ARTIST FEATURE KEALY DONALDSON
She answers the phone “City Morgue,” as I laugh out loud in response. Francis Dick’s humour is as powerful as her laughter. This soulful and playful Kwakwaka’wakw Artist is passionate about her changing mediums, sharing her Northwest style and being intertwined in music. When asked about her experiences in 2020, Dick is very responsive. "Life right now has been challenging; part of the challenge for most people right now is around work. As an Artist, how do I market myself, especially when it wasn’t your goal to become an Artist?” My response: you get by with a little help from your friends. And as it turns out, friends have stepped up 1 4 | C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E | I s s u e 3 0
to help her with marketing through online presences like her website www.francisdick.com. Once you see Francis Dick’s diverse body of work and creative portfolio, you’ll believe that her journey was to include art. As we touch on the discussion of the pandemic, Dick adds, “seems things will be ongoing this way. In between all the chaos and noise, I have my own thoughts. These are truly such strange times – no gatherings, no funerals, no visiting. I think many people are feeling lots of impacts without having access to home territories, family and travelling." “I normally spend lots of time alone,” she says, “with the added self-isolation, maybe I don’t hate people as much as I think I do.” She laughs as she shares. W W W. C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E . C A
