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Join us for a conversation with artist Jesse Mockrin and Adam Harris Levine, Associate Curator of European Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, to discuss her career, her process, and the inspirations behind her critically acclaimed solo exhibition Echo at the AGO.
The conversation offers insight into a practice that brings historical imagery into the present moment. Through her paintings, Mockrin recomposes details from European renaissance and baroque works through a contemporary, feminist lens. Rather than simply retelling familiar stories, she reconfigures figures such as Bathsheba, Daphne, and Eve, creating works that feel rooted in classical painting while exploring urgent questions of gender, power, and representation. Alongside her dialogue with art history, Mockrin’s practice also reaches into contemporary culture, including a recent portrait of Billie Eilish for Vogue.
This is an exciting opportunity to hear from an artist whose work redefines visual storytelling and makes history feel immediate.
Join us for a conversation with artist Jesse Mockrin and Adam Harris Levine, Associate Curator of European Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, to discuss her career, her process, and the inspirations behind her critically acclaimed solo exhibition Echo at the AGO.
The conversation offers insight into a practice that brings historical imagery into the present moment. Through her paintings, Mockrin recomposes details from European renaissance and baroque works through a contemporary, feminist lens. Rather than simply retelling familiar stories, she reconfigures figures such as Bathsheba, Daphne, and Eve, creating works that feel rooted in classical painting while exploring urgent questions of gender, power, and representation. Alongside her dialogue with art history, Mockrin’s practice also reaches into contemporary culture, including a recent portrait of Billie Eilish for Vogue.
This is an exciting opportunity to hear from an artist whose work redefines visual storytelling and makes history feel immediate.
