Wanda Koop: Her passion for painting, her new exhibit & how to engage with art at a gallery
Wanda Koop is one of Canada’s most accomplished and influential contemporary painters. With a career spanning more than five decades, Wanda draws inspiration from her world travels, the environment, and our relationship with technology. Now, she has a new solo exhibit in Montreal, titled “Who Owns the Moon.” Wanda joins Tom to tell us how her family’s history in Ukraine inspired the exhibit, how painting provided a much-needed avenue for self expression as a young child, and why exploration and travel is central to her art practice.
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Wanda Koop is one of Canada’s most accomplished and influential contemporary painters. With a career spanning more than five decades, Wanda draws inspiration from her world travels, the environment, and our relationship with technology. Now, she has a new solo exhibit in Montreal, titled “Who Owns the Moon.” Wanda joins Tom to tell us how her family’s history in Ukraine inspired the exhibit, how painting provided a much-needed avenue for self expression as a young child, and why exploration and travel is central to her art practice.