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Natalie Purschwitz

Sessional Lecturer

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Education:

MFA
University of British Columbia
BFA
ECU
BA, Archaeology
University of Calgary

Bio

Natalie Purschwitz is an artist and educator living and working on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ First Nations, also known as Vancouver. She has shown her work nationally and internationally at the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Polygon Gallery (North Vancouver, B.C.), Plug In ICA (Winnipeg, MB), the Japanese Canadian National Museum (Burnaby, B.C.), the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleingburg, ON), the Prince Takamato Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) and AGX Galerie (Tehran, Iran).

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Research Interests

Natalie’s research draws on modes of making that include collecting, accumulating, arranging, editing and writing. She is curious about the ways that landscapes are shaped by humans and nonhumans, through systems of organization, networks of support and ruptures within these systems. By reconfiguring everyday objects and elemental substances, she creates conditions for material events.

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Sculpture SCLP 219 26/FA

Description

This studio course presents a variety of approaches to contemporary sculpture practices and is intended for students who want to pursue projects using textiles, fabric, leather or other flexible materials. Students will receive basic instruction on the use of sewing machinery and other processes relevant to the production of three dimensional forms that may include a combination of sculpture materials. Students will apply skills in the production of both assigned and independent projects.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.