a hand is putting down or picking up a gray stone among many smoothed pebbles in earthy tones, some of which have a single gold line painted on them using the kintsugi technique

Exhibition Walkthrough
Catherine Chan: Fractures and Futures

Join us for a conversational walkthrough of the exhibition Fractures and Futures with artist Catherine Chan whose work draws on her background in fine arts as well as biogeography and soil science.

Jul 10.2024

Time

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Location 358 Gordon St Guelph, ON N1Y 1G1

Price Free

Join us for a conversational walkthrough of the exhibition Fractures and Futures with artist Catherine Chan, whose work draws on her background in fine arts as well as biogeography and soil science. Learn about how she combines photography and geological materials in her installations to delve into ideas of deep time, exploring the convergence of Earth’s historical epochs and eras with more ephemeral moments of human experience.

Image detail: Catherine Chan, Philopatry I (detail), 2022–24, sedimentary rocks, wood glue, patching compound, oil paint, archival print mounted on aluminum. Courtesy of the artist

Sponsors and Partners

This exhibition represents the culmination of two years of focused work in the University of Guelph’s Master of Fine Arts program. The Art Gallery of Guelph’s annual exhibitions of graduating MFA students are presented in conjunction with the School of Fine Art and Music at the University of Guelph.

This program is organized and presented by the Art Gallery of Guelph with the support of the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts.