Name/Title
The Threads that Connect UsEntry/Object ID
2021.04.01Description
Charlene Vickers (b. 1970, Kenora, Ontario) is an Anishinaabe artist. Working primarily in sculpture, painting, and performance, Vicker’s practice is motivated by a dialogue towards reclamation and reconciliation. Her artworks focus on exploring identity, memory, and healing as they relate to the land and her Ojibway ancestry. Many of her early works dealt with the commodification of Indigenous culture, reinventing typical tourist objects into statements on contemporary urban Indigenous living.
The Threads that Connect Us (2021) deviates radically from traditional imagery and depictions of the land. A large human-like mountain sits centre-back as waters, landscapes, and wildlife twist and swirls in the foreground. Although the abstracted imagery is unassuming, Vicker uses gestural and expressive brushstrokes and vibrant colours to fill the composition. In doing so, the artist portrays a landscape that is both alive and in motion, and whose parts are connected both physically and in spirit.
Vickers currently lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and received an MFA from Simon Fraser University. She is on the board of directors at grunt gallery in Vancouver, BC.Dimensions
Height
121.92 cmWidth
152.4 cm