Winsor Gallery

FIONA ACKERMAN - HETEROTOPIA INSTALL IMAGES

2012-03-04T10:20:00.000-08:00

New York, 2011 (left), Betraying the Adamic Act, 2011 (right)

Three Letter Words, 2011 (left), Neu, 2011 (right)

Installation View

Summertime, 2011 (left), We are You, 2011 (right)

A Vocation by the Sea, 2011 (left), The Calm Before the Storm, 2011 (right)

Invasion, 2011

Heterotopia, 2011 (left), PPSCU01, 2011 (right)

Heterotopia, 2011

Gabby Jackson, 2011 (left), Your Demon Doppelganger, 2011 (right)

GEORGIA STRIAGHT RECOMMENDS: ACKERMAN!

2012-03-03T15:44:00.000-08:00

Vancouver artist Fiona Ackerman’s new works are a fascinating sensory experiment. At first glance, they look to be random, rough painted studies on paper pinned to the wall. In fact, they are meticulous paintings on canvas of those papers. Anyone who’s followed her career will enjoy her new realm of play in Heterotopia, at Winsor Gallery until April 1.

GEORGIA STRAIGHT CRITIC'S PICK: BEAT NATION

2012-03-02T13:04:00.000-08:00

The Georgia Straight is a big fan of Beat Nation and so are we!

Baby Girlz Gotta Mustang, Dana Claxton

Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture
(To June 3 at the Vancouver Art Gallery)
Urban youth culture meets First Nations identity in this exciting and highly political group show. Through a provocative range of street art and traditional media, including graffiti, comix, rap-style performance, sound art, painting, sculpture, and mixed-media installation, 27 artists demonstrate how hip-hop, skateboarding, music videos, fashion photography, and other pop-culture forms can be juxtaposed with treasured traditions (such as storytelling) and long-standing concerns (such as land rights and the preservation of original languages).
The Draw: In this survey of artists from across Canada and the United States, including Dana Claxton, Brian Jungen, Sonny Assu, Skeena Reece, and Nicholas Galanin, expect to see everything from neo-Native bustiers and carved wooden turntables to painted car hoods and live video remixes of Hollywood films.

FIONA ACKERMAN - NEW WORKS & EXHIBITION

2012-03-01T17:52:00.000-08:00

We are very excited to be presenting new work by Fiona Ackerman this March. Be sure to visit when the show is up, it is going to be stellar! Below you will find a sneak peak at two works that will be exhibited...

F I O N A A C K E R M A N
March 1 - April 1, 2012

A VOCATION BY THE SEA, 2012, 60X108"

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM, 2012, 55 X 78.5"

10 SECONDS ARTIST RECEPTION & DVD RELEASE

2012-02-29T10:19:00.000-08:00

10 Seconds Artist Reception and DVD Release

Thurs. Mar. 1st ~ 8-10pm
@ Gallery 1965
1965 Main Street, Vancouver, BC

This one-night art event marks the end of the yearlong series celebrating Vancouver 125 that featured Chelsea O’Brian, Dana Claxton, Douglas Coupland, James Yan, Jeff Chiba Stearns, Laiwan, Michael Turner and Tony Pantages.

Details on the project and this DVD release event can be found here:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d0b27faaa8a154bf4b090897a&id=5d3ab78c68&e=dd2a321013

ANN GOLDBERG - NEW PAINTINGS

2012-02-28T14:53:00.000-08:00

Spring is just round the corner...remember that, when soaked in the Vancouver rain, February showers, bring May flowers. We just wanted to share two new works by Ann Goldberg...
Enjoy.

Knox Road, 2011, oil on canvas 54 x 54 inches

Yellow Tulips, 2011, oil on canvas

RENNIE COLLECTION

2012-02-27T13:40:00.000-08:00

DAMIAN MOPPETT

An interesting show worth visiting.

We won't give away all the details...

For location and more information visit:

RennieCollection Wing Sang Site.

On until the 26th of April, 2012

Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1969 and currentlyliving and working in

Vancouver, DamianMoppett attended Emily CarrCollege of Art and Design

and received his Master of Fine Arts from ConcordiaUniversity, Montreal. He

has exhibited widely including at The Power Plant,Toronto; The National

Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Muséed'art contemporain de Montréal and the

Witte de With, Rotterdam.

