At a Time: Tender And Tense

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Agata Garbowska, Brianna Tosswill, Riaz Mehmood, and Luke Johnson, "At a Time," 2021

a collage of various works by the exhibition artists

At a Time: Tender And Tense brings together new works by 5 local (Edmonton) artists: Agata Garbowska, Luke Johnson, Brianna Tosswill, Riaz Mehmood & Sergio Serrano. Each artist has participated in a SNAP residency program over the past 2 years, and while their practices and projects range widely, they share in the struggle and triumph of creating works during periods of social and physical isolation, constantly shifting constraints on access and studio activity, and a time of prolonged distance from community and from each other. While the challenges of the past two years aren’t overtly addressed in these works – themes of time passing and nods to historical and contemporary change captured through print and technological media landscapes are evident throughout.

In thinking through the distance of this time, throughout the four week duration of the exhibition the artists will respond to each other’s work through writing.