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بالراحة, would have emerged no matter where she spent her last semester, Dempsey says. Still, living in Cairo offered her a creative opportunity she couldn t have seized upon in Canada. From a photographic point of view, it s definitely been really fun to just be able to go to the desert, says Dempsey. This selection, a self-portrait, was taken in the Wadi Degla Protectorates. The pictures make it look really remote, says Dempsey. It s actually roughly 30 minutes from the city, and it can be kind of popping on some weekends, she laughs.
Still, desolate landscapes figure strongly in her final body of work. That image, it kind of encapsulates the feeling of being alone, says Dempsey an idea she relates to the broader metaphysical quandary that her project pokes at, namely what sort of ethnic identity or space I occupy.
BFA grads D’Arcy Wilson and Melanie Colosimo among recipients for the 2020 Sobey Foundation Art Award
By Kayla Blanchard (’21), Layton Fisher Intern in Philanthropy
Atlantic Canada-based artists and Mount Allison alumnae D’Arcy Wilson (’05) and Melanie Colosimo (’06) were both selected as recipients for the 2020 Sobey Foundation Art Award earlier this spring. This year, the national awards include $25,000 each in support for artistic projects.
The Sobey Art Foundation, established in 1981, was created in hopes of carrying on the legacy of Frank H. Sobey, an entrepreneur and esteemed businessman, and former Mount Allison Board of Regents member, who had a great fondness for Canadian art. The goal was simple: to ensure that artists work across the country was recognized and preserved.