Dartmouth artist and VANS mentor Wilma Needham exhibits a photocollage series with accompanying sculptural objects which respond to challenges of parenting, on view in the corridor gallery February 5 – 26, 2015.

Reflecting on human response to our social and environmental landscapes, Needham describes her practice:

I am very interested in the ways in which art responds to the peculiarities of our lives.  Humans struggle to respond the puzzles and challenges of our world, both social and environmental, and artists present their observations of these dynamics, hoping that the conversations that ensue will provide fertile ground for understanding and shaping experience. In particular I am most drawn to the observation that very little that I think I know is actually definable and fixed. This makes for constant negotiation, requires constant vigilance and the understanding that there is not a neat and tidy conclusion to be had in making our way through the world.

Wilma Needham was born Niagara Falls, Canada and has her MFA from NSCAD University where she taught in the Intermedia department, Media Arts Division and served as administrator in Fine and Media Arts.  Her studio work examines the ways that issues of the environment, equity, gender and militarism shape our daily lives. With a foundation in printmaking and photography, her current studio practice spans multiple media  and has been exhibited across Canada and Europe.

Located inside the Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) office at the Halifax Seaport, since 2000, the Corridor Gallery is complimented by a historical legacy of Nova Scotia culture, simple yet modern architectural elements and an array of current cultural activity in the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia office. The Corridor Gallery is located at 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia and is open Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.

For further information regarding the exhibition contact:

Becky Welter-Nolan
Programming Coordinator
Visual Arts Nova Scotia
1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS B3H 4P7
902.423.4694    1.866.225.8267   f: 902.422.0881
vans@visualarts.ns.ca