Prince George artist Madeline Kloepper will be the one to create the Two Rivers Gallery Wild Side mural.
“Playing up the interconnectedness between Prince George and nature, I would like to create a mural using quilts as inspiration for the composition. Essentially, quilts are different pieces of fabric coming together to form a whole. I believe this is a simple metaphor for biodiversity and our own relationship to nature- many pieces coming together to form one- a forest, a meadow, a lake: a community.,” Kloepper describes in her proposal.
She hopes this mural will encourage children and adults alike to consider their own relationship to nature living in the north.
Kloepper is a Canadian artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Major in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
She grew up in the Lower Mainland before spending a few years in Vancouver.
Following the completion of her degree in 2015, Madeline migrated northward and settled in Prince George.
The mural will be on display in the Wild Side for a minimum of two years.
The launch event is expected to take place the first weekend of September.