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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Stories that animate us” opens at Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Stories that animate us
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">June 22 to September 22, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">June 19, 2024 — Kelowna, BC:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The connections between a group of artists showing in a
new presentation at the Kelowna Art Gallery may be tough to discern at first. What does 18th century painter
<b>Francisco de Goya</b> have in common with Haida and Tlingit artist <b>Robert Davidson</b>? Or, contemporary animator and filmmaker
<b>Amanda Strong</b> with renowned Canadian conceptual artist <b>Joyce Wieland</b>?
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The answer can be found in the visual storytelling that permeates the exhibition,
<i>Stories that animate us</i> organized and curated by the Vancouver Art Gallery. It opens at the Kelowna Art Gallery this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The exhibition highlights a diverse selection of works on paper and animations from a wide range of collectively shared oral histories, knowledge systems, and cosmologies,
as well as personal memories, imaginings, and dreams. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“The stories showcased in this exhibition span from the small to the sweeping, featuring a selection of both Canadian and international voices,” says
<b>Christine May</b>, Curator at the Gallery. “Visitors can explore the eerie etchings of Goya, the depictions of the charismatic character “Raven” in Robert Davidson’s screenprints, and watch a short film that features three puppet avatars who delve into the
deep questions of land, home, and belonging by artists Jérôme Havre, Cauleen Smith and Camille Turner — all in the same gallery space.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Artists include:
<b>Joyce Wieland</b>, <b>David Hockney</b>, <b>Robert Davidson</b>, <b>Amanda Strong</b>,
<b>Francisco de Goya</b>, <b>Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo</b>, <b>Marina Roy</b>, <b>
Jérôme Havre</b>, <b>Cauleen Smith</b>, <b>Camille Turner</b>, <b>Ed Pien</b>, and the
<b>Royal Art Lodge</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Whether evoking the spirit world, creating fictional tales, or reflecting on historical and current events, the featured artists vividly reflect on such themes as culture,
community, memory, death, and identity in order to speak to the past, present, and future.
<i>Stories that animate us</i> invites the public to reflect on the importance of storytelling in their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stories that animate us</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> runs from June 22 to September 22, 2024. It is organized and
circulated by the <b>Vancouver Art Gallery</b> under the Across the Province program and is curated by Diana Freundl, Senior Curator and Zoë Chan, former Assistant Curator. The presentation in Kelowna is proudly supported by
<b>Camille and David Saltman</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">An event to celebrate the exhibition and recognize supporters is planned for July 19, 2024, from 6 to 8 pm. It is free and open to the public to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street in downtown Kelowna, BC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Image Credits</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo,
<i>Santo Marero</i>, 2020, Mixed media (pencil crayon, Conté, acrylic ink, watercolour, oil paint, collage) on Mylar. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robert Davidson,
<i>Raven and Fetus</i>, 1973, screenprint on paper, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Gordon McKee Collection, Gift of Mrs. Margaret McKee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jérôme Havre, Cauleen Smith, and Camille Turner, film still from
<i>Triangle Trade</i>, 2017, HD video. Courtesy of the Artists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Francisco de Goya,
<i>El buitre carnivoro</i>, 1810 - 1820, etching, aquatint or lavis, drypoint and burin on paper. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Purchased through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lang and the Murrin Estate Funds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Royal Art Lodge,
<i>Not titled</i>, 2001, watercolour, ink on paper. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of Monty James Cooper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Resources</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Exhibition Webpage:
<a href="https://kelownaartgallery.com/stories-that-animate-us/">https://kelownaartgallery.com/stories-that-animate-us/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gallery IG:
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/">https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> Exhibition Reception: July 19, 2024: 6 to 8 pm</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> Free for the public to attend at the Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For additional higher-res images for large reproduction in print, or to arrange an interview please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Joshua Desnoyers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Marketing and Events Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">250-762-2226 ext. 305<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:josh@kelownaartgallery.com">josh@kelownaartgallery.com</a>
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