“The Emma Lake Workshops have a loaded history, and many prairie artists are ready to lay that chapter to rest. […] My curiosity was piqued, so I invited Nancy to sit down to demystify the enduring legacy of Emma Lake and how it continues to creep into her art practice.”
Nancy Lowry
Nancy Lowry has been based in Saskatoon for much of her life. After completing her BFA at NSCAD in 2003, she returned to Saskatoon and began working in the late Mina Forsyth’s studio. Lowry has attended numerous residencies and workshops, and coordinated the Emma Lake Artist’s Workshops from 2007-2012. She is also the recipient of numerous Canada Council and SKarts grants.
Traces act as evidence of repression, dispersion, unlikely affinities, secret histories, kinship, and artistic lineages.