Mentor-in-Residence

Rosalie Favell
April 6 – May 17, 2009

Mentor-in-Residence Program

Four mid-career or senior artists will be chosen to work closely with Rosalie Favell for a six-week period. Through a peer-relationship of conversation and experience-exchange, the Rosalie will provide dialogue, advice, support, contacts and information that contribute to the development of the Mentee's art practice. Rosalie will visit the Mentee's studio, discuss professional practices, visit exhibitions, and help move the Mentee's art practice to the next level. Mentees meet once a week with Rosalie and once a week with the entire group.

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to work and discuss with one of Canada’s top artists! Recharge those inspiration batteries!

How to Apply

Applications must be received in the MAWA office by 4 pm, Friday, March 13. For further information call Tracy at 949-9490.

A $100 fee is payable upon acceptance into the program. Participants must be MAWA members.

Deadline: 4 pm Friday, March 13, 2009. (No e applications accepted.)

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Rosalie Favell

Rosalie Favell is a photo-based artist, born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Drawing inspiration from her family history and Métis (Cree/English) heritage, she uses a variety of sources, from family albums to popular culture, to present a complex self-portrait of her experiences as a contemporary aboriginal woman. Her work has appeared in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in national and international venues. A graduate of Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in Toronto, Rosalie holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She has extensive teaching experience at the post-graduate level, and is currently completing a PhD at Carleton University. Rosalie’s mentorship will be of special interest to artists working with photography and/or collage, pop culture and/or traditional imagery, or who, like her, have a socially engaged practice.

Voyageur, 2003


If only you could love me the way I am, 2003

(in box or starburst) Artist Talk by Rosalie Favell
Sat. April 18, 2 pm, MAWA
Free!
Studio visits with Rosalie also available, first come, first serve. To book, call Tracy ay 949-9490