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Sunny Nestler

Assistant Professor

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Education:

BFA, Painting
BS, Biology & Society, MFA, Visual Art

Bio

Sunny Nestler is a co-founder of Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective, Tempe Zine Fest, the Vancouver Community Bike Shop Network, and VR Club, which are all spaces that work to make complicated tools and resources more accessible. They regularly exhibit at zine and alternative press fairs and have produced 14 publications under their imprint Megaspora Press.

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Research Interests

Sunny has a multidisciplinary art practice and works in drawing, painting, illustration, book-making, new media, and social practice. Their subject matter considers parallel universes teeming with invented creatures based on familiar symbols, their relatedness, and their reflection in our internal landscapes. Their current projects centre ecological concerns in the Salish Sea watershed area, a type of parallel universe called the “Shadow Biosphere,” and Yiddish language revival. They are active in community-based organizations, such as the Bike Kitchen at UBC, Discorder Magazine, and UNIT/PITT Society for Art & Critical Awareness. Their practice has been supported by Canada Council and BC Arts Council grants and residencies at Banff Centre.

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Drawing DRWG 309 26/SU

Description

Studies the language of poetry, storytelling, allegory, myth, fable, etc. in relation to historical and contemporary pictorial conventions. Provides opportunities for depicting and/or interpreting these language forms and encourages the development of individual approaches. A variety of artists who address ideas of narrative may be considered through presentations and discussions.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.