He offers this personal anecdote to explain some of the art in his solo exhibition Anthro-Obscene on display at Nickle Galleries. Stimson is, quite literally, a keeper of bees (and other animals) for the purpose of keeping the planet. LCR StaffStimson has created two series of residential school paintings as a way of documenting and exorcizing the traumatic legacy the schools have left on three generations of his family. Stimson attended two different residential schools during his early school years. Having his parents (residential school workers) close by did not offer protection from abuse.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2022 18:15 UTC