36” x 32” Oil on Canvas 2021
“In my work, I attempt to understand land as an active participant and collaborator to which I must cultivate the capacity to listen. Unfolding such work is aimed at developing ecologically sustainable visions of the future. If land isn’t perceived as just a repository of resources, but, with us, a being-in-relationship, how must we change what we do? Walking the liminal boundaries of curated landscapes, my painting and drawing practice reflects on the concepts of nature and place. My work is an excavation into the manipulation, manufacturing, and manicuring of landscape, underlining the ways in which the land reveals and conceals itself.
I am currently based in Halifax, NS on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy peoples. I was raised in Calgary, AB on treaty 7 territory. I completed my Bachelor’s of Fine Arts at the University of Victoria in 2016 and my Master of Fine Arts at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2021. My work has been shown in Canada, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. I have been generously supported by ArtsNS, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.”
~Luke Fair
36” x 32” Oil on Canvas 2021
“In my work, I attempt to understand land as an active participant and collaborator to which I must cultivate the capacity to listen. Unfolding such work is aimed at developing ecologically sustainable visions of the future. If land isn’t perceived as just a repository of resources, but, with us, a being-in-relationship, how must we change what we do? Walking the liminal boundaries of curated landscapes, my painting and drawing practice reflects on the concepts of nature and place. My work is an excavation into the manipulation, manufacturing, and manicuring of landscape, underlining the ways in which the land reveals and conceals itself.
I am currently based in Halifax, NS on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy peoples. I was raised in Calgary, AB on treaty 7 territory. I completed my Bachelor’s of Fine Arts at the University of Victoria in 2016 and my Master of Fine Arts at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2021. My work has been shown in Canada, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. I have been generously supported by ArtsNS, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.”
~Luke Fair
