UPwithART 2.0 - 24-30 May 2020

Jamelie Hassan

Title Hotel Jasmine, Viñales, Cuba
Medium Watercolor on paper
Image Size 12 x 16 in.

Value: $1,200

From the Collection of John and Marg Nicholson

Artist Bio:

Jamelie Hassan is a visual artist based in London, Ontario, Canada. She has also coordinated cultural programs, including Orientalism and Ephemera, a national touring exhibition, originally presented at Art Metropole, Toronto and most recently Dar’a/Full Circle for Artcite Inc. Windsor, ON. (2017). Her works are in numerous public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Museum London, London, Ontario, The University of Western Ontario, the Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia and the New Museum, New York, NY. She was awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, (2001).

Artist Statement:

Jamelie asked for some help on a public art competition. She gave this piece to me as a thank you.