Prince Albert artist showcases the marginalized
Kathie Bird was born and raised in Prince Albert, and to this day she calls the city home.
Bird is a mental health therapist by trade but finds her true passion in painting. Her most recent work serves to tell the story of those who have been marginalized by society, something Bird said she first noticed in Prince Albert.
“As a social worker and an artist … what I wanted to get across is that everyone comes with a story,” said Bird. “In my life, growing up in Prince Albert, I started working with people when I was quite young. I started working with what we might call street people … and I got to know them, and in a lot of ways love them.
Bird’s series delves into the lives of individuals from across the province who live a life that has left them marginalized by typical members of society.