ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The media sells the impression that Africa is simply a wasteland of despair, war, famine, malaria and AIDS. But visitors who take the time are overwhelmed by simple humanity, joy and family bonds that survive. Many of the images in this exhibition highlight Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe. The artistic imagination and understated beauty are witness to time lived beyond headlines and statistics. A royalty is being paid to sculptors whose work has been "sampled".

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Mac McArthur is a visual artist living and working in Wellington, Ontario. McArthur is also the Financial Director of Engineers Without Borders, a position he has held since 2001.
His frequent travels have included destinations such as Kenya, Brazil, Ecuador, Australia, Nicaragua, Soviet Union, Afghanistan (1977), and Thailand among 50 others.
McArthur has exhibited his work in Montreal, Saskatoon (Canada), and Brighton (England).
Publications include The Last Word (Insomniac Press, 1995), Carnival (A Scream in High Park Reader) (Insomniac Press, 1996), and Written in the Skin (A Poetic Response to AIDS) (Insomniac Press, 1998).

Exhibition Dates:
August 28 - September 6, 2008