Artist Talk- James Kirkpatrick

Thursday, November 22, 2012

7:00- 8:00 PM

James Kirkpatrick Artist Talk at the Michael Gibson Gallery, in collaboration with Forest City Gallery. In conjunction with the exhibition "Pop n' Chips" currently on display at the Gibson Gallery.

November 22nd from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Limited Seating available.

A part of the Brenda Fuhrman Artist Talk Series.

James Kirkpatrick, born in London, ON in 1977, attended H.B. Beal Secondary School and received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2002. He has exhibited his work extensively throughout the US and Canada including shows in new York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver.

In 2009 Kirkpatrick was featured in the group show Pulp Fiction, which traveled from Museum London to the MOCCA in Toronto and St. Mary’s University Art Gallery in Halifax. Kirkpatrick was included in the successful Not Bad For London group exhibition at the Michael Gibson Gallery in November 2011 and has exhibitions planned in 2012 and 2013 at the McIntosh Gallery, UWO and Museum London.

Also known for his participation in the early Canadian graffiti movement and as avant-garde hip-hop artist Thesis Sahib, Kirkpatrick works in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, zines, mask-making and experimental sound improvisation. In recent years, his work has incorporated sculptural, kinetic and auditory elements.