[BCMA] Media Release Kamloops Art Gallery | Adrian Romeo opens in The Cube September 28

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MEDIA RELEASE

For immediate release from
Kamloops Art Gallery
September 25, 2024

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Adrian Romeo
Big Hands (detail), 2024
thrifted fabric and thread
71 x 91.5 cm


Adrian Romeo
Every Day is a Day at the Races When You're Mentally and Physically Ill

September 28 to December 28, 2024
Curated by Craig Willms

Interactive Sculptures and Witty Textile Works Create Safe Space for Mental Health Conversations at Kamloops Art Gallery

Beginning September 28, the Kamloops Art Gallery presents Adrian Romeo: Every Day is a Day at the Races When You're Mentally and Physically Ill, in The Cube. Through interactive sculptures and witty textile works, Romeo explores the human condition and reflects on her own mental and physical struggles. Central to the exhibition is a wooden racetrack comprised of five sculptural wind-up toys, each symbolizing the artist’s personal battles: depression, fatigue, chronic pain, insomnia, and self-doubt. Visitors are encouraged to choose a racer to send down the track.

Accompanying the racetrack are brightly coloured, hand-sewn textile banners with tongue-in-cheek slogans including: “I used to hate how big my hands are. Now I’m glad I can hold so much.” These works use humour and whimsy to reframe difficult subjects, creating a welcoming space for open conversations about mental and physical health.

Adrian Romeo received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Thompson Rivers University in 2024, along with the TRU Medal in BFA. Visit Romeo’s exhibition in The Cube from September 28 to December 28, 2024. Admission to The Cube is always free.

Generously sponsored by Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Kamloops) Inc.
Media Information
Craig Willms, Assistant Curator
250.377.2406
cwillms at kag.bc.ca<mailto:cwillms at kag.bc.ca>

About the Kamloops Art Gallery

The Kamloops Art Gallery, established in 1978, is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered lands of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc within Secwepemcúl’ecw, the traditional territory of the Secwépemc people. 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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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 unceded and unsurrendered lands of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc within Secwepemcúl’ecw, the traditional territory of the Secwépemc people.

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