Rennie Collection hasevolved over a number of years to focus on works

related to identity, social injustice,appropriation, painting and photography. In 2009,

renovations were completed on the oldest buildingin Vancouver's Chinatown to

display the collection to the public. RennieCollection at Wing Sang holds two

exhibitions a year with supporting catalogues andevents.

To visit the Wing Sang building you must book a tour.

COLLABORATION: PAUL & JULIE MORSTAD WITH NEKO CASE

2012-02-25T17:26:00.000-08:00

The other day Paul Morstad brought to our attention a lovely video that he created for the talented Neko Case in collaboration with his also talented sister Julie Morstad.

It is such a sweet video, we thought it made for a great blog posting, view at your leisure, with pleasure!

Neko Case

“People Gotta Lotta Nerve”
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Directed by Julie and Paul Morstad
2009

This isn't the Morstad's first collaboration with Neko, read all about it in the Georgia Straight: http://www.straight.com/article-72977/julie-morstads-hair-limbs-cut-with-the-macabre

PAUL MORSTAD - NEW WORKS

2012-02-24T17:26:00.000-08:00

The gallery recently received an update from Paul Morstad. Last spring he received a Canada Council grant for a project, and since then he has been creating works for the project.

In Morstad`s words ``The project could be quickly surmised as a fictional, museological study of 19th Century Hobo culture, presented and intertwined with a survey of extinct, extirpated, and endangered animals––all done in an atmosphere of magical realism.``

These new works are captivating, we thought we would them along...

HOBO JELLYFISH, 2012

TOLSTOI AND THE HOBO MOTH, 2011
(DETAIL)
HOBO AND WHALE, 2011

VAG DESIRE AUCTION RAISES NEARLY $1 MILLION

2012-02-23T09:44:00.000-08:00

The Vancouver Art Gallery hosted its Annual fundraising event & auction on the 18th of February, and many Winsor Gallery artists took part in the fundraising by donating works.

Winsor Gallery Artists who donated work for auction were:

Paul Wong
Dana Claxton
Angela Grossmann
Brian Howell
Fiona Ackerman
Bill Anderson
Ann Goldberg
Gabryel Harrison
David Wilson
David Robinson

The auction was a most successfull affair, the VAG raised nearly $1 million dollars, and of that, Winsor Gallery Artists works contributed greatly to this tally. Congratulations to the VAG and all the artists who were a part of the fundraiser, it was a night to remember!

PRESS LINKS FOR THE EVENT:

LIVE AUCTION IN PROGRESS

PAUL WONG'S SPECTACULAR NEON VIDEO ART PIECE

TWO OF OUR FAVOURITE PEOPLE: A.GROSSMANN & A.R.LUKACS

DANA CLAXTON'S "PAINT UP" PRINT LOOKS OUT OVER THE CROWD

MARK LANG: Allusion Ambiguity & Complexity

2012-02-15T11:00:00.000-08:00

The work of Mark Lang featured in the Dec/Jan Edition of American Artist. Lang's work was featured as part of a an article that highlighted: Twelve artists andfour top trends in art in 2012.

If you are picking up a copy of American Artist, be sure to find the feature on Lang written by Austin R. Williams titled: Allusion, Ambiguity, and Complexity.

Abstraction, Mark Lang, 2010, oil on canvas, 39 x 47 inches

Graces, Mark Lang, 2008, oil on canvas, 84 x 72 inches

Standing, Mark Lang, 2008, oil on canvas, 48 x 30

Lang will have a solo exhibition mid-November this year in Montreal at Galerie de Bellefeuille. This exhibition will feature Lang's current approach to painting as well as a new tangent where he is exploring work that is much more process oriented. View more of Lang's work on on Winsor Gallery's feature page, as well as on Lang's website.

DESIRE - VANCOUVER ART GALLERY AUCTION

2012-02-13T17:46:00.000-08:00

 Art patrons and artists will converge at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday, February 18 for the gala fundraiser, beginning with an exclusive reception and live auction in the galleries at 6pm. Following the live auction, the evening will continue at the nearby Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver with a decadent dinner, a silent auction featuring more than 40 works, and dancing the night away.

We hope the VAG, its patrons, and all of the participating artists have a fabulous evening and raise plenty of funds for future endeavors!

