Artist Interview: Aimée Henny Brown speaks with Tristesse Seeliger

Artist and University of the Fraser Valley Professor Aimée Henny Brown was born and raised in Western Canada, Aimée completed her BFA at the University of Alberta and obtained her Masters in Fine and Media Arts at NSCAD University in 2007. Aimée’s artistic practice engages archives, research and printed matter to place historical content within her contemporary art practice. She has received several awards and grants, notably the Joseph Beuys Scholarship for Artistic Merit and several Canada Council Production Grants. Her collages, drawings, performances and bookworks have been presented nationally and internationally, with group shows in Germany, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and solo exhibitions in Canada. She has attended numerous artist residencies in North America and was recently artist-in-residence with Concordia University’s Print Media Department. She is currently a mentor with BC Arts Council’s Mentorship program and teaches across a wide variety of disciplines at the University of the Fraser Valley.

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More About Aimée Henny Brown
OAG Gallery onlineartgalleries.ca/artists/aimee-henny-brown
Instagram @aimeehennybrown
Website aimeebrown.ca

More About Tristesse Seeliger
OAG Gallery onlineartgalleries.ca/artists/tristesse-seeliger
Instagram @missytrissy
Website tristesseseeliger.com

Interview rebroadcast with permission.