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Once described as “fleeting, compleX and often chaotic” With “a crackling Visu - al inVentiVeness”, her artWorks haVe a sense of urgencY and speed. The paintings haVe multiple, futuristic oVer - laps of shape, colour and detail. In an effort to imitate the manner in Which she feels bombard - ed With imagerY and laYers of WindoWs on her computer desktop, Birke has created collage- like pieces using different stYles and tech - niques. The treatment is quite compatible With her theme of the OlYmpics: it produces an almost cacophonic mêlée of audiences, settings, equipment and athletes. As she describes them, “I am interested in neW WaYs of interpretation, organiZation, and representation of imagerY and information of a societY VieWing life and Lisa Birke, Race to the End (2009), oil on canvas [Bau-Xi Gallery, eXistence through cYber WindoWs”. Vancouver BC, Feb 6-27] A 1999 BFA graduate of EmilY Carr UniVersitY of Art and Design, Birke continues to teach in the ECU Continuing Studies program as Well as for their Teen Foundation and Teen Spring IntensiVe programs. Her paintings on the theme of ice hockeY Were included in Arena: Art of Hockey (2008- 09), a touring group eXhibit shoWn at the Art GallerY of NoVa Scotia, HalifaX; Art GallerY of Alberta, Edmonton; and the Museum of ContemporarY Canadian Art, Toronto. Birke has shoWn With the Bau-Xi Galleries since 2000 and is an actiVe participant in charitY auctions, communitY art projects and artist-run centres. Mia Johnson Paul (Governor General Award win - matic genres that reflect European col - Ancestors HaVe Come to Visit: ner), a benefit for the crisis in Haiti. onization and its impact on Aboriginal Reconnections With Historic Black - peoples.