On Thursday, May 29, current Deer Lake Artist in Residence Damla Tamer will welcome artists into her studio to share, connect, and seek feedback with each other. During this casual drop-in event, she is welcoming artists, arts-workers, and the public into her studio to come connect and hear about the new work she is exploring and making throughout her time in the residency. Artists are invited to bring work in progress to share and seek feedback on in a communal exchange of idea development. The Artist Salon and Studio is located in the Burnaby Art Gallery Fireside Room.
Damla Tamer (born 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a visual artist and educator living on the unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories (Vancouver). Her current practice incorporates both weaving and mosaic making to explore themes of love, friendship and feminine desire.
Image credit: Damla Tamer, Surface Conditions, 2024, woven clear nylon thread, coated with sprayed paper pulp from copies of the 2011 Istanbul Convention and the 2021 Turkish presidential decree to withdraw from Istanbul Convention. 243.84 cm x 182.88 cm, courtesy of the artist.
