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Presented by City of Surrey and TransLink

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Congratulations to alumnus Thomas Nelles (2016, Illustration) for having his artwork selected as part of Surrey’s Public Art Program!

The City of Surrey, in partnership with TransLink, is pleased to invite the public to an artist talk with local artist Thomas Nelles. Nelles’ two-part artwork Chrysalis and Butterfly Locomotion; Camouflaged is installed at the Surrey Central skytrain station and will be on display throughout the site’s upgrade. The murals are intended to enhance the experience of the station for both transit riders and residents. Thomas Nelles will be describing the process and inspiration for this artwork in his artist talk. Come out to meet Nelles, visit the artwork, partake in refreshments, and find out more about Surrey’s Public Art Program at Thomas Nelles' artist talk at City Centre Library.

Thomas Nelles is an multi-award winning artist and designer. His work in the visual arts stemmed from childhood with crayon drawings and evolved into his later interdisciplinary work. An ambitious and passionate individual, he garnered early admission offers from Parsons School of Design, University of Chicago and Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Thomas is an Emily Carr University alumni.

His creative practice often blends multiple mediums including illustration, graphic design and photography. Nelles is interested in hybridity, modes of cross-exploration and blurring polarizing definitions of genre and everyday life.

Some of his accomplishments include: City of Surrey's Street Beautification initiative award; Six documentary photography awards; 1st place Provincial Earth Day Art Show and Competition; The youngest individual artist to create one of the first digital murals in Metro Vancouver; And displaying a major art exhibition at the Surrey Arts Centre entitled The Princess Myth.