# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces Opening Celebration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Join The Polygon on Thursday, September 24 at 7:00pm for the Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces Opening Celebration.

Doors at 6:30pm

Remarks at 7:00pm

RSVPs are helpful

RSVP Here: https://thepolygon.typeform.com/Traces

Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces is on view in The Polygon's ground floor gallery from September 25 – March 14.

About the exhibition
Traces brings together the work of Dënesųłinë́ artist Catherine Blackburn, and Vuntut Gwich'in artist Jeneen Frei Njootli. Through photographic works each artist captures the absence of a subject rather than the subject itself. Lingering traces of family histories and cultural knowledges remain on the flesh and in the concealment of it.

The body is obscured through incision and adornment. These reductions and impressions are made with the intention of providing protection to the subject through limiting the viewer's access. Acting in direct opposition to colonial efforts of removal rooted in the intention to destroy, Blackburn and Njootli ask how these actions shift meaning when we trust the one who is authoring the cut.

With reference to beadwork — a laborious and careful process that is made for and by bodies — these stitches that surround the silhouettes and leave their indentations on the skin honour and serve as physical memory of that which is unseen.

Curated by Serena Steel

Generously Supported by 
Coleen and Howard Nemtin
Michael and Inna O’Brian Family Foundation
Ron Francis Regan
Metro Vancouver 

Media Partner
North Shore News

Image: Catherine Balckburn, Scooped (detail), 2017. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/north-vancouver/catherine-blackburn-jeneen-frei-njootli-traces-opening-celebration/200030547979431
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 110

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: North Vancouver
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: The Polygon Gallery
- **lat**: 49.310276021275
- **long**: -123.0807352066
- **full address**: The Polygon Gallery, 105 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3J4, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces Opening Celebration being held?
  - **A:** Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces Opening Celebration takes place on Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at The Polygon Gallery, 105 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3J4, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces Opening Celebration?
  - **A:** Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces Opening Celebration is organized by The Polygon Gallery.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Catherine Blackburn + Jeneen Frei Njootli: Traces Opening Celebration is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in North Vancouver, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 110+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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