Sandra Bromley
Bromley’s work often deals with issues related to war, conflict and peace. In 2000, she and Wallis Kendal, co-created The Art of Peacemaking: The Gun Sculpture, an installation exhibition centred around a large-scale sculpture that viewers can walk into; the sculpture comprises over 7,000 deactivated weapons donated from countries around the world and is accompanied by portraits of victims of violence and a video that tracks audience responses. The Gun Sculpture premiered in Edmonton and toured to Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany; the Centenary Celebrations of the Nobel Peace Prize in Seoul, Korea; the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa; and the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Bromley is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Salute to Excellence - City of Edmonton Hall of Fame, the Rotary Integrity Award, the Queen’s Jubilee Medal, the University of Alberta Distinguished Alumni Award, the Alberta Centennial Medallion and the Global Edmonton Woman of Vision Award. In 2003, she founded Sierra Leone Bo Girls Group, a non-profit fundraising initiative to support Sierra Leone children affected by war, and in 1997 she, along with Wallis Kendal, co-founded the iHuman Youth Society, a charity in service of high-risk youth that uses fine arts-based programs.
Compiled 2014