Ts膿m膩 Igharas | 2018 Emily Award Recipient
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The annual Emily Award Program recognizes the outstanding achievements by members of the alumni community whose creative pursuits in the arts, media and design have brought honour to the University.
Congratulations to alumna (2011), recipient of the 2018 Emily Award. The annual Emily Award Program recognizes the outstanding achievements by members of the alumni community whose creative pursuits in the arts, media and design have brought honour to the University.
Ts膿m膩 Igharas (formerly Tamara Skubovius) is an interdisciplinary artist and a member of the T膩艂t膩n First Nation. She uses Potlatch methodology to create conceptual artwork influenced by her mentorship in Northwest Coast Formline Design at K鈥檚aan (2005/06), her studies in visual culture and time in the mountains. She has a Bachelor's degree from Emily Carr University of Art and Design (2011) and graduated from the Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design program at OCAD U showing her thesis work, LAND|MINE that connects materials to mine sites and bodies to the land. Ts膿m膩 has shown and performed in various places in Canada, and internationally in Chiapas, Mexico; Asheville, USA; and Santiago, Chile.
Ts膿m膩 received her award at the 2018 Convocation Ceremony held at the Chan Centre on May 5.