NaAC Artist Tours: Storytellers

February 14 

4:00-5:00 PM | Auditorium + Flanagan Family Gallery

NaAC Artist Tours: Storytellers, led by Michelle “Magic” Bennie, applies unconventional narratives and storytelling to Contemporary Calgary's current exhibition, Three Dimensions, by Jennifer Marman & Daniel Borins. Following a four-week residency immersed in the exhibition, Bennie will take lead participants on a stimulating exhibition tour to foster new themes and connections. 

Michelle Bennie, born in 1979 in Calgary, has been with the National accessArts Centre since 2017. Her artistic practice primarily involves creating her "stained glass" images with markers on paper, exploring themes like family, nature, society, and architecture. Each work starts with a title, followed by a particular process of applying pencil, black marker, and colour combination. Michelle's art curation work, including innovative approaches to exhibition organization, was showcased at the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation's Improv Festival in 2021.

This program provides a unique opportunity to view art from a different angle, guided by an artist who combines the creation and curation of art with storytelling.

This lecture is extended as a public program of Resistance & Respiration, curated by Amanda Cachia.

Please contact info@contemporarycalgary.com to request accommodations. Advance notice is suggested to arrange for some accessibility needs.

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About the Speaker

Michelle “Magic” Bennie (born 1979) is a Canadian artist raised in Calgary, Alberta attending the National accessArts Centre since 2017. Bennie is a prolific artist, drawing since she could hold a pencil. Most often working in marker on paper, Bennie has produced thousands of works exploring repeated themes of her children, grids, animals, social events, and architecture. She begins each work with a title and layers pencil, black marker, and colour. Her experimental and emerging curatorial practice has been featured in the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation’s Improv Festival (2021).