The Grebel Gallery invites the public to meet artist Mary Kavanagh as she presents her exhibition, Trinity, Then and Now. This stirring exhibition examines the long-lasting impacts of the Trinity atomic bomb test, which took place on July 16, 1945 in the desert of New Mexico. Mary has dedicated her work to the investigation of the legacy of nuclear testing.
Come to the Gallery on November 8 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm to join Mary and the community for an evening of conversation, connection, and reflection.
Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
All are welcome. Doors open from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Light refreshments provided.
The Grebel Gallery is located on the 4th floor of Conrad Grebel University College, in the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement.
About the Artist
Mary Kavanagh is a visual artist, scholar, and educator whose work encompasses installation, video, photography, drawing, and sculpture. With a background in art history and critical theory, her art practice has been shaped by the aesthetic and social histories of representation and abstraction, by conceptualism and autoethnography.
Kavanagh’s artwork is exhibited across Canada and internationally. With projects in Japan, Italy, the United States (New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Alaska), and Canada, her work has taken her to remote locations including military bases, weapons testing and research facilities, industrial ranching operations, and sites of mining extraction and remediation. These opportunities have resulted in multi-faceted exhibitions that explore the boundaries of access to publicly held lands, institutions, and data.
Kavanagh is a Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Lethbridge, and Tier I Board of Governors Research Chair (2020-2025) awarded for her research on nuclear culture. Her work is supported by grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. In 2007 she was Visiting Professor at Hokkai-Gakuen University in Sapporo, Japan, and in 2018 she was appointed Associate Member of the Documentary Media Research Centre (DMRC), School of Image Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University. In 2021 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Arts and Humanities.