Ellen van Eijnsbergen is the curator of the Burnaby Art Gallery. She took over the position in September 2013.
She's the first subject of our new Fill in the Blanks series, which will introduce Burnaby NOW readers to a variety of interesting folks in the arts and entertainment community.
Each subject fills out a short questionnaire, "filling in the blanks" to let us know about themselves.
Without further ado, here's Ellen ...
1. I am excited to be working at the Burnaby Art Gallery (BAG).
2. I spend my time working at the BAG, participating in cultural activities, dragonboating, outrigging, swimming and relaxing with family and friends.
3. Right now I am working on planning exhibitions for the BAG 2015 gallery schedule.
4.The book on my bedside table right now is Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, by Mark Nepo.
5. Three songs you'll find on my IPod playlist are Hey, Soul Sister -Train; Pompeii - Bastille; Harvest Moon - Neil Young.
6. One work of art that inspires me is Joyfully I See Ten Caribou because it represents Inuit culture in Canada and it is on display in the Burnby Art Gallery until April 6.
7. One artist who inspires me is Gathie Falk because she is as gracious as the art that she creates.
8. My idea of a perfect day is a warm, sunny day somewhere near the ocean enjoying nature.
9. My favourite edible (or potable) treat is chocolate.
10. My guilty pleasure is chocolate.
11. My favourite vacation spot is - that's a tough one - either Maui or southern France.
12. My favourite thing about Burnaby is the cultural facilities at Deer Lake Park: Burnaby Art Gallery, Shadbolt Centre and Burnaby Village Museum - you can visit all three in one afternoon and still have time to walk around the lake.
13. If I could sit down for coffee with anyone at all, I would choose my dad, who passed away a few years ago.
14. If I could live anywhere at any point in time, I would choose Paris, early 1900s.
15. If I could have a superpower, my superpower would be the ability to feed the world.
And finally ...
16. If people want to find out more about me, they can check out burnabyartgallery.ca.
Do you know someone who should be featured in Fill in the Blanks? Send an email, with details and contact information, to Julie, [email protected].
