BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ahva.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211009T1055Z-1633776901.8004-EO-22117-37@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260915T205025Z CREATED:20170119T014607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T192118Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090825 SUMMARY: Caught in the Middle DESCRIPTION: Paintings\, drawings\, photographs and poems by Yoriko Gillard \, 1 pm to 4:30 pm daily This exhibition reflects the artist’s intercultura l experiences between Canada and Japan. Yoriko Gillard was born in Japan an d is currently a student taking courses at UBC. This is her first solo show \, and she sees this experience as the beginnning of […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Paintings\, drawings\, photographs and po ems by Yoriko Gillard\, 1 pm to 4:30 pm daily

This exhibition reflects the artist's intercultural experiences be tween Canada and Japan. Yoriko Gillard was born in Japan a nd is currently a student taking courses at UBC. This is her first solo sho w\, and she sees this experience as the beginnning of a long-lasting artist ic trip across the oceans for years to come.

"I was extremely shy when I was a child and as a result it wa s often uncomfortable for me to speak up in front of people who I was unfam iliar with. I found it difficult to articulate myself with words but discov ered that I could express my feelings through my paintings and drawings. Ar t became an outlet for communicating my thoughts and emotions\, and my artw ork itself a reflection of my inner self. My dream was to become a professi onal artist however my introversion combined with a complex about my appear ance inhibited me from pursuing my passion fully. Even today this complex r emains in my mind\, and I still can become very shy when faced with challen ges such as speaking English in public.

I am not shy with people I am comfortable with\, and I continuously find myself getting better at acting the same way as I would act in Japan while using my first language.

I feel like I am caught in the middle of my life because I wanted to become an artist in Japan but instead gave up my dream in exchange for my obligat ion (earning money). After I came to Canada to study English I realized jus t how important it is for me to become an artist so that I can be more comf ortable with who I am. It is ironic because even though my English is not p erfect\; I am now more comfortable pursuing my dream in Canada rather than Japan".

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