Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Endangered Species, Endangered Planet

December 12 – 21, 2006
SFU Gallery

The Endangered Species, Endangered Planet exhibition consists of linocuts by 116 artists from North America, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey and Wales, and by several artists from the Vancouver area. Printmaking is a democratic and imperiled form of expression; some say that printmaking, like many of the Earth's species, is itself in danger of extinction, soon to be taken over by digital technologies. The works in this exhibition comment on the ever-growing number of animal and plant species that are endangered or on the verge of extinction. This print exchange creates a virtual community of artists concerned about the fate of the Earth and is a grass-roots action that involves the gifting of multiple prints from each artist to other artists in the exhibition. Endangered Species is the first of two exhibitions (the next one will be in April, 2007) at the SFU Gallery focusing on the jeopardized state of printmaking today.

This exhibition was organized by Annie Ross, First Nations Studies, SFU School for the Contemporary Arts, with help from Joe Feddersen, Evergreen State College, who was an artist/mentor at SFU in 2006. Annie Ross thanks the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), who funded the Endangered Species print exchange.

Events

Opening Reception
Tuesday, December 12, 2006, 3pm