Karel Funk is a Winnipeg artist who graduated from Columbia University with a Master in Fine Arts in 2003. He has had three solo shows at 303 Gallery in New York and two solo museum shows and has participated in various group shows. Funk’s work has been purchased by the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal,Read More
Shannon Leitch received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawai’i and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Regina. Residing in Brandon, she continues to work in two-dimensional media. Shannon’s work has been featured in Honolulu Magazine and Studio Visit Magazine. Residency project During her time at DeepRead More
Willow Rector has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Winnipeg and a Master of Arts (English) from the University of Manitoba. She was a participant in the MAWA Foundation Mentorship Program in 2011-12. Willow’s current work focuses on mixed-media explorations of the Manitoba landscape. Residency project Willow will be engaged in researchRead More
Dr. Kenneth Nichols came to Brandon College 50 years ago to teach piano, music theory, and the Carl Orff method for children. He has written approximately 70 works covering a variety of genres, including three operas. He taught music in China from 2005 to 2007. Now Professor Emeritus at the University of Brandon, he continuesRead More
Diana Thorneycroft has exhibited various bodies of work across Canada, the United States, and Europe, as well as in Moscow, Tokyo, and Sydney. Since 2005, she has been making photographs that focus on Canadian history and identity. Thorneycroft’s series Group of Seven Awkward Moments has been exhibited at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Carleton UniversityRead More
Bev Pike is a Winnipeg polymath. Since 1993, she has been exhibiting her large-scale paintings across Canada from two series: Microscopic Remains and Hysteria Chronicles. This work investigates perceptual regimes that create spectacle, that extend beyond the frame and engage the viewer in a complex spatial relationship. Pike also writes neo-baroque satire, artist-books and createsRead More
Rodney LaTourelle is an installation artist who draws simultaneously from the fields of art and architecture, examining the affective relationship between colour, spatial arrangements, and the viewer’s experience. He has shown in numerous exhibitions internationally and was included in the recent Canadian Biennial at the National Gallery of Canada. Installation for Winnipeg Now exhibition atRead More
Winnipeg-born Randolph Peters has been a professional freelance composer for 34 years. He has written operas; symphonies; choral, chamber and dance music; as well as soundtracks for film, television, theatre and radio. Peters has served as Composer-in-Residence for both the Canadian Opera Company and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with authors such asRead More
Diana Thorneycroft has exhibited various bodies of work across Canada, the United States, Europe, as well as in Moscow, Tokyo, and Sydney. Since 2005 she has been making photographs that focus on Canadian history and identity. Thorneycroft’s series “Group of Seven Awkward Moments” has been exhibited at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Carleton University Art Gallery,Read More
Leslee Silverman, Artistic Director of the Manitoba Theatre for Young People, has been named the first recipient of the Manitoba Arts Council Arts Award of Distinction. This $30,000 award is presented annually to recognize the highest level of artistic excellence and distinguished career achievements by a professional Manitoba artist. “Manitoba boasts many exceptional artists and we wereRead More