Several Winsor Gallery artists are participating this year, here are their works:

Fiona Ackerman

CA+BD, 2011

oil and acrylic on canvas

24” x 14”

Donated by

Fiona Ackerman

Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $1,700

Bill Anderson
Transit Shelter, Reflections, 2010
archival pigment inkjet print, 22” x 48"
edition 3 of 12

Donated by Bill Anderson, Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $3,200

Dana Claxton
Paint Up #2, 2012
lightjet archival c-print
71” x 72”
edition 1 of 4

Donated by
Dana Claxton
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $20,000

Ann Goldberg
Mary, 2010
oil on canvas
48” x 36”

Donated by
Ann Goldberg
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $4,800

Angela Grossmann
Lying, 2011
oil on mylar
36” x 24”
edition #

Donated By
Angela Grossmann
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $9,500

Gabryel Harrison
Friends, 2011
oil, bitumen, gold, white gold and lead
36” x 24”

Donated by
Gabryel Harrison
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $3,000

Brian Howell
35 East Hastings Street, 2010
archival inkjet
print, A/P
71 3/8” x 58 ½” (sight)

Donated by
Brian Howell
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $14,950

David Robinson
Scaffold, 2010
bronze, steel
25” x 5” x 5”
edition 5 of 18

Donated by
David Robinson
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $6,000

David Wilson
In the Middle, 2012
acrylic on canvas
36" x 36"

Donated by
David Wilson
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $5,000

Paul Wong
VIDEOART VIDEOART VIDEO, 2011
neon, 6” x 90” x 3 ¾”, edition 1 of 5

Donated by Paul Wong
Courtesy of Winsor Gallery, Vancouver

Estimated Value: $15,000

DESIRE Art Auction 2012 artists include: Fiona Ackerman; Bill Anderson; Roy Arden; B.C. Binning; Eli Bornowsky; Edward Burtynsky; Lincoln Clarkes; Dana Claxton; Scott Conarroe; Robert Davidson; Christos Dikeakos; Geoffrey Farmer; Graham Gillmore; Greg Girard, Ann Goldberg, Máximo González; Rodney Graham; Angela Grossmann; Hadley + Maxwell; Gabryel Harrison; Anthony Hernandez; Fred Herzog; Jeremy Hof; Brian Howell; Patrick Hunt; Shawn Hunt; Holger Kalberg; Ann Kipling; Dion Kliner; Evan Lee; Lyse Lemieux; Ken Lum; Landon Mackenzie; Myfanwy MacLeod; Kerry James Marshall; Scott McFarland; Elizabeth McIntosh; Eadweard Muybridge; James Nizam; Paul P.; Perkins+Will; Elspeth Pratt; Harald Pryn; Natalie Purschwitz; REDFLAGDESIGN; Reed Wong Design; William Reid; David Robinson; Danny Singer; Gordon Smith; Mark Soo; Carmelo Sortino; Ron Stonier; Ron Terada; Jeff Thomas; Jutai Toonoo; Renée Van Halm; Stephen Waddell; Jeff Wall; Ian Wallace, Ken Wallace; David Wilson; Paul Wong; Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas; Don Yeomans; Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun; Zhang Huan and Elizabeth Zvonar

 Art Auction 2011 was the most successful in the Vancouver Art Gallery’s history, with proceeds of nearly $1.2 million in support of exhibitions and educational programs.

PAUL WONG'S 10 SECONDS PROJECT

2012-02-09T14:58:00.000-08:00

We were very excited to see the 8th installment of the 10 seconds project curated by Paul Wong. The 8th installment featured a short video and series of paintings by Doug Coupland. We have been following this series from its inception. Below you will find our favourite picks. We are looking forward to more 10 seconds installments too, as the project runs until March.

HAPPY VIEWING!

10 Seconds is a curated and commissioned series of new works by Vancouver artists that will be presented on the video screens of the Canada Line subway system. This yearlong project will run from April 2011 to March 2012. Each artist has been commissioned to create a 10-second work to be featured each month, repeating every 2 minutes over the commuter digital network and released on other digital platforms (YouTube/Facebook/DVD). If you are interested in learning more about the project please visit OnMain Gallery.

VANCOUVER CODES BY DOUG COUPLAND, 2012

Vancouver Codes is 10 seconds of elegantly shifting codes that link to twenty pieces of data: including youtube videos, photographs of various sites such as Grouse Mountain, VanDusen Gardens, public artworks including Coupland's Digital Orca and Terry Fox sculptures, and written messages. He has also created a QR code that links towww.onmaingallery.com: all reasons to take out your smart phone, scan that screen, and see where Coupland takes you.

