Nick Conbere
Associate Professor
- He/Him
- nconbere@ecuad.ca
Education:
University of Minnesota, 2007
School of Visual Arts, New York, 1999
Kalamazoo College, Michigan, 1990
Bio
Nick uses drawing processes to critically interpret ideas of landscape, seen through the lens of personal experience, narrative and research. His methods consider perceptions, histories and land usage. His illustration and artwork has been been featured in The New York Times and exhibited in venues including the Nelson Museum of Art and History in B.C., the International Print Center in New York and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. He maintains an independent studio practice and also organizes collaborative, interdisciplinary projects.
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Research Interests
Nick is currently coordinating a 2-year project, Drawing Ecologies: Toward an Ethics of Care for the Urban Tree Canopy, funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The project teams artists and forestry specialists in collaborative efforts to address the stewardship of regional trees and protect the shrinking urban tree canopy. Drawing-based artwork is inspired through conversations with a range of individuals who offer expertise, experience and perspective around urban forestry.