Tel i’tsel Kwe’lo I Am From Here

Date(s): Thursday, April 9
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: : Abbotsford Campus

Tel i’tsel Kwe’lo
I Am From Here

A collective exhibition by student artists in the Lens of Empowerment Project and Community Arts Practice with Visual Arts Instructor Stephanie Gould.

Mar 27-Apr 9
Abbotsford campus, The ‌‌S’ELIYEMETAXWTEXW Art Gallery, room B136
9 am-5 pm, weekdays
Opening Reception: Friday, March 27 at 3 pm

Tel i’tsel Kwe’lo (I Am From Here) explores identity, land, place, and citizenship through women’s stories, lived experiences, intergenerational, and intercultural points of view.
Through a situated lens, diverse voices, and representations all their own, these student artists confront hidden histories, suppressed voices, and representations of Indigenous people in film, art and media.

Lens of Empowerment: women’s citizenship and identity in Stó:lō territory is a pivotal project of the Visual Arts Department, Indigenous Affairs, and Indigenous Studies at UFV.

Student artists

Joanne Combes
Mario De Santis
Sarah Gabor-Martinez
Carling Jackson
Jessica Janik
Rishma Johal
Lauren Krenz
Samantha Merritt
Kelly Oberholzer
Amber Oliver
Ramona Valenzuela
Theresa Warbus
Felix Zhang