The first visiting artist at Burnaby's Edmonds Park Fleet mobile studio has been announced: Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun will be the inaugural creator to share his work in the new space.
White-Hill, Kwulasultun (he/they) is a Coast Salish and Nuu Chah Nulth artist and storyteller from the Snuneymuxw First Nation in Nanaimo, with family roots in Hupacasath, Penelakut and further up and down the Northwest Coast, according to an announcement from the Burnaby Art Gallery.
The Fleet studio is a temporary studio-on-wheels in Edmonds Park for artists and cultural activities.
An MFA graduate from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, White-Hill's interdisciplinary work spans many mediums, including digital art, painting, sculpture, installation, performance and creative writing.
From a public installation art at Marine Drive SkyTrain station in Vancouver, to paintings and a cardboard sculpture made out of a pizza box echoing a spindle whorl (Ancestor's Hands) currently shown at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, their art is rooted in honouring and celebrating the stories and teachings passed down by his family, community and world view.
At the Fleet studio until September, White-Hill will consider the commute and movement of his practice to and from territories, according to the gallery announcement.
The Fleet: Edmonds studio is an adaptable space for artists to use in a variety of different ways, such as a visiting artist studio, space for talks and presentations, or as a community workshop for programs like plant dyeing, according to its open call.
For more on White-Hill, check out their website.
