Winnipeg Arts Council

Critical Painting Perspectives: online discussion group with Laura Lewis

Monday, October 6, 2025

9:00am – 10:30am

Online with Zoom

Free! For women and gender-diverse painters. To register email [email protected].

This monthly reading group is dedicated to exploring ideas, practices, theory and criticism with respect to contemporary painting. Start the month (and morning) with paint! Join the conversation on the first Monday of every month at 9 am, to discuss the selected reading over a virtual cup of coffee. Interested in participating? Newcomers are always welcome. Email [email protected] for links to the month’s short accessible article and the Zoom meet-up.

Laura Lewis is a queer visual artist originally from Halifax, and a 2018 graduate from the BFA Honours program, School of Art, University of Manitoba, who is currently based in Winnipeg. Lewis’s conceptual figurative painting practice explores philosophical questions concerning identity and sexuality.