Spring Salon Night w/ Jenny Western
Wednesday 17 March 2010 @ 7PM
Salon Nights are open to all members, no registration required. Come-one-Come-all! They are free evenings of informal critique and feedback where members are welcome to participate in the salon night. Any PLATFORM member is welcome to attend to receive an crit, or feedback on their work. Whether you wish to present or not, you should come out to add to the dialogue and see what other artists have going on in their studios. Each session is hosted by a different local or visiting artist who will facilitate discussion and weigh in with their own experience.
Jenny Western is a curator, writer, and educator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She holds an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Winnipeg and a Masters in Art History and Curatorial Practice from York University in Toronto. While completing her graduate studies, she was appointed Curator of Contemporary Aboriginal Art at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba in Brandon where she served from 2005 - 2007. Jenny has curated exhibitions for Urban Shaman, Ace Art Inc., and the Label Gallery in Winnipeg, and has worked as a Curatorial Assistant at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Most recently she has held positions as a Sessional Instructor in Art History and Art Collections Coordinator for the University of Manitoba, as well as Adjunct Curator for the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba. Of mixed European, Stockbridge-Munsee, Brothertown, and Oneida ancestry, Jenny is honoured to be the 2009/10 Aboriginal Curator-in-Residence at Plug In ICA and Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art.