Kootenay Gallery of Art

Opening Mar 10 Check with the Gallery to confirm time. EAST GALLERY To Brush the Water: Reviving Canoe Culture on the Upper Columbia River (2012 – 2023), Shawn Brigman. Shawn Brigman Ph.D. is an enrolled member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians and descendant of northern Plateau bands (snʕáyckst – sinixt, sənpʕʷilx – san poil, and tk＊emlúps te secwepemc – shuswap). “Traditional art forms and natural materials are the essence of my art. It’s about getting out on the land and remembering or re-learning how to identify and use these materials.” WEST GALLERY Sarah Lawless: Smoked is a series of earthenware ceramic vessels, exploring humans’ complex relationships and cultural associations with smoke.