‘All I really want people to do is fall in and drown in the work. Perhaps, the need to find home.’ says Wayne Boucher about his work, that for the past 10 years has been all about watery places.

Unfortunately for him, February is a dry month in Thailand so he needs to get his inspiration from other places.

In his native land Canada, Wayne is a respected and accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited in many places. He has received many grants, including grants from the Canada Council, and won many awards like the Nova Scotia Portia White Prize.

Besides painting Wayne is also very active in promoting the arts as an essential part of the community, serving as Chair of the Annapolis Royal Region Community Arts Council and on selection committees and juries for the province of Nova Scotia and the Canada Council. Especially this last aspect makes him an excellent partner of the Borderline Collective.

With the support from Susan and Nat Tileston from the My Story Project, the Canada Fund, Canada Council, and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Wayne will be staying for the month February 2008 at the Borderline as a resident artists.

He will talk and work with the artists of the Borderline, hold workshops (the first one was on February 2), and exchange ideas.

Workshop photos