uLethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts

Art NOW Series – Jesse Birch

Monday, March 2, 2020  |  12:00 PM

University of Lethbridge Recital Hall (W570)

4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4

Free Admission

finearts@uleth.ca  |  403.329.2616

Jesse Birch is the Curator of Nanaimo Art Gallery. Previous positions include Exhibitions Curator at Western Front, Co-Director/Curator of Access Gallery, and faculty in the Critical and Cultural Studies program at Emily Carr University. Recent curatorial projects include a trilogy of exhibitions that set the resource industries that built the small coastal town of Nanaimo in international dialogue through contemporary art. Birch has published in numerous exhibition catalogues and art journals, including C Magazine, Yishu, and fillip. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts (Photography) from Emily Carr University (2001), a Masters of Arts degree in Art History (Critical and Curatorial Studies) from the University of British Columbia (2008) and is an alumnus of the Curatorial Programme at de Appel Arts Centre in Amsterdam (2008).

Art NOW wishes to thank the Southern Alberta Art Gallery for their collaboration in making Jesse Birch’s visit and presentation possible.