First Art Date is a series of friendly interviews between two artists who meet for the first time around a microphone. During this first episode of the series, Annie France Noël from the Galerie Sans Nom will meet and speak with Séamus Gallagher, an artist participating in a Boîte Blanche residency.

First Art Date
Created by : Annie France Noël (Galerie Sans Nom, 2020)

Séamus Gallagher is a non-binary photo and virtual reality artist currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They recently graduated from NSCAD University with a double major in Photography and Expanded Media (BFA 2019). Their work has shown in festivals/exhibitions across Canada, as well as in Germany, England, Switzerland, and Los Angeles. They are the recipient of the 2017 AGO | AIMIA Photography Scholarship, the 2018 NSCAD Student Awards, and the 2019 BMO 1st Art! Awards. They have received multiple grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and Arts Nova Scotia.

You can also find Séamus on Instagram and Twitter @shameusseamus