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Rosalie Favell: Portraits of Desire

Rosalie Favell, I awoke to find my spirit had returned, 2018.

July 26, 2023 – Apr 21, 2024
317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada

Rosalie Favell’s upbringing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was full of questions about her heritage. Her mother, Florence, was of Scottish descent; her father, Gerald, was a Métis (of mixed European and Indigenous descent); rules at home were strictly Anglican; and ancestry was never discussed. At 10, Favell picked up a camera and started to experiment. Over the decades, using digital collage techniques, she has created self-portraits that also explore Canada’s Indigenous communities and the complexities of same-sex love. At the Art Gallery of Toronto, Favell digs deeper into these subjects with a combination of family photos, oil paintings, and print material. —Elena Clavarino