David Garneau is helping build bridges and you can see it in his art studio on the second floor of the Riddell Centre.
Garneau, an Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department, has been commissioned to create the artwork for the pedestrian walkway underneath Edmonton's Tawatinâ Bridge.
The bridge, which spans the North Saskatchewan River, will officially open in the fall of 2019.
By then, with the help of Indigenous and non-Indigenous assistants, Garneau will have created 400 Indigenous-themed paintings of varying sizes ranging from 20 cm to four meters. The paintings will be prominently featured underneath the tracks and viewed by the people using the footbridge.
"It's really exciting," says Garneau, a Métis artist who grew up in Edmonton. "The best part has been consulting with elders and knowledge keepers in Edmonton and getting a sense of what they want on the bridge and the stories they want to tell."
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