[BCMA] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2025: 1.Missing Pride Flag(s) 2. Paths that Ghosts Follow Daniela Cinel O’Fee My Name Is Scot

Mon Mar 3 10:36:12 PST 2025

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:*

*March 3, 2025 Lake Country*

1.*Missing Pride Flag(s)*

2.* Paths that Ghosts Follow*

*Daniela Cinel O’Fee                M**y Name Is Scot*

*1. Missing Pride Flag(s) in Lake Country*

At the Lake Country Art Gallery, we proudly display a Pride flag at the
front of our building—a symbol of inclusivity and a statement of our
commitment to being a welcoming space for all. In today’s climate, where
right-wing conservatism is gaining traction not only in Canada and the U.S.
but across the globe, it is more important than ever to stand in support of
underrepresented voices in our community.

However, over the past year, our Pride flag has gone missing multiple
times. At first, I wondered if it had been taken by person(s) on a
scavenger hunt, needing a Pride flag to complete their list of found
objects. But as this continues to happen, I fear a more troubling
reality—that there are those in our community who do not support a message
of acceptance and belonging for all.

At the gallery, we believe that making space for everyone—through
tolerance, acceptance, and love—is how we build a stronger community. Our
Pride flag is more than just a piece of fabric; it is a declaration that
all are welcome here. And no matter how many times it disappears, we will
continue to replace it.

—Wanda Lock, Curator, Lake Country Art Gallery

*2. Paths that Ghosts Follow*

Featuring the work of Daniela Cinel O'Fee and My Name Is Scot, *Paths That
Ghosts Follow *explores existential liminality—the feeling of being caught
between presence and absence, between identity and dissolution. Drawing on
themes of authenticity, identity, and freedom, this exhibition questions
what it means to exist in a world that often erodes the individual, leaving
only traces, echoes, and specters of the self.

Daniela Cinel O'Fee’s work navigates the tension between displacement and
adaptation. After her early life Bachelor of Music Degree from the
University of Victoria, her late-career studies in sculpture at Thompson
Rivers University have expanded her technologies to include wood bending,
obsolete media, decommissioned musical instruments, field recording,
extended piano techniques, and graphic scores.

My Name Is Scot is a Vancouver-based artist interested in the material
residues, manufactured meanings, and emotional by-products of our late
capitalist age.

*Exhibition Details:*

•              *Exhibition Title:* Paths that Ghosts Follow

•              *Artists:* Daniela Cinel O’Fee and My Name Is Scot

•              *Dates:* March 8th to April 27th

•              *Opening Reception:* Saturday, March 8th, from 1 to 3 pm

For more information, please contact the Lake Country Art Gallery at 250
766 1299 or visit the gallery website https://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca.

*PHOTO NOTES:*

1.   Pride Flag 1: Curator Wanda Lock, Community Engagement Amy Van Dongen,
gallery board member Briar Craig and ED Petrina McNeil

2.   Pride Flag 2: Community Engagement Amy Van Dongen, artist Alison
Beaumont, curator Wanda Lock, gallery board member Briar Craig

3.   The Listener, artist Daniela Cinel O’Fee

*About Lake Country Art Gallery:*

The Lake Country Art Gallery is located on the traditional and unceded
territory of the Syilx/Okanagan people. We acknowledge and pay our respects
to the Elders, past and present, as well as the descendants and custodians
of this land.

The Lake Country Art Gallery is a vibrant art space committed to showcasing
thought-provoking contemporary art. The gallery serves as a platform for
established and emerging artists, fostering a cultural exchange within the
community.

*Media Contact:* Wanda Lock - curator email:
wandalock at lakecountryartgallery.ca

Kind regards
Petrina,

Petrina McNeill - *Executive Director*
250-899-2805

www.lakecountryartgallery.ca
*Lake Country Art Gallery*
10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country <https://goo.gl/maps/9ZBXw>
Open 6 days per week Tuesday to Sunday 9am - 3pm
*250-766-1299*

*We respectfully acknowledge that the Lake Country Art Gallery and Art
House are located on the traditional and unceded territory of the
Syilx/Okanagan people*
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