Tag Archives: sculpture
The Making of Uncertainty: Karl Mattson and Luke Gleeson
By Haley Bassett, May 18th 2021 This week, I caught up with artist duo, Rolla’s Karl Mattson and Luke Gleeson of Tsay Keh Dene First Nation to learn more about their piece Uncertainty, which is now installed at the Douglas Botanical Gardens at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George. Karl has a […]
anne drew potter: Stories Told Through Bodies
By Haley Bassett, December 3rd, 2020 During a recent trip to the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, I experienced anne drew potter’s exhibition of figurative ceramic works, Age of Innocence, guest-curated by Derrick Chang. I then had the opportunity to speak with the artist about her practice as well as the issues explored in her […]
Burrard Art Foundation: In Conversation with Haley Bassett
Hello dear reader, one of the perks of having an arts column is the ability to occasionally share the news about your own work. Recently, I created an installation out of blackberry cane titled Snare for the Burrard Art Foundation in Vancouver. What follows is the interview I did with BAF about my work. By […]
Better Know Your Artist: Ken HouseGo
By Haley Bassett, November 13th 2020 Tucked away in the eastern stairwell of the Dawson Creek Art Gallery, past the Alaska Highway exhibition, lies a little-known gem: the gallery’s permanent collection. The collection boasts important works by our region’s pre-eminent artists, including Jenn Bowes, Mary Parslow, Edna McPhail, Peter von Tiesenhausen and Ken HouseGo, among […]
The Semiotics of a Picket Fence III: Time, Place and a Fence Between
This week, I was fortunate enough to speak with Demmitt artist Peter von Tiesenhausen to discuss what he calls his “most profound work”, Lifeline. For those who did not catch my previous article, Lifeline is an ongoing project that began 31 years ago with an eight-foot section of white picket fence that the artist adds […]
