Robert Davidson in conversation with Richard Hill and publication launch

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Join us for a conversation with Guud san glans Robert Davidson and Richard Hill to celebrate the launch of the highly-anticipated publication: Echoes of the Supernatural: The Graphic Art of Robert Davidson, written by Gary Wyatt with Robert Davidson, and published by Figure 1 Publishing and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

This special event invites Gallery members and the public to take part in a conversation with artist Robert Davidson and Richard Hill, Smith Jarislowsky Senior Curator of Canadian Art. Following the conversation, publications will be available for purchase and to have signed by the artist. Together, Hill and Guud san glans Robert Davidson will discuss themes in the exhibition that expand upon Davidson’s profound knowledge of the formal language of Haida art, and the richness, resilience and vitality of Haida culture.

Guud san glans Robert Davidson: A Line That Bends But Does Not Break is on view November 26, 2022 to April 16, 2023 and organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Richard Hill, Smith Jarislowsky Senior Curator of Canadian Art and Mandy Ginson, Associate Curator

Refreshments will be available.

*Please note the Gallery will be closed during the event so if you would like to see the exhibition, please plan a visit another day.

Watch the talk online

Due to the high demand, you can still join us virtually! The talk will be livestreamed online and a recording will be available here and Vimeo the following week. The talk will be presented on Zoom and streamed live to the Gallery’s Facebook account here »

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The publication is available for purchase in the Gallery Store!

Limited publications signed by the artist will be available for purchase ($60.00). You can purchase the publication and bring it to be signed by the artist during the event from 6:45 PM – 7 PM.

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ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION

If you have any requests, concerns or questions regarding accessibility at this event, please contact Public Programs Coordinator Stephanie Bokenfohr by email at sbokenfohr@vanartgallery.bc.ca.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson is a senior artist who has played an important role in the development of Haida art and culture over the course of his 50-year career. His practice has been influenced by the work of other Haida artists, such as his great grandfather Charles Edenshaw, and his mentor Bill Reid, who he apprenticed with in the late 1960s. Davidson’s diverse production has encompassed monumental wood carvings, bronze sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings and jewellery. His work has consistently engaged with the histories and traditions of creative production on the Northwest Coast, while also further developing and refining the aesthetic language of Haida art.

Richard Hill

Richard Hill has worked as a curator, critic and historian of Indigenous and Canadian art for nearly three decades. His Cree heritage and lifelong interest in Indigenous art and questions of transcultural experience are often themes in his research and exhibitions. Currently, he holds a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Prior to this, he was Associate Professor at York University teaching courses in art history, curatorial practice and graduate research methods. Hill also worked at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where, with Dr. Anna Hudson, he oversaw the museum’s first substantial efforts to collect Indigenous North American art and display it in the permanent collection galleries.