Misha Donohoe & Kim Melton | Silence: Reflections on the Science of Migration

Oct 15

Misha Donohoe & Kim Melton
Silence: Reflections on the Science of Migration

FOCUS GALLERY
November 1 - 30, 2024
Opening Reception: November 1, 5-7pm

MISHA DONOHOE

Misha Donohoe is an Australian–Canadian artist living within the lands of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and Kwanlin Dün First Nation in Whitehorse. Misha’s intricate and scientifically observed works in watercolour and ink explore natural systems and invite contemplation of overlapping worlds and dimensions. By layering this experience with historical and contemporary perspectives, Misha provides a unique commentary on the internal forces that shape our complex relationships with nature.

Misha has a Diploma in Botanical Illustration from the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and trained as a science communicator and evolutionary biologist at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The rigour of her practice brings a nuanced understanding of the history and philosophy of science into Misha’s work, where careful choice of subject, media, and illustrative style imbue each series with historical references and rich commentary.

Misha is the National Coordinator for Canada’s participation in Botanical Art Worldwide, 2025, and is a member of the Yukon Art Society, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, American Society of Botanical Artists, Australian Science Communicators, Science Writers and Communicators of Canada, and the Yukon Illustration Coalition.

Her work can be found at Arts Underground and through private sale.

KIM MELTON

Kim Melton (she/her) is a queer biologist, writer and grower of English, Swedish and settler descent who is grateful to live and relate on the Traditional and Living Territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in in Dawson City, Canada. Her writing draws heavily on her observations of and encounters with the more-than-human world, often imagining what it might be like to inhabit other bodies. She is deeply interested in decolonising hearts, minds and relationships.

Kim thoroughly enjoyed the last two summers conducting fieldwork for Wildlife Conservation Society Canada's Northern Boreal Mountain Program as part of the 'Birds and Burns Team', where she encountered many birds, and where the maps are from. She is grateful to Yukon Bird Observatories for allowing her to spend a month at the Teslin Bird Observatory in 2023, and to Jukka Jantuten in particular for his mentorship and delightful sense of humour. She would like to thank the Yukon Arts Fund for supporting her writing during that month of volunteering.