Valda Zobens is best known for her paintings dealing with themes of temporary migration. Tempered by her own family’s immigrant experience, she began her Perilous Journey series, which is made up of one collection thus far. On March 2, Perilous Journey was added to, though, with Perilous Journey & Threads and Memories. Composed of a series of the artist’s paintings, some of which are accompanied by media images, Threads and Memories is a direct response to the contemporary refugee crisis.

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First posted on SHEmagazine.ca on February 26, 2016.

Photography courtesy of Propeller.