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Artist Talk: For The Birds
March 1 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us for an artist-led, behind-the-scenes exploration of our exhibit, For the Birds: Upcycled Bird Palaces.
Beginning with stacking brightly coloured building blocks as an infant, artist Graeme Chalmers traces his journey through art school, graduation as a painter, and his life as an art educator and academic. Chalmers will then explore his return to painting and the simple joy of making the upcycled bird palaces you see in the current exhibition.
FREE to attend. Preregistration required.
About Graeme Chalmers
Dr Graeme Chalmers has a distinguished career as an art educator. Born in Aotearoa/New Zealand he graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Auckland, attended Teachers’ College, and taught art in Papakura, South Auckland, before a Fulbright award made it possible to study art education in the USA.
Graeme came to Canada in 1972, first to Sir George Williams (now Concordia) University in Montreal. 33 years at the University of British Columbia followed, along with many national and international awards. A list of his many publications can be found on www.millieandgraeme.ca
Now Graeme enjoys time in his studio workshop making and painting the colourful architectural fantasies you see in this exhibition.