Games People Play Kenna BarradellNorth Pender Island, BC Size 49.5" x 37.5" Medium Acrylic on canvas/linen I painted this piece in response to an unpublished poem by Alexis Rhone Fancher as part of a collaboration that will be published in Summer 2023. The work is not interpretive, but rather imaginative, created to explore the idea of alternative intimate relationships. It is one of many works in a series that I will continue to paint over this year and next. I am interested in how society chooses to deny or ignore the variety of sexual expressions possible amongst individuals regardless of the discouragement they encounter. Games People Play Kenna BarradellNorth Pender Island, BC About the artist About the artist Kenna BarradellNorth Pender Island, BC Kenna is working on a series of paintings responding to a collection of provocative poems by Alexis Rhone Fancher. The piece in The Parallel Art Show is part of the series and is one of five that will be in Alexis' new book of poetry, "Triggered," being published in September. Kenna studied at the Vancouver School of Art, the Victoria School of Art, the University of Victoria, and the Victoria College of Art. She keeps her work fresh and innovative through continuous studies and interactions with her peers. In 2019 and 2022, she received awards of excellence at the Sooke Fine Art Show. Kenna Barradell lives on Pender Island, BC. Follow on social