
Passing of artist Jarnail Singh is a huge loss to the community
B.C. writer Gurpreet Singh reflects on a Punjabi Canadian who created vivid paintings to offer context for historical and current events.

B.C. writer Gurpreet Singh reflects on a Punjabi Canadian who created vivid paintings to offer context for historical and current events.

温哥华艺术家傅承安 (Ann Fu) 不容易被归类。她绘画水彩画,绘制漫画和小册子,并以书法创作中文本符。此外,她为多伦多和温哥华的 TAIWANfest 的历史展览创造了字符。傅承安还为她的爱犬墨墨 (Momo) 创作了一本饶富趣味的儿童书。她还在有关不同洲的野生动物的系列中突显了一些鲜为人知的物种。

溫哥華藝術家傅承安 (Ann Fu) 不容易被歸類。她繪畫水彩畫,繪製漫畫和小冊子,並以書法創作中文字符。此外,她為多倫多和溫哥華的 TAIWANfest 的歷史展覽創造了字符。傅承安還為她的愛犬墨墨 (Momo) 創作了一本饒富趣味的兒童書。她還在有關不同洲的野生動物的系列中突顯了一些鮮為人知的物種。

Fu was an architect for many years before a health scare led her to pursue her lifetime passion for making art.

Chen, a Toronto-based artist, has created a self-portrait for a TAIWANfest exhibition called It’s Me and Wǒ.

LGBTQ+視覺藝術家Jag Nagra在數年前恍然大悟,開始對自己的旁遮普背景感到自豪。Jag透過Zoom視訊會議向Pancouver表示:「我的藝術是建基於對自己的身份認同,關係有如母雞和雞蛋一樣,兩者不分先後,互相影響。」

LGBTQ+视觉艺术家Jag Nagra在数年前恍然大悟,开始对自己的旁遮普背景感到自豪。Jag透过Zoom视频会议向Pancouver表示:「我的艺术是建基于对自己的身份认同,关系有如母鸡和鸡蛋一样,两者不分先后,互相影响。」

Nagra, vice-chair of the Punjabi Market Collective, transformed her view of herself and her culture by embracing her creative side.








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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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