Opening on Feb. 10, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s newest exhibit delves into the intricate narratives of three artists and their families who embarked on transformative journeys from Asia to Canada.
The exhibit, Crossing: Art, Heritage, and Personal Journeys is curated by Dr. Weng Wu and features the work of local artists Yumie Kono, Andy Lou and Chrystal Phan.
Unearthed through the art are representations of migration, heritage and identity, painting a picture of the diverse experiences that make up the Canadian multicultural socialscape.
Wu said the art provides a path to “transcend boundaries, traverse cultures and bridge generations.”
Born in Japan, artist Yumie Kono immigrated to Canada in the ’70s and her work features pencil drawings and oil paintings of landscapes and figures. Chinese-Canadian Andy Loo’s work features vividly coloured Chinese Brush Paintings of North American landscapes. Chrystal Phan works primarily in oil on canvas, bringing viewers into her experiences growing up in Canada in a family of Vietnamese refugees.
The artists will be at the free public open house running on Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The artist’s talk will run at 11 a.m.
Space is limited, RSVP is strongly suggested. The exhibition runs through May 26.
Find out more at aggv.ca.
Andy Lou, Color of the West Coast (2008), 27”X26”, mixed media on rice paper. (Courtesy AGGV)
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