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A ‘Family’ of Artists of the Downtown Eastside
For many in the neighbourhood, art has been a lifeline. Now a new collective is bringing their work to a wider audience.
Jen St. Denis is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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Smokey Devil, also known as Smokey D, has documented the poisoned drug crisis in both his street art and on canvases.
Photo by Maggie MacPherson.
Wendy Stewart spends days working on each of her paintings of downtown Vancouver street scenes. Ken Foster works quickly, churning out paintings by the dozens. ....

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