm (Artist in attendance)
Christeen Francis is a printmaker, musician and activist based in Montreal. Her work critically engages with aspects of urban development and displacement; considering how wildlife is dislodged by expanding metropolitan areas, as well as how gentrification acts as an extension of colonialism. Focusing on the changing concept of what it means to live in cities, as well as what cities should be, and for whom they should be designed, her current work consists of printed installations, ranging in size from ten-meter long murals to small pieces, which are collaged on-site to form immersive environments.