About the Exhibition

My maternal grandfather was a Mountie. This photo of him on horseback, dressed in his formal Canadian Mounted Police uniform, represents such an iconic symbol for Canada. Having passed away in 1995 he would have been 106 years old this year, as Canada turns 150. This artwork is an investigation into my own identity, within Canadian culture, and how my personal view on heritage, lineage, and nostalgia have played a part in the formation of this identity.

Artist Bio: Kenzie Housego has always been drawn to found objects and imagery with a sense of history. Through her art, she seeks to investigate societal narratives of a romanticized past as well as the narrative of objects. She often highlights contemporary modes of gender roles and beauty by reflecting on the symbolic or iconized within society. Housego holds a BFA in Print Media from the Alberta College of Art and Design and resides in Calgary Alberta.