Explore the world of water at the UNB Art Centre with artists Kye Go, Noah Poirier and Greg Davies in this annual exhibit.
Exhibition opens Friday, March 7 at 5 p.m. and runs through May 2
To recognize the importance of the environment, specifically the importance of water, the UNB Art Centre celebrates World Water Day (March 22) annually with an exhibit that presents artists who explore environmental concerns in their practise.
The East Gallery will feature the work of emerging artists Noah Poirier and Kye Go while the West Gallery will present paintings by Greg Davies. Each of these artists provide a unique perspective on the environmental crisis and the often often-overlooked role of water in our lives.
While Noah Poirier avoids proselytizing, his paintings are exuberant and colourful depictions of his musings on the hidden nature of water.
Noah hails from New Brunswick but studied illustration at the prestigious Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, USA and graduated with a BFA in 2019.
He currently works as a freelance artist and has recently had solo exhibits at the Centre Communautaire in Fredericton and the Centre Culturel de Caraquet, NB.
Kye Go is a self-taught visual artist who uses found objects to create playful yet serious commentaries on the state of the environment.
Living on the coast of Saint John, NB, his art expresses his concern for current ecological and political issues, particularly at the local level.
Kye Go was featured in the World Water Day exhibit Reflections at the UNB Art Centre in 2023.
Greg Davies on the other hand, is a highly trained academic who was an Assistant Professor of Art History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario for over a decade before taking on the role of Curator at the Cape Breton University Art Gallery in Sydney, NS.
His work references paintings by the Old Masters to portray endangered species and explore the environmental impacts of human interference.
World Water Day is an initiative of the United Nations to bring awareness to the importance of water resources and their sustainable management. The UNB Art Centre has been a participant in this project since 2011.
