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“Living in Puerto Rico allowed me the space and time to develop my studio practice.  Through painting, drawing and printmaking, I explored landscapes, primarily though the lens of science, ecological theory, and phenomenology.  After 5 years abroad, I returned to Lethbridge, where I work as an artist and am a mother to two young children. 

Crystal Mowry will speak about her experiences as a curator whose roots are in studio practice. Mowry will show examples of previous curatorial projects that reflect her ongoing interest in narrative and authenticity.

Michael Campbell is interested in obsolete technologies, remote landscapes, purposeless inventions, suburban boredom, bad sci-fi films, utopic schemes, adolescent fantasy sketchbooks and handmade tools.

Jill Stanton is an Edmonton-based artist who uses the language of comics and graphic narrative to examine themes of dreams, nature, technology and the future. Her work spans various scales—from smaller drawings in graphic novels and comic books, to exploring pattern and environment in large-scale murals and transitory public pieces. Jill's work has been featured in Manning Hall at the Art Gallery of Alberta, the 2015 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, the 2015 Sled Island Music Festival in Calgary, and various private mural commissions.

Tanya Doody will discuss her research and extended practice centering on ceramics. 

Tanya Doody is a Canadian artist working in a variety of media including performance, video, and sculpture. Her work revolves around craftivist strategies, performative acts, and poetic gestures.

Her work can often take the form of one-on-one encounters with the viewer-turned-participant, centering on actions mediated by handmade ceramic objects. 

This lecture covers the collaborative process of experimental narrative cinematic work through experimentation and creation; how it began and where it is going.

Corinne Thiessen is a multidisciplinary artist born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  She holds an MFA from the University of Lethbridge.

Robert Bechtel was raised in Lethbridge attending the University of Lethbridge from 1993 to 1998. He has maintained a studio practice as well as being involved in the local arts community participating with such groups as the Potemkin art collective and Trap/Door. He has had an interest in participating in the organization of group shows where the practice of art is open to the widest possible audience. Robert has had an interest in painting as well as installation and video, moving from one to the other depending on the requirements of the project. 

Indigenous Art Today--Contemporarily Traditional or Traditionally Contemporary

Don (AhnAhnsisi) McIntyre

Don McIntyre is an Ojibway of the Wolf Clan from Timiskaming First Nation. He has been adopted in the Potlatch by the Beaver Clan of the Nisga’a.

A Very Brief Introduction to Art History for Understanding Contemporary Art

This talk will give some a very brief introduction to historical art as some background context for understanding contemporary art.