disPOSSESSION by Miriam Rudolph

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Miriam Rudolph, "detail of Displacement," 2016

intaglio and chine collé, 23.6" x 35.4"

Opening Reception*: Friday, November 3rd, 5-8 p.m.*artist will be in attendanceArtist Talk: Saturday, November 4th, 3 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public

Printmaker Miriam Rudolph will exhibit a new body of work in disPOSSESSION that was created during her MFA thesis, inspired by extensive research in areas of agriculture, environmental issues, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights.

Bio Miriam Rudolph was born and raised in Paraguay, South America. In 2003 she moved to Winnipeg to study Fine Arts at the University of Manitoba where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours in 2007 and a Bachelor of Education in 2010. She recently completed the Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking at the University of Alberta, Edmonton (2017). She has shown her work nationally and internationally.

Artist Statement disPOSSESSION is a body of work that explores the accumulation of wealth of few and the displacement of many with a focus on the expansion of soy and beef production; ensuing environmental, social, and economic consequences; as well as connected indigenous land rights and peasant food sovereignty issues. In my artworks, I explore the disappearance of the dry forests of the Paraguayan Chaco due to deforestation, the idea of enclosure as a symbol of privatization and capitalist systems, the struggle to maintain diversity through seed saving traditions in the face of expanding monocultures, and the displacement of local populations due to land grabs. While my research and imagery pertain to a specific region in South America, the issues I address are global issues and also lend themselves to comparison with Canada's – and other countries' - colonial heritage and agricultural practices.