Art Talks: Paul Hetherington in Conversation with Hilary Letwin
Channel: West Vancouver Memorial Library
Date: 20/05/2023

Recorded on May 9, 2023.paul 

Join West Vancouver Art Museum Curator Hilary Letwin in a conversation with artist Paul Hetherington as they discuss the creations featured in the exhibition The Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show showing at the West Vancouver Memorial Library from May 5 to July 31. The presentation will conclude with moderated Q&A session via Zoom chat.

Paul Hetherington is an award-winning artist, whose creations are known around the world. He has a recognizable style that uses visual cues, artful building techniques, and a masterful use of color to tell stories in his creations. His creations have been featured in multiple books, magazines, news stories, and online blogs. In 2019, Hetherington was invited to display his work in the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery in Billund. His creation “We Built This City” was on display there from 2019 until 2021. He grew up in West Vancouver and currently lives in North Vancouver.

Dr. Hilary Letwin gained her PhD in Art History from Johns Hopkins University in 2013. She has held Curatorial Fellowships at the British Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Recent projects include Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci (2020); Design for Living: West Coast Modern Homes Revisited (2019); Saints, Sinners and Souvenirs: Italian Masterworks on Paper (2019); and Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town (2018). She currently works as the museum administrator/curator at the West Vancouver Art Museum.

Presented in partnership with the West Vancouver Art Museum as part of West Coast Modern Week, July 4–9. This week’s events include lectures, exhibitions, walking tours, and a unique Home Tour offering access to local, architecturally-significant homes.

West Coast Modern Week is a celebration of West Coast Modernism, a distinct architectural style with deep roots in West Vancouver. Surrounded by forested mountains, an expansive ocean, and a lush rainforest, this natural setting presents unique challenges and opportunities that are reflected in the local architecture.

For more information about our upcoming programs, visit westvanlibrary.ca.