Platforms: The Teachers Among Us invited emerging and mid-career artists to nominate senior artists who have mentored, taught, or profoundly influenced their artistic journey. Following a citywide nomination and adjudication process, 20 senior artists were selected to create new works to be showcases across civic art platforms. These pieces reflect the importance of mentorship and the intergenerational relationships that helped shape Vancouver’s vibrant art scene.

Gratitude is a state of mind
Love over money
what you see in others exists in you
sometimes progress does not look like progress
Ubiquitous, sometimes pithy , sometimes game changers. Always polite - attempting to keep things on track- optimistic and annoying.Positive intentions mixed in with cognitive dissonance.

These drawings are an attempt to make sense of these gentle reminders.