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Kathryn Mussallem | The Canadian Forces Artists Program – Group 7

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Kathryn Mussallem
by Kathryn Mussallem
Detail of Arrival, Pearl Harbor HI, June 2016, archival pigment print, by Kathryn Mussallem

Founded in 2001, Canadian Forces Artists Program showcases the work of civilian artists who depict the daily operations of soldiers, sailors and air force personnel.

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Emily Carr University of Art + Design Continuing Studies instructor and alumna, Kathryn Mussallem (2008), is one of the eight artists being featured in a group exhibit, Canadian Forces Artists Program - Group 7 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

The Canadian Forces Artists Programs is immersive. The program accepts applications from artists across the country. Successful applicants are chosen, and then the artists deploy with the military to gain the perspective necessary for the works they will create. The art in this exhibit is created out of the experiences the artists have while deployed. Canadian Forces Artists Program - Group 7 showcases work in a variety of mediums, including photography, sculpture, sketches, video, oil paintings, and mixed media works.

Canadian Forces Artists Program - Group 7 will be on display at the Canadian War Museum until April 2.

Kathryn Mussallem is an exhibiting photographer and visual artist with work published and exhibited in Canada, the US, the UK and Europe. Recent group exhibitions include New York NY, Denver CO, Minneapolis MN, Saint Remy de Provence France, Leiden Netherlands, London UK, Ottawa ON and Vancouver BC.

She is the recipient of the Canadian National Prize at the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.Recent solo exhibition, Tattoos & Scrimshaw: the Art of the Sailor at the Vancouver Maritime Museum (2013), the Maritime Museum San Diego (2014), the Los Angeles Maritime Museum (2015) and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (2016). Her solo exhibition, It's a Sailors Life for Me exhibited at the Maritime Museum San Diego (2016-17).

Kathryn received her BFA (Photo) and a Master of Applied Arts in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC, and a Master of Professional Studies in Digital Photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York NY. Along with her private practice, she teaches photography, digital media and visual arts in the Continuing Studies department at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver BC, Canada.