Visual Arts Mississauga's Creative Residency presents the State of Being (of the Current Situation). This virtual exhibition reflects the current, ongoing narrative that each resident must face - whether that is the capturing of information through a technical application, a question of human existence, an analysis of the self through a fractured lens, or of the shamefulness our society implicates on its elderly population.

State of Being allows the VCR to carve out their space as emerging artists while in the pursuit of showcasing their reality of their current, individualized situations.

May 15

7pm

Launch of Online Exhibition

&

Opening Reception

with performances

from Open Gallery

via Instagram

May 19

3-4pm

Artist talk

by Jenny Chen

via instagram

may 22

3-4pm

Artist talk

by Soka Lazara

via instagram

May 26

7-8pm

Artist talk by

Jasmine Canaviri via instagram

May 29

7-8pm

Artist talk

by Ashley Beerdat

via instagram

Exhibition catalogue

Click on the image below for the full view of catalogue.

artist talks

Check out footage from our Artist Talk with Jenny Chen, Soka Lazara, Jasmine Canaviri and Ashley Beerdat!

online reception

Check out footage from our Online Reception streamed on May 15 via Instagram

Part 1

Part 2

Ashley Beerdat, Pandora, Oil on Canvas, 30x40 inches, 2020

Jasmine Canaviri, @Peel Region Do Something, Video Installation, 9:37 minutes, January 2020 – present

Jenny Chen, Multitude of Fish 1, Pen on Board, 5x9 inches, 2020

Soka Lazara, Susan, Photography, 2018