Vancouver's Kriss Munsya wins Salt Spring National Art Prize

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      Vancouver-based artist Kriss Munsya has been announced as the winner of the Salt Spring National Art Prize.

      The Congolese-born artist won the Joan McConnell Award--which includes $15,000 and a $5,000 Salt Spring Island artist residency--for his work "Dreams Tonite. Highway Reflections, The Eraser".

      Kriss Munsya

      According to Munsya's artist statement on the Salt Spring National Art Prize website, the winning artwork "juxtaposes experiences of the past with desires of the future. It is a story of change and transformation that centers on a black man revisiting experiences that have been normalized in critical reflection of internalized supremacy.

      "Things that at the time he thought were normal now have new meaning, and he wants to share the lessons within. He wants to erase those racially charged traumas to change his future. However, memory is not easy to manipulate! Digging into the past always brings up unexpected things."

      Minsya's first solo exhibition, The Eraser--Escaping the Future, is on display at the Mónica Reyes Gallery until November 14.

      Kriss Munsya, To The South, 2020, The Eraser - Highway Reflection, c-print, 25 x 50 in

       

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