Kosisochukwu Nnebe exhibiting in Descendence at SPAO Gallery

Image: Kosissochukwu Nnebe, My mother was my first home/ bury on my father’s land, Custom Stamp, 2022.

DESCENDANCE

The SPAO Centre Gallery proudly presents Descendance, featuring first-generation and immigrant artists from across Canada. The summer exhibition is co-curated by Myriam Farah Cobb and Darren Pottie in consultation with a wide range of Canadian curators and artists from across the country.

May 20th - Sept 18th, 2022

Opening reception June 3rd 2022, 5-9pm.

Descendance explores themes of identity and a sense of belonging that come from one's personal family history and inherited cultural traditions. Drawing from acts of storytelling and memory-keeping, the exhibition explores the intentional or sometimes unintentional selection of which memories are preserved and which ones are left behind. The exploration of carefully crafted histories can unearth and inform a sense of ‘place’; the way in which one’s history is tied to the land, and to each other. How does one grow new roots in relation to our stories, our communities and our adopted lands?

Descendance is co-curated by Myriam Farah Cobb and Darren Pottie in consultation with a wide range of Canadian curators and artists from across the country. Featuring first-generation Canadian and immigrant artists, this deeply intimate exhibition invites visitors to reflect on their own lineage and how their past impacts their present and influences the future.

Participating Artists:

Chun Hua Catherine Dong
Leila Fatemi
Christina Hajjar
Liz Ikiriko
Kamissa Ma Koïta
Kriss Munsya
Kosisochukwu Nnebe
Dainesha Nugent-Palache
Ananna Rafa
Farihah Aaliyah Shah