VARIED EDITIONS — Curated by Edward Fu-Chen Juan & Cheryl Hamilton
| Jun 6 – 28 | On Main Gallery | Free |
Now in its third year, Varied Editions celebrates the diversity of printmaking practices within queer communities. Borrowing its name from the printmaking technique where artists alter individual prints within an edition, the exhibition reflects on queerness as a shared yet uniquely expressed experience, as well as printmaking’s long-standing connection to queer activism at pride marches and protests. Varied Editions features works by Paul Wong, Tajliya Jamal, Zoë Grace-Ann Laycock, Juneau MacPhee, and exhibition curators Cheryl Hamilton and Edward Fu-Chen Juan. The exhibit is expanded by a series of free printmaking and zine workshops, emphasizing the medium’s longstanding ties to activism, protest, and collective expression. Presented in partnership with Malaspina Printmakers Society.
Varied Editions runs June 6th to 28th at On Main Gallery, launching with an opening reception on June 6th, as well as free workshops on June 7th, 8th, and 14th at Malaspina Printmakers Society.
About the Curators
Cheryl Hamilton is a visual artist living on the Coast Salish Territories. Her artwork includes sculpture, painting, printmaking and illustration. She graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design in 1990. Her work has been influenced by her queer identity, satire, humour, surrealism, craft and pop culture. Cheryl has a deep commitment to sharing her artwork in the public realm, and has artwork in public and private collections across North America.
Edward Fu-Chen Juan identifies as a queer Taiwanese-Canadian visual artist primarily working in printmaking and paper-making. Edward’s ongoing projects combine techniques such as copper plate etching, aquatint, silkscreen, and chine-collé. Since 2023, he has been researching the impact of human rights movements in the Taiwanese-Canadian community. The work involves collecting oral histories, portrait sketches, and photo-documenting places in Canada and Taiwan. His intention is to experiment and create work that highlights the democratic discourses and challenges between Taiwan and its Western counterparts.
Presently Edward lives and work in Vancouver, BC. or the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Edward is a Taiwanese person with ethnic roots to the Hakka and the Plain First Nations People of Taiwan.