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Helga Pakasaar is a contemporary art curator and writer based in Vancouver, Canada. She has worked as curator at Polygon Gallery (formerly Presentation House Gallery) since 2003 and is now the Audain Chief Curator of Polygon.[1][2] She has also curated exhibitions for Griffin Art Projects in North Vancouver[3] and previously worked as a curator at the Art Gallery of Windsor and the Walter Phillips Gallery.


Curatorial work


Pakasaar has curated several exhibitions focusing on historical and contemporary photography and media art,[4] such as C. 1983[5] and Not Necessarily In That Order. Her curatorial endeavours encompass multi-venue contemporary art projects, including Moodyville, featuring a special issue of The Capilano Review,[6] and Territory, produced in partnership with Artspeak, Vancouver.[7][8] As curator at the Polygon Gallery, Pakasaar presented photography by world-famous artists based both in western Canada and internationally, including the photoconceptual artist Ian Wallace.[9][10]

In 2015, Pakasaar curated the inaugural exhibition at Griffen Art Projects, showcasing art held in private collections and emphasizing the role of women collectors.[11][12]


Selected curatorial projects



Honours



References


  1. "Presentation House Gallery Staff". Presentationhousegallery.org. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. "Contact Us – The Polygon Gallery". The Polygon. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. "Account Suspended". Griffinartprojects.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. Pakasaar, Helga,Fred Herzog: The City's Fabric, Ciel Variable CV Photo, no. 79 (Summer 2008): 26-31
  5. Rhodes, Richard (April 19, 2012). "C. 1983: Picture Making Made History". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. "The Capilano Review - Spring 2009, Issue 3.8". Thecapilanoreview.ca. 1938-05-28. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  7. "Territory | Artspeak". Artspeak.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  8. Laurence, Robin (July 20, 2006). "Territory". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  9. "Polygon Gallery Curator Helga Pakasaar's Expansive Thinking". BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  10. In Conversation: Ian Wallace, Helga Pakasaar & Ed Spence with guest curator April Thompson, 2016-08-16, retrieved 2019-03-09
  11. Griffin, Kevin (2015-09-28). "New gallery designed to show work held by private collectors". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  12. Griffin, Kevin (2015-10-02). "Changing order of names is deliberate at Griffin Art Projects". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2019-03-09.



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