Creative Isolation: Shawn Toovey s medical art resonates in pandemic Toovey, a Saskatoon nurse, is creating artwork out of upcycled pieces of medical plastic, like syringe caps and medicine container lids.
Author of the article: Matt Olson
Publishing date: Apr 15, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 5 minute read • Shawn Toovey Supplied photo
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We’re checking in with a different Saskatchewan artist each week to talk about their life and work during COVID-19. This week we hear from Shawn Toovey, a Saskatoon nurse working at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic and creating artwork out of “upcycled” pieces of medical plastic, like syringe caps and pill bottle lids.
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Political, social, COVID-19 commentary on display with new Saskatoon art exhibition Betsy Rosenwald and Dawna Rose s collaboration Journal of the Plague Year is on display at the 330g art gallery until the end of February.
Author of the article: Matt Olson
Publishing date: Feb 18, 2021 • February 18, 2021 • 3 minute read • Dawna Rose and Betsy Rosenwald have collaborated on an exhibition entitled Journal of the Plague Year, reflecting on the tumultuous time leading into, and during, the COVID-19 pandemic both here and in the United States. The exhibition is at 330g art gallery. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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When Kamala Harris was nominated for the vice presidency, President Donald Trump called her a "nasty woman." The insult would become the centre of one of many pieces of artwork Betsy Rosenwald would make on cardboard akin to protest placards.