Douglas Coupland is a well-known Canadian writer and visual artist. His fiction is complemented by works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized terms such as 'McJob' and 'Generation X'. He has published thirteen novels, a collection of short stories, seven non-fiction books, and a number of works for film and television. Since resuming his practice as a visual artist in 2001, he has exhibited in North America, Europe and Asia. Recent major commissions include a Terry Fox memorial for Vancouver (2011), and a memorial for fallen firefighters in Ottawa (2012). http://www.coupland.com

HIPPIE CHICK BY DANA CLAXTON, 2011

TUNE IN. PUT ON YOUR LOVE BEADS. Hippie Chick by Dana Claxton launches April 18th on YouTube and on the Canada Line subway system video screens April 18 to April 30. Hippie Chick celebrates Vancouver's history of counter-culture using archival footage from the first Easter Be-In held illegally in Stanley Park in 1967, when a large number of hippies and supporters defiantly gathered and claimed public space. The human "be-ins" were gatherings of hippies, a vocal and growing subculture of baby boomers rejecting the conservative values of the status quo. Hippies were seeking out new and alternative lifestyles that were anti-war and anti-establishment. Claxton has reworked the footage to suggest that one of the streams in the hippie movement's demand for social change was manifested through creative expression and collective dance. The female body is self-realized through the right to dance freely.

Dana Claxton is an interdisciplinary artist creating works in film, video, photography, installation and performance that has garnered international recognition. She is represented by the Winsor Gallery, Vancouver. She is also active as a curator and she teaches Advanced Digital Arts and Performance Art at UBC. www.danaclaxton.com

SLASH FORWARD BY MICHAEL TURNER, 2011

Slash Forward was designed to be placed amidst commercial ads/public service announcements/breaking news. 100,000 commuters come/go, arrive/depart and stand/walk past these info screens daily. Slash Forward is repeated every 2 minutes, 24/7. Derived from the forward-slash, Slash Forward is the third stage in what began as a concretist device on Turner's bloghttp://mtwebsit.blogspot.com/ and was later adapted to 140 slashes in the Twitter-driven Digital Natives LED billboard presentation on the Burrard Street Bridge http://digitalnatives.othersights.ca/tag/vancouver/. Is Slash Forward a message, a warning? 140 bright white slashes appear graphically on deep red field, presenting the illusion of forward/backward motion. The internet has changed not only the way we experience the world but the way its script is written. The forward-slash is part of that script, and a means of navigation. For Turner, a writer who values means over ends, the doorway these forward-slashes stand in for has become a recurring motif in his work, one that reminds us to always "mind the gap."

Michael Turner is an award-winning writer of fiction, criticism and song. His books include Hard Core Logo, The Pornographer's Poem and 8x10. He is also the co-author of Fred Herzog: Vancouver Photographs.

ESCAPE VELOCITY BY CHELSEA O'BRIAN, 2011

Escape Velocity is a liberating flight of fancy. This 10-second film blends the speed and force of a helicopter with the magic, grace and beauty of a performer suspended in-the-air. Over the last 125 years we have evolved from a wooden shantytown to a city of concrete highrises constantly exceeding the vertical limits of yesterday. What may seem inaccessible becomes possible as science, technology and the dreams of artists propel us towards new ways of seeing and experiencing the world in which we live. We will soon be flying around in personal jetpacks as we take off and land on 100-storey buildings. Escape Velocity is dedicated to all those who have ever sat in a crowded commuter train wishing they could escape the urban hell and just fly away...

Chelsea O'Brian has worked in circus, dance, film, and theatre. While attending the National Circus School of Montreal, she invented the Aerial Kite and has developed its original technique. She has toured with Cirque Plume in France as an original cast member of L'Atelier du peintre, as well as participating in the show's creation (2008-2010). From Vancouver, she is now based in San Francisco. She was most recently in Vancouver performing in the equestrian-based multidisciplinary show Cavalia www.chelseao.com

SCENE'S FOR A SMOKERS THEATRE

2012-02-04T15:42:00.000-08:00

Gary Pearson's Exhibition Install Images...
Gary's Show is running from throughout February until the 26th.

RAYMOND MARTIN'S WORK ON DISPLAY AT RBC's WATERKEEPER GALA

2012-02-03T17:32:00.000-08:00

Ivujivk (La Nuit), Raymond Martin, 63 x 78 inches

If you are in Toronto on the 7th of February, make sure to get yourself some tickets to the Waterkeeper Gala presented by RBC. At the gala, you will not only be giving to a great cause, the restoration and protection of Lake Ontario, you will also be able to see sixteen stunning works of art from a diverse range of artists.

