Germaine Koh: HOME MADE HOME

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Germaine Koh, "Home Made Home: Lululiving," 2018

OPENING RECEPTION

Friday, September 14, 2018, 6–8 pm as part of the Evergreen Cultural Centre’s 2018/19 Season Launch event.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Today in the Lower Mainland, even living “small” seems out of reach. Artist Germaine Koh proposes a do-it-yourself approach to the challenges of our current housing climate in her exhibition Home Made Home. The artist asks: “What other forms of housing can you imagine?” Building prototypes, functional structures and small dwellings, Koh draws attention to alternative means for modern living. Koh is a Canadian visual artist based in Vancouver, although she spends a great deal of time on Salt Spring Island, where much of her building takes place. Her approach to her art exemplifies what it means to have an artistic practice that allows for the kind of continual learning that happens through making. Her resulting artworks demonstrate her ongoing investigation of the significance of everyday actions, familiar objects and common places.

Currently, Koh is serving as the first artist-in-residence at the City of Vancouver’s Engineering Department. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Koh was a recipient of the 2010 VIVA Award and a finalist for the 2004 Sobey Art Award. Formerly Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada, she is also an independent curator and partner in the independent record label weewerk.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Germaine Koh is a Canadian visual artist based in Vancouver, although she spends a great deal of time on Salt Spring Island, where much of her building takes place. Her approach to her art exemplifies what it means to have an artistic practice that allows for the kind of continual learning that happens through making. Her resulting artworks demonstrate her ongoing investigation of the significance of everyday actions, familiar objects and common places. Currently, Koh is serving as the first artist-in-residence at the City of Vancouver’s Engineering Department. Her national and international exhibition history includes the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle; De Appel, Amsterdam; Para Site, Hong Kong; Power Plant, Toronto; British Museum, London; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg; and Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Koh was a recipient of the 2010 VIVA Award and a finalist for the 2004 Sobey Art Award. Formerly Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada, she is also an independent curator and partner in the independent record label weewerk.