Artist Statement:
In A Climate Change Anxiety Haunted House, she contributed a humorous illustration of a dinosaur holding a sign saying “I didn’t believe in climate change either”. This also happens to be a portrait of her masked friend Paige Whitehead, creator of the Nyoka Light Wand, at the climate change protest in Victoria.
Rebecca, with Proper Measure Ltd., also created a 3D Virtual Tour of the entire Haunted House. The temporary nature of this project allows for painting on the walls, an all-are-welcome mentality, a sense of freedom and possibility, and an endless amalgamation of ideas and collaborations. Since the house is being demolished, the impermanence of the art is a catalyst for a radical space of open experimentation. By creating a virtual version, we are also able to play with the juxtaposition of having a permanent 3D rendering of an impermanent creation.
Artist Bio:
Rebecca Montgomery is an artist from Lions Bay, BC. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Visual Art and minoring in Art History, in 2015. She studied for an exchange year at the College of Fine Arts in Sydney, Australia. In 2017, she moved to Victoria and started working for Proper Measure Ltd as a 3D Camera Operator and AutoCAD Drafter. She volunteers as an Art Therapy intern with V.I.R.C.S. and is pursuing this further in 2020 by studying psychology/neuroscience.
Rebecca loves all mediums; painting, drawing, printmaking, analogue and digital photography, graphic design, illustration, and video. She believes the creative process is a source for healing, shifting perspective, vitality, inspiration, innovation, and connection.