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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none">Mallory Tolcher</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none">The Fadeaway</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none">July 8 to September 9, 2023</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none">The Cube, Kamloops Art Gallery</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Handmade jerseys, large-scale couture photography, and a floral backboard: Art exhibition confronts gendered stereotypes in women’s basketball.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none">Canadian artist Mallory Tolcher captures the inequitable history of women's basketball through handmade jerseys, couture photography, and floral sculpture. Tolcher's
exhibition, <i>The Fadeaway</i>, 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none">Read the full exhibition text
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://kag.bc.ca/all-exhibitions/the-fadeaway"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";color:blue">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Craig Willms, Assistant Curator</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">cwillms@kag.bc.ca</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">About the Kamloops Art Gallery</span></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir 55";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">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.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next";letter-spacing:1.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">CRAIG WILLMS [he/him]
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250.377.2400 </span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next";letter-spacing:1.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">x 2406<span style="color:#222A35"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Light";color:#333F50;letter-spacing:1.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">KAMLOOPS ART GALLERY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 35 Light";color:#333F50;letter-spacing:1.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">101 – 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2A9</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 35 Light";color:#333F50;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc within Secwepemcúl’ecw; the traditional territory of the Secwépemc people.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 35 Light";color:#333F50;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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