Taylor Baptiste
q̓ayisxn—Off the Rocks
q̓ayisxn—Off the Rocks curated by UBC Okanagan Gallery Curator, Dr. Stacey Koosel along wtih Curatorial Assistant Ryan Trafananko, features the work of emerging Sylix artist Taylor Baptiste. Baptiste’s work combines the traditional practice of pictograph making with contemporary sculpture to bring the cultural teachings of her ancestors “off the rock” and into three-dimensional space. This exhibition, Baptiste’s second in the Okanagan, features two large contemporary sculptures: How Turtle Set the Animal People Free and Flight of Union, which draw from the surrounding landscape, cultures and materials, and use a red ochre pigment to honor the stories, sites and stories of her ancestors.
Link to exhibition essay below:
https://gallery.ok.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/156/2025/01/Off-the-Rocks-BROCHURE.pdf
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