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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Free
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Meet architectural photojournalist Ema Peter and curator Alison Powell at a public reception celebrating the opening of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s exhibition, The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter.
Ema Peter holds a Master of Art and Applied Photography degree from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria (2000). Principal of Ema Peter Photography, she has worked with some of the most prestigious architectural, interior design and engineering firms in North America. Her images have been featured in publications, such as Architectural Digest, OBJEKT International, Dwell, Wired, and The New York Times. Ema Peter has received numerous awards, including Architizer’s 2022 award for Architecture + Photography + Video, its 2021 award for Top Architectural Studio in the World, as well as the 2020 Createur Design Best Photography Award. She currently lives in North Vancouver and works both locally and internationally.
Alison Powell attained a Master of Art History, Museum Studies degree from the City College of New York, CUNY (2020), and a Bachelor of Art History and Visual Art from Concordia University in Montreal (2016). While in Montreal, she worked with internationally renowned artists to exhibit their works at the Art Souterrain 2016 public art festival. She currently works Assistant Curator at the West Vancouver Art Museum where she has assisted with exhibitions, such as Rabbit Lane: Douglas Coupland, Rebecca Bair: Deep Conditioning, and Bobbie Burgers: The Hard Work of Spring.