Featured in the exhibition:

Raymond Martin, Paul Beliveau, Michael Adamson, Ed Bartram, Edward Burtynsky, Barbara Cole, Barbara Davidson, Lily Gagnon, David Grieve, Daniel Hughes, Stewart Jones, Anita Kunz, Charles Pachter, Peter Rotter, Joe Sampson, and Su Sheedy.

Your support matters

A healthy, prosperous future depends on clean drinking water and a sustainable food supply. With your help, the inaugural Waterkeeper Gala will raise $250,000 to restore and protect Lake Ontario.

It is possible to create a swimmable, drinkable, fishable future. It is not possible to do it without you. Whether you purchase a work of art in our auction or simply make a donation online, your contribution helps secure clean water for 9-million people. Thank you.

The Waterkeeper Galapresented by RBC takes place Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Corus Quay (QueensQuay & Jarvis in Toronto). Reception begins at 6:00 pm. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.and Edward Burtynsky will co-host this 10th anniversary celebration, dinner,and art auction.

GARY PEARSON - NEW WORKS - OPENS FEBRURARY 2ND

2012-01-27T12:33:00.000-08:00

Winsor Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings and video
by Gary Pearson titled Scene's for a Smokers Theatre.
The show opens on the 2nd of February and runs until the 26th.
Please join us for the opening evening on Thursday the 2nd, from 6-8pm.

Springtime Started Out Brand New, 2011, Gary Pearson

Gary Pearson is a Kelowna-based artistwhose distinctive paintings and drawings have been exhibited across Canada, inthe USA, Germany, Australia, the UK, and Poland. His work is focused on thetransient urban inhabitants of spaces that continue to inspire Pearson as anartist: bars, jazz clubs, diners, and restaurants. Employing an intentionallycrude style of mark-making, he seeks to give his work a direct and unmediatedquality. Pearson consistently brings complexity and nuance to his work, whichis simple only at first glance. Always conscious of the history and iconicimagery of his profession, Pearson's energy, dynamism and sense of styleoperate on multiple levels.

GaryPearson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Creative and CriticalStudies at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna. He receivedhis M.A. from the University of Saskatchewan and his B.F.A from the Universityof Victoria. He has been exhibiting internationally since 1983. He is also anauthor who has written for several art journals including Border Crossings andSculpture Magazine. He is the recipient of the International Studio Award atthe P.S.1/MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) New York and the 1991 VIVA award.

JANUARY GROUP SHOW - BILL ANDERSON

2012-01-25T12:13:00.000-08:00

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012.

We thought we would give you a daily highlight on some of the works in the show.

Today's feature work is a photograph by Vancouver's very own Bill Anderson.

Pop Tarts Art, 2011, Bill Anderson

archival pigment inkjet print on rag paper, 37 x 63 inches

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012

Winsor Gallery is pleased to present a selection of works by gallery artists, including Attila Richard Lukacs, Angela Grossmann, Allan Switzer and Trig Singer, Patrick Hughes, Brian Boulton, Paul Beliveau, Chris Jordan, Elizabeth Barnes, Brian Howell, John Noestheden, David Robinson, Thaddeus Howlonia, and Paul Wong.

JANUARY GROUP SHOW - ANGELA GROSSMANN

2012-01-24T12:10:00.000-08:00

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012.

We thought we would give you a daily highlight on some of the works in the show.

Today's feature work is a mixed media work by Vancouver's very own Angela Grossmann.

Red Head, 2011, Angela Grossmann, Mixed Media on Vellum, 30 x 23 inches

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012.
Winsor Gallery is pleased to present a selection of works by gallery artists, including Attila Richard Lukacs, Angela Grossmann, Allan Switzer and Trig Singer, Patrick Hughes, Brian Boulton, Paul Beliveau, Chris Jordan, Elizabeth Barnes, Brian Howell, John Noestheden, David Robinson, Thaddeus Howlonia, and Paul Wong.

JANUARY GROUP SHOW - TRIG SINGER

2012-01-23T12:23:00.000-08:00

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012.

We thought we would give you a daily highlight on some of the works in the show.

Today's feature work is a photograph by Vancouver's very own Trig Singer.

Cadillac Hotel, 2011, Trig Singer, archival inkjet print, edition of 6, 36 x 54 inches

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012

JANUARY GROUP SHOW - JOHN NOESTHEDEN

2012-01-22T12:02:00.000-08:00

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012.

