Tau Lewis in Conversation
Tau Lewis in conversation with Polygon Gallery's curator Elliott Ramsay, on Wed, March 12, 7:00pm PST in Reliance Theatre. Doors open at 6:30pm. Open to the public.
Join Tau Lewis at the Reliance Theatre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design for a conversation with The Polygon Gallery's Curator Elliott Ramsey. Doors at 6:30pm. Conversation at 7:00pm.
The Reliance Theatre is located on the 1st floor of Emily Carr University of Art + Design. The building is best accessed from the southwest entrance, which faces Great Northern Way. The nearest address is 555 Great Northern Way.
About Tau Lewis
In addition to her show Coloratura at The Polygon Gallery, Tau Lewis has recently exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston, Boston, MA and The 59th Venice Biennale. She has exhibited in several museums and institutions, including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON; MoMA PS1, New York, NY; New Museum, New York, NY; Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, UK; College Art Galleries, Saskatoon, SK; Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON; the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON; and the Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, ON. Lewis's work has been acquired to the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; Metropolitan Museum of Art, Library Collection, New York, NY; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, ON; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Miami, FL; The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec; and Grinnell College Museum of Art, Grinnell, IA; among others. Lewis currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
About Elliot Ramsey
Elliott Ramsey is Curator of The Polygon Gallery, based on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ First Nations. He is an alumnus of the Association of Art Museum Curators’ Professional Alliance for Curators of Color, and holds a Master of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University. His recent exhibition As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic, presented by Aperture and featuring works from the Toronto-based Wedge Collection, is currently touring.
Presented by the Audain Faculty of Arts in partnership with the Polygon Gallery.