Laara Cassells: _after

April 13 to June 9, 2019

Laara Cassells, Jessica Howard and Grace Orpen (after William Orpen), 2015, acrylic on dibond panel, 28 x 39”, collection of the artist

Working with digital reference material and live models, Cassells re-stages and combines historic portraits painted by respected painters from the past 600 years with a contemporary young person who is choreographed to resemble and interact with the historic subject. Her accomplished and captivating paintings unite past eras with current contemporary culture.

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
111 Bear Street, Banff, Alberta, Canada
T1L 1A3
https://www.whyte.org

Hours: Daily 10 AM to 5 PM

Contact: Digital Content Coordinator, Kayla Cazes (e) kcazes@whyte.org (ph.) 403-762-2291 ext. 324