Ashley Beerdat, MFA student in Fine Arts 

Ashley’s research focuses on the search for belonging and her relationship to the Guyanese diaspora using oil painting as her medium. Ashley travelled to England building an intimate understanding of what it means to exist in a limbo space, in--between one’s place of origin and current residence. Additionally, Ashley worked with Rebecca Scott in Cumbria, England, and gained valuable insights that will further push studio practice and build her capacity as an artist.

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Graduate Student International Experience award funds are available to University of Waterloo graduate students who participate in:

• an academic exchange
• a study term abroad related to research or an academic requirement
• work, or volunteer experience in another country.