UBC Okanagan students organize art exhibition about COVID-19

“Skin Hunger” an art exhibition that responds to the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of physical distancing will open at the FINA Gallery on UBC Okanagan Campus on March 4, 2021 and will run until March 26, 2021.

“Skin Hunger” will feature works from UBCO’s Bachelor of Fine Arts students, Masters students, and faculty members, exploring the effects of social distancing and our “Skin Hunger” or need for human connection and touch.

“Skin Hunger” features works by Jordan Doody, Briar Craig, Brittany Reizel, Avery Ullyot-Comrie, Hana Hamaguchi, Pip Dryden, Ashley Desjarlais, Bethany Hiebert, Arianna Tooke, and Jordan MacDonald. All the artists are members of the UBCO artistic community. “The pandemic inspired us to make the exhibition more accessible for everyone with online content” explains Amber Barker, Head of Marketing for the curating course. “People will have the option to view the exhibition from the comfort of their own home with an online 3D tour of Skin Hunger, as well as Zoom talks with some of the featured artists.”

“Skin Hunger” opens to the public on March 4, 2021 and runs until March 26, 2021, at the FINA Art Gallery on UBC Okanagan Campus (1148 Research Rd, Kelowna).

This exhibition is presented as part of the FCCS Spring Festival. More information on events through that program can be found: fccs.ok.ubc.ca/spring