In the Main Gallery: Homelands with Dagmara Genda and Marigold Santos
“Homelands” pairs the drawings of Dagmara Genda and Marigold Santos, highlighting the role of place and space in the construction of identity. Genda’s practice stems from three interests that inter-relate and inform each other — nationalism, space, and identity — topics that directly relate to her childhood immigration from Communist Poland to Canada. Her drawings in this exhibition bring together Soviet and Western influences. Santos presents a series of drawings inspired by childhood memories of her family’s immigration from the Philippines when she was six years old. Visitors to “Homelands” will be awarded multiple points of entry into a surreal exploration of a continuous search for the physical or fantastical notions of home. Genda and Santos will be presenting artist talks in the Education Tent of the Kingston Multicultural Festival in Kingston’s Confederation Park at 2 and 3pm on Saturday the 25th of September, with a reception to follow at Modern Fuel at 7pm.
In the State of Flux Gallery: Sikhing by Mia Sandhu
Mia Sandhu (Toronto, ON) presents new work that stems from her fascination with religion, culture, and life experience, and adds a measured dose of humour and surrealism. Since graduating from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in Halifax, her work has had an emphasis on portraiture and a focus on issues regarding identity and belonging in Canada.
