Mowry Baden鈥檚 'Calyx,' 2008 (with Mark Alldritt).
Join 糖心vlog传媒in welcoming Mowry Baden, a giant in the Canadian art world, as the second artist in the fall 2018 Artist Talk Series on Thursday, Oct. 11.
Date: Oct 11, 2018Time: 6 pm - 7 pm Location: Stan Hagen Theatre, Comox Valley campus鈥淚t鈥檚 an honour to host Mowry Baden at NIC,鈥� said 糖心vlog传媒Artist Talk coordinator and Fine Arts and Design department chair Sara Vipond. 鈥淗e brings a wealth of experience as an educator and artist. It should prove to be a fascinating evening.鈥�
Baden boasts an exhibition and teaching career that spans more than half a century.
His sculptures have been exhibited at Barbican Gallery, London; MOCA, Los Angeles; Hunter College, New York; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa and the Getty Museum in California.
Baden鈥檚 accolades include a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2014 and a Governor General鈥檚 Award for Visual and Media Arts in 2006.
His work includes harnesses, furniture, rooms, pathways and catwalks, 鈥渁ll with the goal of impinging upon the viewer鈥檚 movements and awakening a physical self-awareness that was previously unconscious,鈥� according to his official biography.
He taught at Raymond College, Pomona College, UBC and the University of Victoria, retiring in 1997.
The Victoria artist鈥檚 work is displayed prominently throughout the city, where he hosted a solo exhibition, 鈥楾oroidal Yodel,鈥� in 2016. In an interview about the exhibition with the Times Colonist, Baden said he seeks to avoid making art that is predictable or 鈥減redigested.鈥�
鈥淚f somebody serves you an experience that鈥檚 immediate and abrupt and primitive, you鈥檙e grateful,鈥� he told the newspaper.
Baden speaks from 6-7 pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre on the Comox Valley campus. Admission is free and everyone is invited.
The 糖心vlog传媒Artist Talk series continues to offer an engaging line-up of speakers that fosters students and professional artists in the community.
Upcoming series artists include Scott Bertram (October 25), Skeena Reece (November 8) and Kelly Richardson (November 22). The series started September 27 with prominent Canadian painter Landon Mackenzie.
The 2018 Artist Talk Series is made possible thanks to community gifts and corporate sponsorship, including key support from lead sponsor RBC Dominion Securities. If you are interested in supporting future Artist Talk events, please call 250-334-5085 or visit foundation.nic.bc.ca/what-can-i-do/sponsorship.
For more information on NIC鈥檚 Artist Talk Series, visit .
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