Steeling the Gaze, recently at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, was a powerful show. Some of the pieces were incredibly beautiful; some got in my face. Often the same works did both. As someone with a background in Art History, I can identify the conventions of European portraiture in the props and poses European-Canadian […]
Tag: justice
Transgender Day of Remembrance
A couple of years ago, I was part of a Transgender Day of Remembrance service. Two of us were to read the list of names of people who had died that year as a result of anti-trans hate or prejudice. A few minutes before the service, I am handed the list of names. Expecting one […]
swimmingintheseasofchange 