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In 2019 Paul Harfleet was invited by Qu’Art to visit Ottawa, Canada, during his visit he planted the pansies above, this film goes into the details of the plantings. Paul also showed work at SPAO: Photographic Arts Centre, in a collaboration with Deborah Margo, who created an installation of hundreds of pansies beneath a selection of pansy photographs. The artist also visited Perfect Books Ottawa to sign copies of his book, Pansy Boy, and with the support of Ottawa International Writers Festival presented a workshop at W.E Gowling Public School. He hosted a drawing workshop in association with MAX Ottawa. For International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia Paul read Pansy Boy to an audience, part of event featuring Jack Pine, Joanie Michaud, John Ian, River Wilson, Glenn Nuotio and Kimberly Sunstrum. Part of the Qu’Art program also featured an ‘In Conversation’ event at Carleton University Art Gallery; “Irrepressible Creativity and Queer Resistance’ featured Barry Ace, Carl Stewart and Cara Tierney. Special thanks must go to Qu’Art organiser Glenn Nuotio and Ottawa resident and art collector Bill Staubi. During his visit Paul also had the honour of meeting Senator Wanda Thomas. Below from left to right: planting the pansy for Barry Ace, Deborah Margo installing at SPAO, the installation at the gallery and a portrait of Paul Harfleet by Joshua Soucie for an article in APT 613.

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