A trio of out-of-town artists is tackling the issue of motherhood in a new exhibition coming to the Fort Gallery later this month.

The show, entitled 鈥淐omforter,鈥� is part of a four-part series being hosted by the gallery cooperative.

The bigger series is called 鈥淢aking Home,鈥� which invites guests to reflect on the changing relationship to the 鈥渄omestic sphere,鈥� explained gallery manager Margaret Campbell.

Throughout the pandemic, society has seen women鈥檚 careers disproportionately affected 鈥� in part because of limited childcare options and the fact that child-rearing roles still routinely fall to women.

鈥淐omforter explores how this ethic of care and nurturing might transcend the domestic sphere (and the temporal limits of the pandemic) to penetrate public life,鈥� Campbell said.

The exhibition will feature the works of artists , , and .

The three artists bring diverse perspectives, as well as material and aesthetic qualities to their inquiry into motherhood.

De Fleuriot鈥檚 work is concerned with the maternal body and domestic labour, referencing the intimate connection between mother and child through soft sculptures.

Rosengren鈥檚 drawings and paintings examine the rituals and rhythms of motherhood, attesting to the state of constant interruption that characterizes life with young children.

Van Sloten鈥檚 work presents a playful and abstracted yet intimately familiar narrative, drawing on the iconography of childhood. Gendered materials and processes associated with domesticity are used to challenge patriarchal notions of work and to articulate the difference between visible and invisible labour.

Comforter runs April 16 to May 23 at the , 9048 Glover Rd. in Fort 91原创, Wednesdays to Saturdays, from noon to 5 p.m.

In addition, the exhibition will open with a virtual Philosopher鈥檚 Cafe featuring the artists in a conversation with TWU English and gender studies professor Holly Nelsonon.

The Philosopher鈥檚 Caf茅s are held online via Zoom, a format the gallery switched to last year due to COVID.

鈥淭he format varies a bit, but usually involves the exhibiting artist/s giving a presentation about their work in the gallery, followed by a moderated conversation with an invited guest, and ends with an audience Q & A. It鈥檚 a chance for the community to still be involved with and learn more about the exhibit without needing to gather in person,鈥� said Campbell.

鈥淭he hope is that participants will then be able to have a more in-depth experience in the gallery space when they view the exhibition.鈥�

The upcoming Philosopher鈥檚 Cafe is set for Friday, April 16, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Guests need to for the Zoom event.

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