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<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk104285292"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NEWS RELEASE</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For Immediate Release<br>
September 21, 2022</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Exhibitions at The Reach Explore Influence, Adaptation,
Collaboration</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Abbotsford, BC –The Reach Gallery Museum is set to open three new exhibitions that consider the concepts like influence, adaptation, and
collaboration through unique artistic practices. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">New fall exhibitions showcase the tremendous creativity of two contemporary Indigenous artists.
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ó:xwest kw'e Shxwelí lá ye Mestiyexw (Giving Spirit to the People)</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
is a<span style="color:black;background:white">n exhibition by </span>Speplól Tanya Zilinski that presents an
<span style="color:black;background:white">impressive collection of </span>traditional loom-beaded tapestries. Based in Ts’qols (Hope, BC) the artist was taught to bead by</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Mary </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sandoval</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, an Elder from Chawathil First Nation. Zilinski
combines elements from their lived experience and training in Coast Salish Territory with ancestral influences like
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anishinaabe beadwork to
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">express complex narratives based on traditional teachings and oral histories.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Zilinski sees the finished works as </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a connection between past and future: each piece is inspired by a vision the artist receives from their ancestors and is
intended as an heirloom for future descendants. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
<span style="color:black;background:white">nationally touring exhibition <i>Catherine Blackburn: New Age Warriors</i> similarly
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">strikes a balance between<span style="color:black"> traditional beadwork with contemporary design. Blackburn’s futuristic warrior garments and language
medallions made from plastic Perler beads are a celebration of the strength, resilience, and ingenuity of her ancestors and the women in her life. Born in Patuanak, Saskatchewan, Catherine Blackburn is of Dene and European ancestry and a member of the English
River First Nation. The exhibition is curated by Jesse Campbell, organized by the Mann Art Gallery, and circulated by the Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><a name="_Hlk114215536"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">becoming|un|becoming: the art of Leah Decter</span></i></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk114215536"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
features works by the renowned artist spanning nearly twenty years, including some that are being exhibited for the first time.
<span style="color:black">Decter’s artistic practice is dedicated to the critique of settler colonial entitlement, and she frequently
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">models strategies for decolonizing through collaborative engagement.
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Throughout her career, Decter has prioritized meaningful, mutually supportive collaboration with Indigenous partners, and this new exhibition is
the result of long-term collaboration between the artist and the two guest curators, Carla Taunton and Rachelle Dickenson.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Characterized by forward-looking optimism and respect for the resilience of traditional practices, these exhibitions are sure to inspire visitors to consider
how their own pasts continue to shape the way forward. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The exhibitions will launch at an opening party at The Reach (32388 Veterans Way) on Friday September 23 at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome and
guests will enjoy light refreshments and a cash bar. Admission is by donation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-30-</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Media Contact for Exhibitions:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adrienne Fast, Curator of Art & Visual Culture Email:afast@thereach.ca
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<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Reach Gallery Museum T: 604-864-8087 ext. 113<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">32388 Veterans Way<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Abbotsford, BC<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk104285292"><span class="None"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">V2T 0B3
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thumbnail images (high res versions attached separately)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="155" height="258" style="width:1.6145in;height:2.6875in" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D8CDD1.A46E2350"></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Tanya Zilinski,<i> Stó:Lō Tselhxwelmexw Ch'tóqw'í sqwelqel (Stó:lō Family Fishing Story),</i> 2021, loom beaded tapestry, 41 x 29 in.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="317" height="211" style="width:3.302in;height:2.1979in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D8CDD1.A46E2350"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Catherine Blackburn, <i>The Churchill Challenger,
</i>2018, inkjet on dibond, 48 x 60 in.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Leah Decter, <i>l I s t e n </i>
(video still)<i>, </i><span style="color:black;background:white">2020, single channel colour video with sound, 6 minutes.</span></span>
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