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Guest presenter Ogheneofegor Obuwoma will share her multi-faceted arts practice as a film-maker, writer, curator and arts worker. As an emerging artist, she discussed how she navigates the infrastructure of the visual art world to develop her own voice and cultivates relationships and collaborations within the arts community to keep working within the arts.
This event was recorded on July 31, 2024.
Hosted by RAG Education & Public Programs Coordinator, Kathy Tycholis.
About the Presenter:
Ogheneofegor Obuwoma (She/They) is a Nigerian storyteller, writer, and arts worker with a BFA in film and communications from Simon Fraser University. A key question in their practice is, “What does it mean to be a body in relationship to this world and time?” Their work as an artist and writer emerges from an investigation of questions of the body and self as it relates to the nuanced and ever-changing state of contemporary Nigerian society and culture. In exploring these ideas of self and community, she utilizes concepts of African futurisms and a visual language derived from lived experience and the vastness of the spiritual. Fegor grounds their practice in traditions of care and re-imagination and lives in Vancouver on unceded Coast Salish lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
About the Artist Salon Series:
The Artist Salon is an opportunity for emerging and established visual artists to learn from arts professionals and discuss opportunities in the arts community. Each month presents a different guest presenter for inspirational talks and professional development advice for visual artists.
Past live sessions from 2020 onwards are recorded and may be viewed online at the RAG@Home Artist Salon videos.
