Fine Arts
NTKNTG: Exhibits highlighting Indigenous communities
June 13, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor [caption id="attachment_128501" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Elyana Moradi / The Peak[/caption] snəxʷəł: an art exhibit by Mekwalya (Zoe George) Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Ave., Vancouver Runs until November 2024 Every day 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. The title of this exhibit, snəxʷəł, means “canoe” in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (traditional Musqueam language). It uses photographs, videos, and traditional canoes and paddles to highlight the significance of canoe culture for the səlil ̕wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people. Zoe George, whose Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) ancestral name is Mekwalya, grew up in Squamish and on North Vancouver’s Tsleil-Waututh reserve. “I have been a war…
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Explore the “ajeeb” in life with Asian Heritage Month at Morrow
May 27, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On an unassuming street in Vancouver, I found myself at Morrow, a hidden art studio. I went in on a Wednesday just to check the gallery out, but little did I know, I’d stumbled into…
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Paige Jung’s murals are community portraits
March 6, 2024By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Walking past Larry’s Market in Chinatown, your eyes will be drawn to the green-painted brick wall spotted with bright fruits and vegetables designed by illustrator and muralist Paige Jung. The Chinese Canadian artist’s murals can…
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Creative Corner: Automata
February 27, 2024By: Zobia Khalid, SFU Student As an art student, I used to be consumed by fear. It followed me around like a putrid, burdensome shadow wrapping its arms around my neck, leaving me unable to think or breathe. I was…
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Where the Light Meets My Shoulder centres Black curls in sunlight
February 6, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, SFU Student This week, I had the pleasure of viewing and experiencing the exhibit Where the Light Meets My Shoulder by local artist Rebecca Bair. The exhibit is available until February 11 at Evergreen Cultural Centre located…
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Where the River meets the Salish Sea continues a legacy of Coast Salish art
January 16, 2024By: Angela Shen, Peak Associate Editor’s note: The author of this article, Angela Shen, is a program assistant at Shadbolt Arts Centre. The Peak acknowledges this and has taken steps to prevent conflict of interest. As a student learning the…
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Intimacy and Distances bridges the gap of the pandemic’s isolation
October 10, 2023By: Matthew Wong, SFU Student From my 224 square-foot tower, I gazed longingly out the window. I was pale and drained, and no visitors came to my room except for three daily meals, unceremoniously slipped through the door. And of…
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A closer look at SFU’s Indigenous art displays
October 3, 2023By: Olivia Visser, Copy Editor Lhuḵw’lhuḵw’áyten (Burnaby Mountain) has been home to hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people for thousands of years. Today, the mountain is known to many as the location of SFU’s main campus — a decision that was made…
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Bright Futures is a time capsule of Bill Reid’s legacy
August 3, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor You probably know Bill Reid (1920–1998) for his grand jade sculpture at the YVR airport, an image which was also printed on Canadian 20-dollar bills in 2004: The Spirit of Haida Gwaii depicts…
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The Art of Dimension reveals Indigenous knowledge through Haida metalwork
July 19, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief One of the featured artists in the newly opened The Art of Dimension exhibit, Skii Xaaw Jesse Brillon, writes that repoussé is a method of art where you hammer out metal from the inside. You can…
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