Sisters Hope Project

Join us as we speak with these two amazing women and learn more about art, distance, and living with MBC

About Ilga and Andra

We are two Canadian sisters living in London and Chicago, separated by distance and the impermanence of life. Following a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, Andra was keen to develop a personal project for her patient advocacy work. She asked Ilga to run an idea-generation sketching workshop with her. This became the start of our weekly meetings, and now we've been collaborating online for nearly one year. Our intention was to spend precious time together and follow where our conversations took us. Paying attention, noticing moments, elevating these to fill the distance.

Ilga Leimanis is a visual artist, educator and author based in London. In addition to her art practice and collaborative work, Ilga’s practice-led pedagogy and creative consultancy has brought her into contact with many diverse…