[BCMA] Kamloops Art Gallery Media Release | Mallory Tolcher opens in The Cube July 8

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Mallory Tolcher, Swoopes, 2023, digital photograph
courtesy of the Artist, photo Michelle Delaney

MEDIA RELEASE

For immediate release from
Kamloops Art Gallery
June 29, 2023

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Mallory Tolcher
The Fadeaway

July 8 to September 9, 2023
The Cube, Kamloops Art Gallery

Handmade jerseys, large-scale couture photography, and a floral backboard: Art exhibition confronts gendered stereotypes in women’s basketball.

Canadian artist Mallory Tolcher captures the inequitable history of women's basketball through handmade jerseys, couture photography, and floral sculpture. Tolcher's exhibition, The Fadeaway, is inspired by the iconic fadeaway jump shot, executed when the shooter gracefully and effortlessly glides away from the defender while maintaining control of the ball. Tolcher's re-imagined jerseys reference the historical limitations on women's sports attire through materials like tulle, organza, ribbon, and satin. Some jerseys exaggerate the impractical designs of the past with floor-length gowns and elaborate blouses that remind us of the progress made in accepting women in professional sports. By integrating modern jersey elements with fashion and incorporating slogans from gender rights activism, Tolcher's work celebrates the impact of social justice in women's basketball.

Read the full exhibition text here<https://kag.bc.ca/all-exhibitions/the-fadeaway>.

Media Information
Craig Willms, Assistant Curator
250.377.2406
cwillms at kag.bc.ca

About the Kamloops Art Gallery

The Kamloops Art Gallery, established in 1978, is located in Tk̓emlupsemcúlecw, the traditional and unceded lands of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc. The largest art gallery in Secwepemcúl̓ecw (the Interior of British Columbia), the Gallery offers national caliber art experiences through a diverse range of accessible and affordable exhibitions, talks, tours, and studio-based programming for all ages and abilities, and boasts a collection of over 3,000 works of art.


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CRAIG WILLMS [he/him]
ASSISTANT CURATOR
cwillms at kag.bc.ca<mailto:cwillms at kag.bc.ca>
250.377.2400 x 2406


KAMLOOPS ART GALLERY
101 – 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC  V2C 2A9
250.377.2400  |  www.kag.bc.ca<http://www.kag.bc.ca/>


The Kamloops Art Gallery is situated on the traditional unceded lands of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc within Secwepemcúl’ecw; the traditional territory of the Secwépemc people.

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