Esquimalt Nation Meeting Room Silkscreen Prints

by lessLIE
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Description

A series of silkscreen prints. This series is part of Sacred an Indigenous multi-media art display at City Hall that showcases a range of traditional and contemporary art forms created by eight emerging and established Indigenous artists.

Curated by Indigenous curator Rose Spahan with the assistance of artist Eli Hirtle, Sacred features artworks throughout City Hall in a variety of media, including an indoor mural, an LED light painting, an outdoor projection, a short film, a poem, a series of photographs, and a series of silkscreened prints. All artworks have been created by Indigenous artists living on Vancouver Island.

About lessLIE

Dates
Duncan, BC, Canada, 1973
Biography

lessLIE has a Bachelor of Arts degree in First Nations Studies from Malaspina University-College. While working on this undergraduate degree, lessLIE began to study Coast Salish art in 1995. lessLIE's work is Interdisciplinary with a focus on Coast Salish art.

Resume
lessLIE draws on traditional iconographic elements, while inventively intertwining his art with contemporary texts.

Details

Artwork Type
First Nations
Year Unveiled
2018
Month Unveiled
8
Site
On hallway wall opposite the Esquimalt Nation Meeting Room - Victoria City Hall
Artwork Category
Civic Public Art
Artwork Selection Process
Civic: By jury - Open Competition
Location
Victoria > Downtown