Panel Discussion: Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga moderated by Kira McCallum-Schmidt
Friday, February 28th 5-7pm
Western University, Digital Creativity Lab
In partnership with the School of Advanced Study in Arts and Humanities (SASAH)
Save the date! Join us for the upcoming artist panel discussion between artists Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga in partnership with the School of Advanced Study in Arts and Humanities (SASAH) program at Western University in the Digital Creativity Lab at the John Labatt Visual Arts Building.
Make sure to attend and tune in to learn more their practice and Racquel’s exhibition ‘The Centre of the World Was the Beach’ on view at Forest City Gallery until March 8. You can also find Jessica’s work on view at Museum London as part of the Ukutala: Our Timeless Journeys exhibition, guest curated by Qanita Lilla, Associate Curator, Arts of Africa at Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
The event will be hybrid and available in person and online (zoom webinar link coming soon).
Artist Bios:
Racquel Rowe is an interdisciplinary artist from the island of Barbados currently residing in Canada. She’s exhibited across Canada and holds an MFA from the University of Waterloo and a BA(Hons) in History and Studio Art from the University of Guelph. Her practice is continuously influenced by many aspects of history, matrilineal family structures, diasporic communities, and her upbringing in Barbados. Her work takes the form of performance, video, site specific work, and installation.
Jessica Karuhanga is a first-generation Canadian artist of British-Ugandan heritage who addresses politics of identity and Black diasporic concerns through lens-based technologies, sculpture, writing, drawing, and performance.
Karuhanga’s work has been presented at venues including Warehouse9 (Copenhagen, DK), Sarajevski Otvoreni Centar (Sarajevo, BA), Mitchell Art Gallery (Edmonton), Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa), Nuit Blanche (Toronto), Onsite Gallery (Toronto), Remai Modern (Saskatoon), Pallas Art Projects (Dublin, IE), WNDX Festival (Winnipeg), ROM (Toronto), and Goldsmiths University (London, UK). Her work is also in public collections (Museum London, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery).
She holds a BFA (Western University) and an MFA (University of Victoria) and is an Assistant Professor at Western University.
SASAH Partner info:
The School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities (SASAH) is an interdisciplinary major that high-achieving students take in tandem with another major in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities or another faculty (Social Sciences, Sciences, FIMS, Music, etc.). SASAH's focus is on the foundations of the humanities, a student-driven curriculum, and a strong focus on community, teamwork, self-actualization, and leadership. SASAH student Kira McCallum-Schmidt will be the moderator for this panel.