Object Biographies: Artists’ Lives through their Archives | University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries

Image: Robin Hopper, cobalt glaze tests (detail), Courtesy of University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections and University Archives

September 19 to Feb 2, 2020

Opening Launch: September 26 | 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Legacy Maltwood | at the Mearns Centre – McPherson Library

Curated by Bradley Clements with Caroline Riedel

A printing block. Glaze samples. Pouches of pigments. Why are these items in UVic’s archives, and what can they tell us about the lives, relationships, artworks and practices of the artists who owned them? Bringing together materials from UVic’s Special Collections and University Archives in partnership with the Legacy Art Galleries, Object Biographies is a glimpse into the lives of artists through their archives.