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There Goes the Train by Artist Christy Frisken

March 1, 2016 - March 31, 2016

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Christy was born and raised in northern BC. She moved to London UK at the age of twenty and traveled extensively through Europe, India, Asia, Mexico, Australia and the Middle East. A former bicycle messenger in Vancouver, London and Melbourne Christy studied at Langara College and is a graduate from Emily Carr University.

Artist Statement:
Every one of my childhood homes was located near a railway crossing.

There Goes the Train refers to a phrase my father repeated each time the night train passed through the countryside near our home. “There goes the train! One day we’ll be on it.” Part lament, part prayer, part wish: this phrase has new meaning as my father – elderly and recovering from a stroke – has less and less to say to his family.

Each drawing in this exhibition is related to this strange nightly mantra from many years ago — one most of my family including my father have long forgotten.

March 1st to 31st 2016
Gallery Hours: 1 to 5pm Tuesday through Saturday or by appointment

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Start:
March 1, 2016
End:
March 31, 2016
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Massey Theatre
735 Eighth Avenue
New Westminster, BC V3M 2R2 Canada
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Phone:
(604) 521-5050
Website:
http://www.masseytheatre.com
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