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Print Play: Pixel Collage with Victoria Day
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 2–4 pm at Open Studio
Class Capacity: 8 participants
Materials included | No prior experience needed | All skill levels welcome

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OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, March 14, 5-7 pm at Open Studio.

Victoria Day’s interdisciplinary practice is rooted in a love for detail-oriented analog processes and is shaped by her experiences as a mixed-race member of the Korean diaspora in Canada. 

The sharp rise in anti-Asian sentiment spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a period of reflection for Day; reflection on the role of Asianness in her identity, on the vulnerability of visible minorities to geo-political events, and on the complex pathways to cultural belonging in Canada. In response, her work has become a conduit to embracing her Korean heritage and bridging the gap between how she is seen and how she feels. 

In Other (please specify), Day seeks to share her liminal identity through physically manipulating screenprints with barriers such as handmade glitches, paper pulp, and interruptive glass. These barriers create fractured interpretations of traditional Korean motifs called dancheong, and mimic Day’s journey: of seeing, yet not fully understanding.

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Victoria Day is an interdisciplinary artist working across printmaking, painting, ceramics, hand-papermaking, and murals. Her recent work has garnered support from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. In 2025, she has been invited to participate in a portfolio for SGCI, is slated to be an artist-in-residence at the Kala Art Institute, and has an upcoming solo exhibition at Martha Street Studio in Winnipeg. Day graduated from the University of Guelph’s Studio Art program in 2014 and is currently based in Tkaronto, Canada.

Victoria Day gratefully acknowledges funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and Superframe’s Framing Fund.