We thought we would give you a daily highlight on some of the works in the show.

Today's feature work is a trio of crystal works by John Noestheden.

3 Works by John Noestheden, 2009, silver crystals, acrylic, glue on paper

From left to right:

1) Detail with False Colour Dense Field

2) Milky Way Mirror Thirty by Ten

3) Curve Set

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012

2012-01-21T11:33:00.000-08:00

JANUARY GROUP SHOW - ALLAN SWITZER

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012.

We thought we would give you a daily highlight on some of the works in the show.

Today's feature work is a sculpture by Vancouver's very own Allan Switzer.

Torso Totem, 2011, Allan Switzer, north american walnut wood, 15 x 15 x 100 inches

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012

JANUARY GROUP SHOW - DAVID WILSON

2012-01-19T14:10:00.000-08:00

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012. We thought we would give you a daily highlight on some of the works in the show. Today's feature work is a Painting by Vancouver's very own David Wilson.

Watch Where I am Going, 2011, David Wilson, acrylic on canvas 60 x 72 inches

Winsor Gallery Group Show is on until January 29, 2012

Gallerieswest Spring 2012 - Dana Claxton Cover Feature

2012-01-17T11:36:00.000-08:00

Gallerieswest Spring 2012 Edition - Cover Feature: Dana Claxton's Paint Up #1 (detail), chromogenic print, 2010, ed. 2 of 4. Collection of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa, from the Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection.

THE POINT IS

2012-01-16T15:52:00.000-08:00

Hot off the press: Border Crossings Magazine (issue 120)!

The Point Is - Painting Exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery, 2011

In this edition of Border Crossings you will find an informative review by Gary Pearson on a show that was held at the Kelowna Art Gallery. The show was titled "The Point Is"** it was curated by Liz Wylie, and featured the work of Pierre Coupey, Landon Mackenzie, Bernadette Phan, Bryan Ryley, and Martin Pearce.

A direct link can be found here:
http://winsorgallery.com/press.php

In addition to being a professor and writer, Gary Pearson is also a painter.
His work will be featured in a solo exhibition at Winsor Gallery this coming February.

**The Point Is exhibition brings together the work of five contemporary painters, all working in a large scale and in an energized zone that hovers between representation and pure abstraction. Traditionally, abstraction and representation have been seen as opposite poles in the world of art, but in the last ten or twenty years, artists have been blurring the distinctions between the two ways of working. In this show, visitors will be able to contemplate examples of recent work by five very disparate artists: the five are from different generations, have different sources and influences, and live in various parts of Canada. (This information is courtesy of: http://kelownaartgallery.com/exhibitions/2011-2/the-point-is/)

Dana Claxton on Cover of EVENT

2012-01-13T11:51:00.000-08:00

Dana Claxton's Baby Girlz Gotta Mustang is currently featured on the cover of EVENT, the Douglas College Review of poetry and prose.

2011 : A busy year for Concordia's Matt Shane

2011-12-17T15:48:00.000-08:00

Earlier this year, Matt Shane recieved the 2011 Concordia University Award from Winsor, his work was also exhibited here at the gallery. Shane is currently enrolled in the MFA program at Concordia University in Montreal, specialising in painting and drawing. Shane has obtained a BFA from the University of Victoria and it was here where he began collaborating with Jim Holyoak.

These two artists have been very busy over the past three months. They were selected to participate in the 2011 Québec Triennale at the Museed’Art Contemporain de Montréal. The MACM commissioned a large-scale drawing installation titled Quagmire. For the entire three-month long show, Shane and Holyoak were drawing collaboratively on-site in a specially constructed room at the museum. They covered all the walks in paper and began drawing six days a week.

Quagmire, represents the swamp as a metaphorical site of disintegration and formlessness, but also of abundant life and regeneration. Shane and Holyoak's mire is home to mangrove roots, vines, mud, bulrushes and lilies, as well as entire cities growing on the skin of a dead sperm whale. Quagmire is a space of flux and metamorphosis, growth and decay. The artists also see the context of a quagmire as also referring to mother earth's precarious situation. It is an apt metaphor for the situation we find ourselves in as a species. The earth’s population is nearing 7 billion, we are hitting peak total oil, global temperatures are rising, polar ice caps are melting, and about 30,000 species per year go extinct, mostly due to human impact on the environment.

Enjoy the beautiful images of this collaboration: