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Swoon

January 21 - February 20, 2010 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)

U of W Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg, Gallery 1C03, 515 Portage Avenue

Description

Artist Evan Tapper returns to Winnipeg to present his most recent multimedia installation Swoon, which strives to unpack the myth Leda and the Swan, an ancient Greek story of the god Zeus and his encounter with a mortal woman.

Tapper’s video installation in Gallery 1C03 will be accompanied by the presentation of a woodcut print titled Leda, which is drawn from the University of Winnipeg’s fine art collection and was created by local artist Arthur Adamson.

Artist Biography: Evan Tapper was born in Winnipeg and is currently based in Toronto. He received a BFA from the University of Manitoba and a MFA from Carnegie Mellon University. His multimedia work has been exhibited throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, South America, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, China, and Japan.

Phone

Phone: 204.786.9253

Web

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/artgallery-index

Ticket Information

Free admission

Hours

Exhibit launch Thursday, January 21 4pm - 6pm. Regular hours Monday - Friday 12pm - 4pm, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

Accessibility

Yes