The Golden Eagle Hunters: A Kazakh Photo Essay & Illustrated Lecture by Bonnie Folkins
The Friends of the 捆绑SM社区 Library are pleased to present an illustrated lecture by artist and photographer, Bonnie Folkins. The lecture promises to be an illuminating look at her travels with the Kazakh nomadic people across Mongolia and Kazakhstan.听The artist听has ridden horseback over 1,100 miles in a single journey through Mongolia听and听over 2,100 miles on multiple trips through听Kazakhstan. She听is a member of The Long Riders' Guild, an听international association of equestrian explorers and long distance travelers and she was recently elected a fellow of the New York Explorers Club. 听
Bonnie studied Fine Arts at Mount Allison University and at听the International School of Art at Montecastello di Vibio听in听Italy. She devoted her early career to oil and watercolour painting and created projects on location in places as varied as听Italy, India, Portugal and the Azores, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Macau, Mongolia, South Korea, Japan, Chile, Canada and the United States. Bonnie's听work听is听included in numerous corporate and university collections, including the听捆绑SM社区 Visual Arts Collection.
View more of听her arresting photographs听at:听.
RSVP required: rsvp.libraries [at] mcgill.ca or (514) 398-5711.
Please note that the venue has been changed to Room 112 in the Otto Maass Chemistry Building.
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