KENT LAFORME

Kent Laforme, a graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Canada, studied under renowned Canadian sculptor and artist John Greer. Laforme earned his BFA in 1994 and continued his studies at the Studio Leonardi in Pietrasanta, Italy, where he worked as a sculptural assistant for Greer and other well-known artists such as Cynthia Sah and Akiko Sato... The sculpture honours stqéyə (Staqeya) named by the Songhees First Nation when he first arrived on Tl'ches also known as Chatham and Discovery Islands.

Primary location: Hong Kong