Two Rivers Gallery⁠ is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the ⁠Lheidli T'enneh⁠, on the land that is now referred to as⁠ Prince George⁠, British Columbia, Canada. 

Tracing Lines is a periodic podcast by Two Rivers Gallery, where our staff have conversations with some of the amazing artists we work with.

About The Episode:

Personal narratives make trauma visible by giving form to what often resists direct representation: memory, rupture, silence, and the afterlife of violence. In visual art, these narratives do not simply illustrate painful experience; they transform it into image, gesture, material, sound, and space, allowing trauma to emerge through fragments, absences, repetition, atmosphere, and embodied traces.

About The Artist: 

Betty Kovacic has been a working exhibiting Canadian artist for several decades. She respectfully lives/works on the territories of the Lheidli T’enneh, (Prince George, BC.) Her work is informed by a fascination with the human condition and to create opportunities for awareness and dialogue .

Betty is a veteran of numerous solo and group exhibitions. She has received national and provincial grants and Awards, including The Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Award in 2012.

The Globe and Mail featured her art and story. Her work has been featured in publications and academic presentations in Canada and South Africa. Betty’s art is found in public, corporate, and private collections in Canada.

Learn more about Betty’s practice:

• Website: bettykovacicart.com

• Instagram: @bettykovacic
  

Links related to the interview: 

• A Roomful of Missing Women

Additional Links

• ⁠Two Rivers Gallery⁠
• ⁠Tracing Lines : Art Talk⁠

Intro & Outro Music:

"Warm Memories – Emotional Inspiring Piano" by Keys of Moon Music

Licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY 4.0 (Attribution 4.0 International)

Link: https://freemusicbg.com/mining-by-moonlight/

License: Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

Source: SoundCloud

Two Rivers Gallery is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh, on the land that is now referred to as Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. 

The Artists: 

Aimée Henny Brown, an artist and educator of settler ancestry, completed her BFA at the University of Alberta and obtained her Masters in Fine and Media Arts at NSCAD University in 2007. Aimée’s artistic practice engages archives, research and printed matter to question historical content within her contemporary art practice. 

• Aimée’s Website 
• Instagram: @aimeehennybrown

Monique Motut Firth is a multidisciplinary visual artist, writer and educator working primarily in paper, paint and textiles.  Her current works investigate the use of collage and photomontage as critical strategies for exploring the role of technical images in knowledge production and cultural representation. 

• Monique’s Website
• Instagram: @moniquemmf

About the Exhibition: The Tip of the Iceberg 

Climate extremes, disrupted habitats, and sea level rise, like the tip of an iceberg, are the most apparent elements of a much bigger concern. Climate change, linked to an increase in greenhouse gasses, encompasses these and many other environmental factors that, in turn have social, political, and economic consequences. Through diverse media including photography, digital prints, sculpture, video and sound, the work of eleven BC-based artists explore climate change from different perspectives. 

Exhibition Run: January 22nd to April 4th, 2021

Links related to the interview: 

• Timothy Morton - Hyperobjects 
• Apocalypse - etymology

Additional Links

• Two Rivers Gallery
• Tracing Lines : Art Talk - website

Intro & Outro Music:

Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Two Rivers Gallery  is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh, on the land that is now referred to as Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. 

The Artist: 

Amanda Strong is a Michif interdisciplinary artist with a focus on filmmaking, stop motion animations and media art. Currently based on unceded Coast Salish territories also known as Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Strong is the Owner/Director/Producer of Spotted Fawn Productions Inc. 

Her solo exhibition is on at Two Rivers Gallery from October 23nd, 2020 – January 3rd, 2021. 

About the Exhibition

iskocîsa (little fires)  is an exhibition that places emphasis on the artistic process associated with stop-motion animation. By exhibiting a series of Strong’s films, along with sets, props and puppets used within her projects, visitors will feel like they are within the studio where they come to life – frame by frame. Learn more about the exhibition.

