Artist: Letitia Fraser
Artwork title: Across the Deep Green Sea
Year: 2025
Dimensions: Variable
Medium: Walkway mural, Alumigraphics grip foil graphics vinyl
Location: Pedestrian walkway between 1880 and 2000 Hollis St.
About the Artist
Letitia Fraser (@letitiasnfraser) is an interdisciplinary artist, whose work centres around her experience as an African Nova Scotian woman, growing up in the province’s Black communities of North Preston and Beechville. Descending from a long line of artists, her creative instincts were nurtured early in life. Through a combination of painting and textiles, she unearths previously untold narratives and pays homage to her community’s history of quilting. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2018 Nova Scotia Talent Trust RBC Emerging Artist Award and was recently longlisted for the 2022 Sobey Art Award. Her work is included in several private and public collections including the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Scotiabank, the Canada Council and the Wedge Collection.
About the Artwork
These two images depict the relationship between ancestors and their descendants. Both groups are shown dancing showing our resilience. The first set of figures in blue, represent the areas in West Africa where the enslaved were stolen from. The second set of figures in warm tones, represents the regions African Nova Scotians settled and built communities.
Location
Pedestrian walkway between 1880 and 2000 Hollis St.