3 Works: Nadia Myre
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3 Works: Nadia Myre
November 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Presenting Programs Sponsor
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation
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Free online program
In this free online event, Nadia Myre, a visual artist from Quebec and an Algonquin member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg First Nation, will discuss three of her artworks in depth with Chief Curator & Deputy Director Sequoia Miller. Myre’s work is on display in the special exhibition Renaissance Venice: Life and Luxury at the Crossroads.
About the Artist
Nadia Myre is an indigenous and quebecois artist from Montreal who is interested in having conversations about identity, resilience and politics of belonging. A graduate from Camosun College (1995), Emily Carr (1997), and Concordia University (M.F.A., 2002), Myre is a recipient of numerous awards, notably Compagne des arts et des lettres du Québec (2019), Banff Centre for Arts Walter Phillips Gallery Indigenous Commission Award (2016), Sobey Art Award (2014), Pratt & Whitney Canada’s ‘Les Elles de l’art’ for the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2011), Quebec Arts Council’s Prix à la création artistique pour la region des Laurentides (2009), and a Fellowship from the Eiteljorg Museum (2003).
Her works can be found on permanent exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Canada, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Canadian Museum of History, and the Musée des civilizations (Quebec).
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Renaissance Venice was a multicultural metropolis where migration and mobility shaped the daily lives of its inhabitants. Its position at the crossroads of trade routes linking Europe to the Islamic World brought a continuous flow of commodities like pigments, spices, and luxury objects. In the homes of Venetians, these imported goods complemented locally-made products like maiolica, or tin-glazed earthenware. Renaissance Venice: Life and Luxury at the Crossroads recreates a sensory world of objects, from Chinese porcelain and Islamic metalware to Venetian textiles and glass. Learn more
Presenting Programs Sponsor
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Exhibition Supporting Sponsor
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Official Paint Sponsor
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Community Partners
Villa Charities
This exhibition includes objects generously provided by the Royal Ontario Museum.
Header: Nadia Myre, Damask (Volume 0) and Volume 1, 2019. Ceramic, glass beads, thread, wallpaper. Courtesy of the artist