Links related to the interview: 

• Liane Simpson 
• Spotted Fawn's Films 
• @spottedfawnproductions

Additional Links

• Two Rivers Gallery
• Tracing Lines : Art Talk - website

Intro & Outro Music:

Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea

License:  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Two Rivers Gallery  is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh, on the land that is now referred to as Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. 

The Artist: 

Nicola Harwood is a writer and interdisciplinary artist. Her background is in theatre and performance, particularly collaborative creation, feminist work and community engaged practice. Her solo exhibition, Summoning (No Words) is on exhibit at Two Rivers Gallery from July 30th - October 4th. 

• Nicola's Website
• More about Summoning (No Words)

About the Exhibition

Summoning (No Words) is an interactive sound installation built of the female voice. The work responds to violence against women and is built from the original vocal compositions of seven Canadian female artists from different traditions and cultures. The sound experience changes as the audience moves though the exhibition space and activates motion sensors. Click here to learn more! 

• Summoning (No Words) - Audio Clip 
• Collaborators and female vocalists 

Bundle Making Activity: 

• Bundle Making - video tutorial and instructions 

More links related to the interview: 

• Highway of Tears
• National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls 
• The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
  • Free  services in BC are available to survivors, family members and individuals affected by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Resources in Canada and BC for women experiencing violence & those who want to help: 

• Canadian's Women's Foundation
  • Signal for Help - a simple one-handed sign someone can use on a video call
  • Alright, Now What?, a new podcast from the Canadian Women’s Foundation
  • How to Help Someone Living with Violence
• BC Women's Hospital 
• VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone service available across B.C. and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• The BC Society of Transition Houses

Additional Links

• Two Rivers Gallery
• Tracing Lines : Art Talk - website

Intro & Outro Music:

Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea

License:  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Two Rivers Gallery  is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh, on the land that is now referred to as Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. 

The Artist: 

Corey Hardeman is a visual artist whose exhibition, Wandering the Edge of the World, will tour the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columba. The exhibition will tour to: 

• Mackenzie Community Arts Centre (Mackenzie, BC) August 13 - September 13th
• Valley Museum (McBride, BC) - September 24th October 18th
• Two Rivers Gallery (Prince George, BC) - October 29th to November 29th

About the Exhibition

Wandering the Edge of the World is an exhibition of paintings by visual artist Corey Hardeman. Her work is influenced by her training as a biologist, and she positions her work as an examination of her place among living things. Tangles of tree branches, flowers, and pools of water, are all depicted in close proximity so that the viewer feels immersed in the subject matter. Click here to learn more! 

Digital Exhibition

Click here to view a digital version of the exhibition on Two Rivers Gallery’s website! 

Links related to the interview: 

• Wandering the Edge of the World - digital exhibition 
• Corey’s website
• @cjhardeman
• Mary Oliver - poet referenced

Additional Links

• Two Rivers Gallery
• Tracing Lines : Art Talk - website

Intro & Outro Music:

Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea

License:  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Two Rivers Gallery  is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh, on the land that is now referred to as Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. 

The Artist: 

Annerose Georgsson is a visual artist whose retrospective exhibition, Gathering: A Retrospective in a Changing Landscape, opened at Two Rivers Gallery on February 6th, 2020.  Be sure to follow her on Instagram @annerosegeorgeson

About the Exhibition

Vanderhoof based artist Annerose Georgeson has made the forest around her home a primary focus of her practice for the last two decades. This retrospective exhibition looks at Georgeson’s work over this time, tracing her journey through photography and drawing, mixed media and collage-based work, to painting in a variety of mediums. Click here to learn more!

Links related to the interview: 

• Mountain Pine Beetle in B.C.
• B.C. year in review 2017: Wildfires devastate the province like never before
• Annerose’s website

Additional Links

• Two Rivers Gallery
• Tracing Lines : Art Talk - website

Inrto & Outro Music:

Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea

License:  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/