Louise Brammer, Olivia de Fleuriot Perry, Michael Doerksen, Amy Dyck, Paula Funk, Kat Grabowski, Erica Grimm, Cara Guri, Davida Kidd , Lorena Krause, Russell Leng, Scott Moore, Luke Pardy, Amberlie Perkin, Devon Riley, Laura Rosengren, Ellen Scobie, Jennifer Shepit, Shel Stefan, Tracie Stewart, Cobi Timmermans, Qahraman Yousif
Curated by Candace Couse
The Reach is excited to present the 2023 Fraser Valley Biennial, produced in partnership with the Abbotsford Arts Council, Chilliwack Visual Artists Association Kent Harrison Arts Council, and Langley Arts Council. The Biennial is the premier regional group exhibition, bringing together exemplary works of contemporary art created in the Fraser Valley over the past two years. Since its start in 2011, the Biennial has showcased the work of more than 250 local and regional artists, many of whom have gone on to significant achievements in their respective practices.
This year’s exhibition, guest curated by artist and scholar Candace Couse, brings together 22 artists who have responded to the theme “the body.” The theme has been interpreted widely, and works in the exhibition include pieces that focus on issues of ability and disability, disease, strength and resilience, embodied self-hood, and the relationship between the body and technology.
The Biennial is coordinated every two years by The Reach Gallery Museum, where it is first presented in its entirety. A regional tour of the exhibition follows, developed in close collaboration with the curatorial staff from partner venues to create unique versions of the exhibition to suit the character and scale of each tour venue.
Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy this celebration of local talent when it is in your community.
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