Victoria art gallery temporarily closed as community mourns loss of beloved executive director
Adhiraj Raj Sen, credited with transforming Open Space on Fort Street, died from complications due to cardiac arrest. He was 42.
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Posted: Mar 12, 2021 3:22 PM PT | Last Updated: March 12
Adhiraj Raj Sen, 42, was the executive director of Open Space, a non-profit artist-run centre in downtown Victoria. He died March 7 from complications due to cardiac arrest.(Facebook/openspacevic)
VICTORIA The executive director of one of Canada’s oldest artist-run galleries in Victoria has died. Adhiraj “Raj” Sen, executive director of the Open Space gallery on Fort Street, had been in a coma since the beginning of the month, according to board chair Charles Campbell. Sen died on Sunday surrounded by his family, according to a statement from the centre on Tuesday evening. Open Space will remain closed until March 17 as staff and volunteers grieve his loss. Sen, a University of Victoria graduate, joined Open Space in June 2018 and led the centre through a difficult period in its history.